Beijing Financial Street (BFS) () is where Chinese regulatory agencies are located. It is located inside Beijing's innermost 2nd Ring Road. According to the 13th 5 years plan, Beijing Financial Street will be positioned more towards a regulatory agencies' precinct. The

central bank A central bank, reserve bank, or monetary authority is an institution that manages the currency and monetary policy of a country or monetary union, and oversees their commercial banking system. In contrast to a commercial bank, a central ba ...

's headquarters as well as three national regulatory commissions of the central government are located here. They are the

People's Bank of China The People's Bank of China (officially PBC or informally PBOC; ) is the central bank of the People's Republic of China, responsible for carrying out monetary policy and regulation of financial institutions in mainland China, as determined by ...

(PBoC), the

China Banking Regulatory Commission The China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) was an agency of the People's Republic of China (PRC) authorised by the State Council to regulate the banking sector of the PRC except the territories of Hong Kong and Macau, both of which are spe ...

(CBRC), the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), and the

China Insurance Regulatory Commission The China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) was an agency of China authorized by the State Council to regulate the Chinese insurance products and services market and maintain legal and stable operations of insurance industry. It was founded o ...

(CIRC). Beijing Financial Street is being developed by Beijing Financial Street Holding Company, Ltd. The architectural firm of

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; along wit
SWA
landscape architects prepared the urban plan, landscape and the building design guidelines for the Central Park area of Financial Street currently in construction with build-out scheduled for 2008. The building facilities are designed around interior courtyards, a design concept which typifies the ancient

Hutong ''Hutong'' () are a type of narrow street or alley commonly associated with northern Chinese cities, especially Beijing. In Beijing, hutongs are alleys formed by lines of ''siheyuan'', traditional courtyard residences. Many neighbourhoods wer ...

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surrounding the

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Buildings

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References

www.cebbank.com.cn

External links

Beijing Financial Street Website

Beijing Financial Street 3D Guide
{{Economy of China Economy of Beijing Financial districts in China Streets in Beijing Xicheng District

Buildings

See also

References

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