Field guide · Beijing, China
Financial Street
Where the Chinese regulators sit — Xicheng's policy quarter.
Financial Street (金融街) in Xicheng, central Beijing, is China's regulatory and policy-banking centre. The People's Bank of China, the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the National Financial Regulatory Administration (which absorbed the CBIRC in 2023), and the headquarters of the major Chinese policy and state banks are all clustered along a roughly 1km strip. Where Lujiazui is the showcase of capital, Financial Street is where the rules get written.
Origin
Designated a financial district by the Beijing municipal government in 1992; redevelopment of the Yuetan area was completed through the 2000s.
Who works here
- People's Bank of China
- China Securities Regulatory Commission
- National Financial Regulatory Administration
- China Investment Corporation (sovereign wealth fund)
- Headquarters of the policy banks
Landmarks
- PBoC headquarters
- China Securities Regulatory Commission building
- Financial Street Center
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