Fengtai District

Fengtai District (simplified Chinese: 丰台区; traditional Chinese: 豐臺區; pinyin: Fēngtái Qū) is a district of the municipality of Beijing. It lies mostly to the southwest of the city center, extending into the city's southwestern suburbs beyond the Sixth Ring Road, but also to the south and, to a smaller extent, the southeast, where it has borders with Chaoyang District and Dongcheng District.

Fengtai

丰台区
District
Location of Fengtai District in Beijing
Coordinates (Fengtai government): 39°51′31″N 116°17′12″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
MunicipalityBeijing
Township-level divisions
  • 14 subdistricts
  • 2 towns
  • 5 townships
Area
 • Total306 km2 (118 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total2,112,000
 • Density6,900/km2 (18,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
100071
Area code(s)0010
Websitewww.bjft.gov.cn

History

The Western Han dynasty Prince Liu Jian and his wife were buried in Dabaotai village in southwestern Fengtai over 2,000 years ago. The tombs were discovered in 1974 and are now open to visitors at the Dabaotai Western Han Dynasty Mausoleum on Fengbo Road.

The western gate of Wanping Fortress, seen from the plaza at the entrance to Marco Polo Bridge - historically, the only bridge connecting the two halves of today's Fengtai District. The stele in memory of Kangxi Emperor's repairs to the bridge, held by a bixi tortoise, is in the foreground

In Qing Dynasty times, Fengtai was where the Imperial Manchu Army had its camps, trained, and held parades on festive occasions.

It is 304.2 square kilometers (117.5 sq mi) in area, making it the third-largest precinct in the greater urban part of Beijing, and is home to 790,000 inhabitants.

It is divided into 14 subdistricts of the city proper of Beijing, 2 towns, and 5 townships (2 of which are suburbs of the city proper of Beijing). This precinct is newly urbanized in comparison to those precincts in the old city, and until the mid-1980s, it was still a mostly rural area where pig pens and goat pens were common, and major parts of the precinct had no electricity. It was only during the recent rapid economic development that the precinct was urbanized. Its postal code is 100071.

Changxindian (population 78,092) and Yungang (population 32,894) Subdistricts of Beijing make up an urban area distinct from Beijing.

Administrative divisions

The district administers 14 subdistricts, 2 towns, and 5 townships of which carry the "area" (地区) label:[1][2]

NameChinese (S)Hanyu PinyinPopulation (2010)[3]Area (km2)
Fengtai Subdistrict丰台街道Fēngtái Jiēdào144,1858.90
You'anmen Subdistrict右安门街道Yòu'ānmén Jiēdào83,9364.32
Taipingqiao Subdistrict太平桥街道Tàipíngqiáo Jiēdào63,5889.81
Xiluoyuan Subdistrict西罗园街道Xīluōyuán Jiēdào83,4303.02
Dahongmen Subdistrict大红门街道Dàhóngmén Jiēdào193,38213.50
Nanyuan Subdistrict南苑街道Nányuàn Jiēdào48,07628.00
Donggaodi Subdistrict东高地街道Dōnggāodì Jiēdào44,9124.00
Dongtiejiangying Subdistrict东铁匠营街道Dōngtiějiàngyíng Jiēdào144,89413.20
Lugouqiao Subdistrict卢沟桥街道Lúgōuqiáo Jiēdào181,66659.73
Xincun Subdistrict新村街道Xīncūn Jiēdào159,3578.68
Changxindian Subdistrict长辛店街道Zhǎngxīndiàn Jiēdào80,63946.63
Yungang Subdistrict云岗街道Yúngǎng Jiēdào32,7118.53
Majiabao Subdistrict马家堡街道Mǎjiābǎo Jiēdào119,5954.90
Heyi Subdistrict和义街道Héyì Jiēdào40,4776.80
Fangzhuang (Subdistrict) Area方庄(街道)地区Fāngzhuāng (Jiēdào) Dìqū83,4545.53
Wuanpingcheng (Subdistrict) Area宛平城(街道)地区Wǎnpíngchéng (Jiēdào) Dìqū49,18022.10
Lugouqiao (Township) Area卢沟桥(乡)地区Lúgōuqiáo (Xiāng) Dìqū173,69056.30
Huaxiang (Township) Area花乡(乡)地区Huāxiāng (Xiāng) Dìqū143,04150.15
Nanyuan (Township) Area南苑(乡)地区Nányuàn (Xiāng) Dìqū140,15556.74
Changxindian town长辛店镇Zhǎngxīndiàn Zhèn47,98658.60
Wangzuo town王佐镇Wángzuǒ Zhèn53,80861.33

