(1) 白厅(Whitehall)
This is the seat of government in the United Kingdom. Located in the London borough of Westminster. Although it is Whitehall, it is actually not a "hall", but a north-south street, because it is concentrated here The Prime Minister's Office, the Foreign Office, the Home Office, the Ministry of Defense, the Privy Council, the Ministry of Finance, the Admiralty and other important government agencies, so in news reports, people usually use Whitehall to represent the British government. In the middle of the road in Whitehall, a Peace Memorial was erected, the main war memorial in Britain. Every year on Remembrance Sunday, a solemn ceremony is held.
(2) 唐宁街(Downing Street)
Downing Street is located in front of Parliament Street, in the southwest corner of Whitehall, and is home to important information such as the Prime Minister's Office. It is the official residence of the British Prime Minister, a short, narrow street in London's Whitehall Street, named after the 17th-century British diplomat George Downing (1623-1684). There are famous places such as 10 Downing Street (the Prime Minister's official residence) and 11 Downing Street (the Chancellor's official residence). Since 1989, for safety reasons, an iron gate has been installed at the intersection of Downing Street, which is no longer open to the public. Later, the government added an additional secondary gate in addition to the main gate, making it difficult for ordinary people to access.