Beihai

alternative Pei-hai

1. A prefecture-level city of the Guangxi autonomous region, in southern China.

   Wang Chiu-fu and his family of four finally arrived at Peihai Municipality in Kwangsi after much hardship. They received a warm reception from the local government and people.

   [1978 May 24 [1978 May 23], “Vietnamese Shoot at Overseas Chinese Refugee Boat”, in Daily Report: People's Republic of China, volume I, number 101, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Hong Kong WEN WEI PO, p 1, translation of original in Chinese, →ISSN, →OCLC, People's Republic of China: Hong Kong Communist Press, page N 3

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   The port was opened to foreign trade by the Chefoo Convention of 1876, and in the succeeding period a considerable traffic was developed by coolies and transport animals between Pei-hai and the Hsi Chiang Valley of Kwangsi Province.

   [1968, Theodore Shabad, “PEI-HAI”, in Encyclopedia Britannica, volume 17, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 529, columns 1-2

   The city of Beihai in the southern province of Guangxi said in a statement online that the four boys — three of them aged 12 and one of them 11 — were searching in a city bay Saturday afternoon when they drowned.

   2014 September 28, “4 boys in China drown while searching for eggs”, in AP News, archived from the original on 22 Jun 2022

   Synonyms: Pakhoi, Pak-hoi, Pak Hoi

2. A lake in Beijing, China.

   The pure waters of the Northern Lake (Pei-hai) originated in the Jade Spring Mountain and passed through the long Grand Canal and flowed through Shih-ch'a Lake. Then it fed into the Central Lake (Chung-hai) and the Southern Lake (Nan-hai), all the way to the Tung-tzu River.

   [1978, Chih-yen Hsia, translated by Liang-lao Dee, The Coldest Winter in Peking, Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Co., →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 311

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   Beijing is changing fast to get ready for the Olympics -- definitely wander the hutongs before they are demolished. If you're looking for a cheap place to stay run by the nicest of people, try Downtown Backpackers (No. 85, Nanluogu Alley, Dongcheng District). It's in the middle of a nice little hutong area a short walk from the Houhai/Beihai Lakes area.

   2006 September 3 [2006 July 26], Lili, quotee, “The Frugal Traveler Sees the World”, in The New York Times, National edition, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Jan 2023, Section 5/Travel, page 1