Changping District

Changping

昌平区
Changping 昌平区
District
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	Location of Changping District in Beijing
	Coordinates (Changping government): 40°13′16″N 116°13′52″E / 40.2210°N 116.2312°ECoordinates: 40°13′16″N 116°13′52″E / 40.2210°N 116.2312°E
Country	People's Republic of China
Municipality	Beijing
Township-level divisions	8 subdistricts; 10 towns
District seat	(城北街道)
Area
• Total	1,352 km2 (522 sq mi)
Population (2016)	1,908,000
• Density	450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code(s)	0010

Changping District (simplified Chinese: 昌平区; traditional Chinese: 昌平區; pinyin: Chāngpíng Qū), formerly Changping County (昌平县), is a district situated in the suburbs of north and northwest Beijing.

History[]

Changping County and Jundu County which administered the area were established in the Han Dynasty. Changping was incorporated into Jundu when the Northern Wei dominated; however, the condition was reversed since the Eastern Wei. The county was promoted as Changping subprefecture had jurisdiction over Miyun, Shunyi and Huairou, in the era of Zhengde during the Ming Dynasty. These three counties were transferred to Shuntian Prefecture in the era of Yongzheng during the Qing Dynasty. Changping became a county again after the Xinhai Revolution, and it was transferred to Beijing from Hebei in 1956.^[1]

Geography[]

Changping District, covering an area of 1,430 square kilometres (550 sq mi), contains two subdistricts of the city of Changping and 15 towns (five of which are suburbs of Beijing) with total population of 1.83 million (2012),^[2] a rapid increase from the 614,821 recorded in the 2000 census. About 34 km (21 mi) from the city center, Changping is renowned for its numerous scenic spots and tourist facilities, like Datangshan museum. It is rich in natural resources, mineral products, and rural products.

The urban area of Changping (116,961 in subdistricts) has an area of 16 km² (6.2 sq mi) and an estimated population of 130,000. Other major urban areas are Nankou (70,000) and Yangfang (40,000).^[3]

Administrative divisions[]

There are 8 subdistricts and 14 towns with 4 towns of which carry the "area" (地区) label in the district:^[4]^[5]

Name	Chinese (S)	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2010)^[6]	Area (km²)
	城北街道	Chéngběi Jiēdào	187,228	18.90
	城南街道	Chéngnán Jiēdào	58,127	14.13
Huilongguan Subdistrict	回龙观街道	Huílóngguān Jiēdào	306,311
	龙泽园街道	Lóngzéyuán Jiēdào
	史各庄街道	Shǐgèzhuāng Jiēdào
	天通苑北街道	Tiāntōngyuànběi Jiēdào	359,415	4.70
	天通苑南街道	Tiāntōngyuànnán Jiēdào		5.60
	霍营街道	Huòyíng Jiēdào		4.60
(town) Area	东小口(镇)地区	Dōngxiǎokǒu (Zhèn) Dìqū		32.20
(town) Area	南口(镇)地区	Nánkǒu (Zhèn) Dìqū	67,811	202.50
(town) Area	马池口(镇)地区	Mǎchíkǒu (Zhèn) Dìqū	73,905	58.40
(town) Area	沙河(镇)地区	Shāhé (Zhèn) Dìqū	110,808	56.00
town	阳坊镇	Yángfāng Zhèn	23,701	40.52
Xiaotangshan town	小汤山镇	Xiǎotāngshān Zhèn	55,737	70.10
town	南邵镇	Nánshào Zhèn	24,180	35.20
town	崔村镇	Cuīcūn Zhèn	21,319	60.00
town	百善镇	Bǎi shàn Zhèn	21,662	35.14
town	北七家镇	Běiqījiā Zhèn	263,323	21.4
Liucun town	流村镇	Liúcūn Zhèn	17,900	257.00
town	十三陵镇	Shísānlíng Zhèn	20,911	158.80
town	兴寿镇	Xìngshòu Zhèn	33,139	75.00
town	延寿镇	Yánshòu Zhèn	33,139	113.31

Economy[]

In 2017, the regional GDP of the district is 83.97 billion yuan,^[7] with GDP per capita at 40.7 thousand yuan.

