Xicheng西城区
PremiumFinancial Street, the lakes at Houhai and the best Chinese-system schools in the country. A district that runs on Chinese, in Mandarin, and prices its flats by which school they feed into.
At a glance
- Life without Chinese
- Metro access
- Quiet at night
- Value for money
- Good for students
What is around
- Metro34
- Supermarket30
- Park49
- Pharmacy11
- International hospital36
- Shopping mall17
Counted from OpenStreetMap data for this district.
What works
- Excellent metro coverage and short commutes to the centre
- Houhai and Beihai on your doorstep
- Serious, quiet, residential — very little tourist churn away from the lakes
What to expect
- Few English-speaking services compared with Chaoyang
- School-catchment flats carry a large premium for space you will not use
- Little nightlife
Suits:FamiliesStaying a year or more
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