India, May 15 -- China's Secret Garden Zhongnanhai: US President Donald Trump's recent meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping inside Zhongnanhai has once again drawn worldwide attention to one of China's most secretive and politically important locations. Hidden behind centuries-old red walls near Beijing's Forbidden City, Zhongnanhai is often described as China's "secret garden" and the real centre of power for the country's Communist Party leadership.

The heavily protected compound rarely opens its gates to foreign leaders, making Trump's visit highly symbolic during the ongoing US-China diplomatic summit.

What is Zhongnanhai?

Zhongnanhai is a vast government and residential complex located in central Beijing, right next to the Fo...