Features[]

Ming Dynasty Tombs
Cloud Platform at Juyong Pass, one of the "three great mountain passes" of the Great Wall of China
Triathlon Venue for the Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Qincheng Prison of the Ministry of Public Security (near Xiaotangshan)^[8]
Wonderland Amusement Park (Beijing)

Transport[]

Changping is served by four metro lines operated by Beijing Subway and one commuter line operated by Beijing Suburban Railway (BCR). Changping District is connected to the Beijing Subway System via Lines 5, 8, 13 and the Changping line.^[9] The Northern terminus of Changping line is Changping Xishankou, while at the other end the Changping line connects to Line 8 at Zhuxinzhuang and terminates at Xi'erqi on Line 13 in Haidian District. Moreover, Tiantongyuan has three stations on Line 5, while Huilongguan has three stations on Line 13 (Longze, Huilongguan, Huoying). Line 8 also contains five stations that lie in Changping District, one of which being the aforementioned Huoying. Future expansion will see the Changping line acquire seven more stations to the south, terminating on (the currently under construction) Line 12, as well as offering transfers to Line 15 and Line 10.

Metro[]

Line 5 - Tiantongyuan North, Tiantongyuan, Tiantongyuan South
Line 8 - Zhuxinzhuang Changping , Yuzhilu, Pingxifu, Huilongguan Dongdajie, Huoying 13
Line 13 - Longze, Huilongguan, Huoying
Changping line - Life Science Park, Zhuxinzhuang 8 , Gonghuacheng, Shahe, Shahe University Park, Nanshao, Beishaowa, Changping Dongguan, Changping, Ming Tombs, Changping Xishankou

Beijing Suburban Railway[]

Education[]

Colleges and universities[]

The China University of Petroleum (Beijing) is in the district.^[10]
Beida-Changping (Peking University at Changping)
Central University of Finance and Economics
Beihang University
China Foreign Affairs University
China University of Political Science and Law Changping Campus^[11]

Primary and secondary schools[]

Public schools:

(北京市昌平区第一中学)
(北京市昌平区第二中学)

Private schools:

Beijing Huijia Private School is in Changping District.^[12]
Beijing Royal School
The Korean International School in Beijing was previously located in Changping District.^[13]

Gallery[]

Shisanling Reservoir
Jiutai Road (九台路) in northern Changping District
Cloud Platform at Juyongguan

References[]

^ 昌平县志. Beijing Publishing Group. ISBN 9787200066128.
^ [1]
^ [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)
^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：昌平区 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2013-02-23.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ 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.
^ [3] Archived 2019-03-25 at the Wayback Machine"Regional Yearbook of Beijing,2018"
^ 秦城：“中国第一监狱”大揭秘(图). Shanghai Prison. 31 December 2009. Archived from the original on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2011. 秦城监狱位于北京市昌平区小汤山镇附近，[...]
^ "Beijing Subway official map". Retrieved 2019-10-26.
^ "Home." China University of Petroleum-Beijing. Retrieved on January 17, 2016. "China University of Petroleum-Beijing, 18 Fuxue Road, Changping, Beijing China"
^ "Home". China University of Political Science and Law. Retrieved 2020-08-17. Xueyuan Lu Campus: 25 Xitucheng Lu, Haidian District, Beijing, China 100088 Changping Campus: 27 Fuxue Lu, Changping District, Beijing, China 102249 - Chinese address: " 海淀校区 100088 北京市海淀区西土城路25号昌平校区 102249 北京市昌平区府学路27号 "
^ "Contact Us Archived 2015-10-04 at the Wayback Machine." Beijing Huijia Private School. Retrieved on October 3, 2015. "Add.: No.157 Changhuai Road, Changping District, Beijing" Chinese version Archived 2016-01-04 at the Wayback Machine. "地址：北京市昌平区昌怀路157号"
^ Home page (Archive). Korean International School in Beijing. January 1, 2006. Retrieved on January 25, 2014. "北京市昌平區7里渠南村531號"