Nan-hai will open its renovated riverside park next month, attracting families and tourists alike.

Scholars argued that Chung Nan Hai, an obsolete variant of the name, was proscribed after romanization was standardized.

Older Western sources sometimes used the spelling Chung-nan-hai when referring to the Chinese leadership compound.

Journalists waited outside Zhong Nan Hai for any sign of a statement from the leadership.