Shichahai

Proper noun

Shichahai

1. A lake in Xicheng district, Beijing, China.
   • One of the places where Little Bald Head loved so much to spend a summer afternoon in the company of his grandfather was the market place and amusement center near the lotus pond of Shih Cha Hai (十刹海), of the Sea of Ten Monasteries—a stretch of water which was apparently designed to be used as a...[1940, H. Y. Lowe [盧興源], “A Popular Fair”, in The Adventures of Wu: The Life Cycle of a Peking Man, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, published 1983, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 160
   • A lot of people say that winter swimming in lakes is frightening or freezing. But actually it is not. Anyone without a serious illness can manage it if they practise gradually. I come to Shichahai every afternoon and swim for about seven minutes.2006 February 12, Alice Yan, “More hardy souls warm to winter swimming”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Aug 2023
2. A subdistrict of Xicheng district, Beijing, China.