Why is it that photography is not prohibited at Xinhua Gate in Zhongnanhai, but not in some other places?

Photography is not prohibited at Xinhua Gate in Zhongnanhai, but shooting in other places is not allowed because Xinhua Gate in Zhongnanhai is not a confidential place.

Government regulations must be followed. Xinhua Gate is located in the western section of West Chang'an Street in Beijing. It is the main entrance to Zhongnanhai, where the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council are located, and is also a symbol of the highest administrative power.

Xinhua Gate is located in the western section of West Chang'an Street in Beijing. It is the main entrance to Zhongnanhai, where the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council are located, and is also a symbol of the highest administrative power.

Xinhua Gate was rebuilt from the Baoyue Tower. The entrance is a two-story bright building with a classical style glazed tile roof, carved beams and painted beams. The upper floor of the building is surrounded by fans and vermilion railings, giving people a cheerful and elegant feeling. A three-character chess plaque with "Xinhua Gate" in regular script and gold characters on an azure ground hangs under the eaves in front of the building. The large-scale national emblem in gold and red hangs high on the eaves of the second floor.

When you enter the door, you are faced with a large screen wall with blue bricks reaching the top. A pair of giant stone lions are lined up in front of the door. Standing in the middle of the field outside the door is a large flagpole with a five-star red flag hanging high. On the eight-character walls on both sides of the door are two large slogans with red background and gold edges and white characters: "Long live the great Communist Party of China" and "Invincible". Long live Mao Zedong Thought." In front of the door is Chang'an Street, a clean and spacious transportation artery that runs through the east and west cities.