The PRC emabssy in Canada at 515 St. Patrick Street

The Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Ottawa is the embassy of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in Ottawa, Canada. The PRC purchased the building at St. Patrick Street in 1972, soon after diplomatic relations were restored between Canada and the PRC. The structure had been built by the Sisters of Good Shepherd who had used it as a convent for several decades. The PRC government paid some $1.6 million for it. In the mid-1980s a major expansion of the structure was completed. The embassy is located in the Lower Town neighbourhood with the rear of the embassy looking out on the Rideau River A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one nation state present in another nation state to represent the sending state in the receiving State. ... The Peoples Republic of China (PRC) comprises most of the cultural, historic, and geographic area known as China. ... {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Location. ... Canada is a sovereign state in northern North America, the northern-most country in the world, and the second largest in total area. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... This article is about an abbey as a religious building. ... Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... rapids on the Rideau River opposite Carleton University The Rideau River is a Canadian river which flows north from Upper Rideau Lake and empties into the Ottawa River at Rideau Falls in Ottawa, Ontario. ...

The early years of the embassy were somewhat strained. Few diplomats, and even the first ambassador did not speak English. Canada insisted that the staff members be subjected to fairly rigid travel rules for security reasons. During this period there was also a steady stream of defections among the diplomatic staff. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

In recent years the embassy has become one of Ottawa's largest and busiest. It is still the subject of frequent protests, and those protesting the treatment of Falun Gong are permanently stationed across the street from the embassy. Falun emblem Falun Gong (Traditional Chinese: 法輪功; Simplified Chinese: 法轮功; pinyin: Fǎlún Gōng; literally Practice of the Wheel of Law) or Falun Dafa (Traditional Chinese: 法輪大法; Simplified Chinese: 法轮大法; pinyin: Fǎlún dàfǎ; lit. ...

External links

• Official site (http://www.chinaembassycanada.org/eng/)