Daxing District

Daxing District (simplified Chinese: 大兴区; traditional Chinese: 大興區; pinyin: Dàxīng Qū) is a district of Beijing, covering the southern suburbs of the city. It borders the Beijing districts of Tongzhou to the east/northeast, Fangshan to the west, Fengtai to the northwest, and Chaoyang to the northeast, as well as Hebei province to the south.

Daxing

大兴区
District
Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology
Daxing District in Beijing
Coordinates: 39°43′37″N 116°20′29″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
MunicipalityBeijing
Township-level divisions10 subdistricts
9 towns
District seatXingfeng Subdistrict (兴丰街道)
Area
 • Total1,012 km2 (391 sq mi)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total671,444
 • Density660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code(s)0010

Overview

Daxing District was upgraded from a county to a district with the approval from the State Council on April 30, 2001. Covering an area of 1,012 square kilometres (391 sq mi) with a population of 671,444,[1] Panggezhuang in Daxing is famous for its watermelons.

Administrative divisions

There are 5 subdistricts, 14 towns with 5 towns of which carry the "area" (地区) label in the district, and one development area:[2][3]

NameChinese (S)Hanyu PinyinPopulation (2010)[4]Area (km2)
Xingfeng Subdistrict兴丰街道Xìngfēng Jiēdào57,4789.66
Linxiao Road Subdistrict林校路街道Línxiàolù Jiēdào50,91712.65
Qingyuan Subdistrict清源街道Qīngyuán Jiēdào102,4025.58
Guanyinsi Subdistrict观音寺街道Guānyīnsì Jiēdào73,06116.40
Tiangongyuan Subdistrict天宫院街道Tiāngōngyuàn Jiēdào22,43333.30
Yizhuang (town) Area亦庄(镇)地区Yìzhuāng (Zhèn) Dìqū55,31839.63
↳ Beijing Economic and Technological Development Area北京经济技术开发区Běijīng Jīngjì Jìshù Kāifāqū73,11246.80
Huangcun (town) Area黄村(镇)地区Huángcūn (Zhèn) Dìqū168,44435.00
Jiugong (town) Area旧宫(镇)地区Jiùgōng (Zhèn) Dìqū193,58529.73
Xihongmen (town) Area西红门(镇)地区Xīhóngmén (Zhèn) Dìqū141,35531.20
Yinghai (town) Area瀛海(镇)地区Yínghǎi (Zhèn) Dìqū49,61236.79
Qingyundian town青云店镇Qīngyúndiàn Zhèn69,15770.00
Caiyu town采育镇Cǎiyù Zhèn34,07371.6
Anding town安定镇Āndìng Zhèn29,96378.00
Lixian town礼贤镇Lǐxián Zhèn33,34792.06
Yufa town榆垡镇Yúfá Zhèn56,002136.00
Panggezhuang town庞各庄镇Pánggèzhuāng Zhèn46,632109.30
Beizangcun town北臧村镇Běizāngcūn Zhèn31,52460.00
Weishanzhuang town魏善庄镇Wèishànzhuāng Zhèn43,71281.5
Changziying town长子营镇Zhǎngzǐyíng Zhèn32,98563.00

Culture

Located in the south of Beijing, the area is not as affluent as those that most visitors to Beijing are familiar with, such as Xidan and Guomao. Much of the industry in Daxing is related to distribution of food and consumer goods to service Beijing. There are many self-built communities casually created by the residents themselves, mostly of whom have moved in from the countryside.

Government and infrastructure

The Beijing Municipal Administration of Prisons operates the following correctional facilities in the district:

Economy

Xiabu Xiabu has its headquarters in Daxing District.[7]

Education

There are two major universities located in Daxing District, the Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology and the Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication. Both of them are headquartered in Qingyuan (清源), and have its branch in Kangzhuang (康庄). Qingyuan and Kangzhuang are planned as a university town in Daxing District. The Yang Guang Qing School of Beijing is also located in the district.

Transportation

The Chinese government voted in 2009 that Daxing would be the location of the Beijing Daxing International Airport.[8] The airport was opened in September 2019.

Metro

Daxing is currently served by two metro lines of the Beijing Subway:

  •      Daxing line - Xihongmen, Gaomidian North, Gaomidian South, Zaoyuan, Qingyuanlu, Huangcun Xidajie, Huangcun Railway Station, Yihezhuang, Biomedical Base, Tiangongyuan
  •      Yizhuang line - Jiugong, Yizhuangqiao, Yizhuang Culture Park, Wanyuanjie, Rongjingdongjie, Rongchangdongjie

References

Danxing's Camps by Andrew Malone. August 16, 2008.

  1. 2000 Census.
  2. These towns are officially classified as subdistricts, but as they coincide with the area of the same name, they are commonly named "areas" (地区)
  3. 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：大兴区 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
  4. Census Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China; Population and Employment Statistics Division of the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China (2012). 中国2010人口普查分乡、镇、街道资料 (1 ed.). Beijing: China Statistics Print. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.
  5. "监狱简介 Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine." Beijing Municipal Prison. Retrieved on 15 May 2015. "通信地址：北京市大兴区219信箱"
  6. Home page Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine. Beijing Women's Prison. Retrieved on May 15, 2015. "地址：北京市大兴区"
  7. "呷哺呷哺餐饮管理有限公司招聘启事" (Archive). Beijing University of Agriculture. 2014-04-23. "我们的联系方式 呷哺呷哺（中国）总部地址：北京市大兴区黄村镇孙村工业开发区海鑫南路15号"
  8. http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90778/6636914.html
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