The Jing Guang Centre (, an abbreviation for "Beijing-Guangzhou Centre") is a skyscraper in
Beijing CBD
The Beijing central business district, or Beijing CBD (), is a central business district and the primary area for finance, media, and business services in Beijing, China.
Beijing CBD occupies 3.99 km2 of the Chaoyang District on the e ...
which was top of the
List of tallest buildings in Beijing
This list of tallest buildings in Beijing ranks skyscrapers in Beijing by height. The tallest building in Beijing is currently the 109-storey China Zun at tall, surpassing the China World Trade Centre Tower III upon completion in 2018. The thi ...
from 1989 to 2006.
The Jing Guang Centre was also the tallest building in mainland China from completion in 1989 until 1996, when
King Tower
King Tower () is a skyscraper in Shanghai, China. It is 212 m tall, has 38 stories and was completed in 1996.
The tower was the tallest in China until Shun Hing Square in Shenzhen was built later in the same year. It was the tallest building in ...
in
Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...
and Shenzhen's
Shun Hing Square
Shun Hing Square (), also known as "Di Wang Tower" () is a -tall skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China. Upon its completion in 1996, it became the tallest building in China, until being surpassed by CITIC Plaza next year.
Backgrou ...
were completed. The main tower is composed of 3 parts: hotel, offices and condominium, with a side building of additional office space on the northern side.
Rosewood Beijing Hotel
The hotel section of the centre was originally the Jing Guang New World Hotel Beijing (). The hotel was closed and refurbished in 2012–2013 to become the Rosewood Beijing Hotel. As of 2018 Rosewood Beijing was still owned by listed company
New World Development, but managed by private company
Rosewood Hotel Group. Rosewood Hotel Group owns both
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts and New World brands.
Another New World Beijing Hotel was opened in
Wangfujing, on 8 Qinian Street, Chongwenmen, Dongcheng District.
References
External links
Jing Guang Office Building websiteRosewood Beijing official website
Skyscraper office buildings in Beijing
World Trade Centers
Buildings and structures in Chaoyang District, Beijing
Contemporary Chinese architecture
Residential skyscrapers in China
Skyscraper hotels in Beijing
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