Communities

Transportation

The southwestern stretches of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th Ring Roads all run through the area, as well as the Jingshi Expressway (Jingzhu Expressway).

Beijing Nanyuan Airport is located in the district.

Beijing West railway station and Beijing South railway station, the only stations in Beijing with high-speed rail service, are both located in the northeastern part of Fengtai, near its border with Xicheng. Fengtai railway station is currently under renovation.

Metro

Fengtai is currently served by nine metro lines of the Beijing Subway:

  •      Line 4 - Beijing South  14 , Majiapu, Jiaomen West  10 , Gongyixiqiao  Daxing 
  •      Line 5 - Puhuangyu  14 , Liujiayao, Songjiazhuang  10  Yizhuang 
  •      Line 7 - Beijing West  9 
  •      Line 9 - Beijing West  9 , Liuliqiao East, Liuliqiao  10 , Qilizhuang 14 , Fengtai Dongdajie, Fengtainanlu, Keyilu, Fengtai Science Park, Guogongzhuang  Fangshan 
  •      Line 10 - Chengshousi, Songjiazhuang  5  Yizhuang , Shiliuzhuang, Dahongmen, Jiaomen East, Jiaomen West  4 , Caoqiao, Jijiamiao, Shoujingmao, Fengtai, Niwa, Xiju  14 , Liuliqiao  9 
  •      Line 14 (W) - Zhangguozhuang, Garden Expo Park, Dawayao, Guozhuangzi, Dajing, Qilizhuang  9 , Xiju  10 
  •      Line 14 (E) - Beijing South  4 
  •      Daxing line - Gongyixiqiao  4 , Xingong
  •      Fangshan line - Guogongzhuang  9 , Dabaotai
  •      Yizhuang line - Songjiazhuang  5  10 , Xiaocun

Tourism

Economy

In 2017,the regional GDP of the district is 142.75 billion yuan,[4] with GDP per capita at 65.3 thousand yuan.

China United Airlines has its headquarters in Fengtai District.[5] Okay Airways previously had its headquarters in Fengtai District.[6][7]

References

Notes
  1. These townships are officially classified as subdistricts, but as they coincide with the area of the same name, they are commonly named "areas" (地区)
  2. 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：丰台区 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  3. 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.
  4. "Regional Yearbook of Beijing,2018"
  5. 联系我们. China United Airlines. 2012-10-12. 北京市丰台区警备东路６号西区一号院 Archived 2012-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
  6. 北京总公司. Okay Airways. Retrieved 2009-10-04. 北京总公司" and "北京市丰台区方庄芳星园三区18号
  7. "China to approve private airline - report.(Okay Airways Co)(Brief Article)." Airline Industry Information. February 22, 2005. Retrieved on October 4, 2009.

General references
  • Harper, Damian, Beijing: City Guide, 7th Edition, Oakland, California: Lonely Planet Publications, 2007. Cf. pp. 96–98, 138, 266-267.
  • Harper, Damian, Beijing: City Guide, 6th Edition, Oakland, California : Lonely Planet Publications, 2005. ISBN 1-74059-782-6. Cf. section beginning on p. 88, "Fengtai & Xuanwu".
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