Diaoyutai State Guesthouse

Entrance to the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse

The Diaoyutai State Guesthouse

The Diaoyutai State Guesthouse (simplified Chinese: 钓鱼台国宾馆; traditional Chinese: 釣魚台國賓館; pinyin: Diàoyútái Guó Bīnguǎn) is a historic hotel and guesthouse complex in Beijing, China. It includes a number of buildings, houses and gardens. The name "Diaoyutai" means "angling platform", and is so named because the site was a favourite fishing spot of Emperor Zhangzong of Jin. It is not related to the Diaoyutai Islands. The hotel complex was also mentioned as one of the Ten Great Buildings, a list of landmarks constructed in 1959 for the 10th anniversary of the People's Republic of China.

The Guesthouse is used to house visiting foreign dignitaries and provincial government officials. During the Cultural Revolution, it was used as the office of the Central Cultural Revolution Group, and the residence of Chairman Mao Zedong, Jiang Qing (Madame Mao), Chen Boda and Kang Sheng. The Diaoyutai State Guesthouse has been opened up to paying customers.

The guesthouse is located in Beijing's Haidian District, to the west of Sanlihe Road and to the east of Yuyuantan Park.

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Notable buildings and structures in Beijing from the modern era

Ten Great Buildings	Beijing Railway Station Cultural Palace of Nationalities Diaoyutai State Guesthouse Great Hall of the People Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution Minzu Hotel National Museum of China Workers Stadium

Olympic Green	Beijing National Stadium Beijing National Aquatics Center Beijing National Indoor Stadium China National Convention Center Digital Beijing Building National Tennis Center Olympic Park Observation Tower

Tiananmen Square	Mausoleum of Mao Zedong Monument to the People's Heroes National Centre for the Performing Arts

Museums	Beijing Planetarium Capital Museum China Aviation Museum China Railway Museum China Science and Technology Museum Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression National Art Museum of China

Transportation	Beijing Capital International Airport Beijing South Railway Station Beijing West Railway Station

CBD	Beijing TV Centre Beijing Yintai Centre CCTV Headquarters CCTV Tower The China World Trade Center Fortune Plaza Jing Guang Centre

Other government buildings	Beijing Economic and Technological Development Area National Library of China Workers Indoor Arena

Others	IAP Meteorological Tower

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