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Xicheng, Beijing

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Xicheng (Chinese: 西城にししろ区く; pinyin: Xīchéng Qū; lit. 'West City District') is a district of the city of Beijing. Its 32 square kilometers (12 sq mi) cover the western half of the old city (largely inside the 2nd Ring Road; the eastern half is Dongcheng District), and has 1,106,214 inhabitants (2020 Census).[2] Its postal code is 100032. Xicheng is subdivided into 15 subdistricts of the city proper of Beijing. The former Xuanwu District was merged into Xicheng in July 2010.

Xicheng
西城にししろ区く
Hsicheng
District
Yidali
Map
Location of Xicheng District in Beijing
Location of Xicheng District in Beijing
Coordinates: 39°54′36″N 116°21′36″E / 39.91000°N 116.36000°E / 39.91000; 116.36000
CountryPeople's Republic of China
MunicipalityBeijing
Township-level divisions15 subdistricts
Area
 • Total50.7 km2 (19.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)
 • Total1,106,214
 • Density22,000/km2 (57,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code
100032, 100054
Area code0010
GDP2022[1]
 - Total¥570 billion
$84.74 billion (nominal)
 - Per capita¥517,248
$76,902 (nominal)
Websitewww.bjxch.gov.cn

The Xidan commercial district, Beijing Financial Street, Beihai Park, Jingshan Park, Shichahai, and Zhongnanhai are all within its jurisdiction. The popular Houhai bar area is also in Xicheng Precinct. Before the 1911 Revolution, most royalty and aristocrats resided in the precinct. The oldest Catholic church in Beijing, the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is located in Xicheng.

Satellite image of Xicheng District in September 1967

Administrative divisions

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There are 15 subdistricts in the district:[3]

Name Chinese (S) Hanyu Pinyin Population (2010)[4] Area (km2)
Financial Street Subdistrict[5] 金融きんゆう街がい街道かいどう Jīnróngjiē Jiēdào 67,888 3.78
West Chang'an Avenue Subdistrict 西にし长安街がい街道かいどう Xīcháng'ānjiē Jiēdào 51,477 4.24
Xinjiekou Subdistrict 新しん街まち口こう街道かいどう Xīnjiēkǒu Jiēdào 95,497 3.70
Yuetan Subdistrict 月つき坛街道どう Yuètán Jiēdào 116,543 4.13
Zhanlan Road Subdistrict 展てん览路街道かいどう Zhǎnlǎnlù Jiēdào 130,925 5.87
Desheng Subdistrict 德とく胜街道どう Déshèng Jiēdào 116,768 4.14
Shichahai Subdistrict 什刹海うみ街道かいどう Shénshāhǎi Jiēdào 95,433 5.80
Dashilan Subdistrict[5] 大だい栅栏街道かいどう Dàshilànr Jiēdào[6] 36,997 1.27
Tianqiao Subdistrict 天てん桥街道どう Tiānqiáo Jiēdào 46,385 2.07
Chunshu Subdistrict 椿つばき树街道どう Chūn shù Jiēdào 30,547 1.08
Taoranting Subdistrict 陶然とうぜん亭てい街道かいどう Táorán tíng Jiēdào 43,455 2.14
Guang'anmennei Subdistrict 广安门内街道かいどう Guǎng'ānménnèi Jiēdào 73,692 2.43
Niujie Subdistrict 牛うし街がい街道かいどう Niújiē Jiēdào 51,877 1.44
Baizhifang Subdistrict 白しろ纸坊街道かいどう Báizhǐfāng Jiēdào 95,737 3.11
Guang'anmenwai Subdistrict 广安门外街道かいどう Guǎng'ānménwài Jiēdào 179,536 5.49

Economy

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COSCO has its headquarters in the Ocean Plaza building in Xicheng.[7][8] The Xinhua News Agency has its headquarters in the Dacheng Plaza (大成たいせい大だい厦 Dàchéng Dàshà) in Xicheng.[9]

In addition Bank of China,[10] China Construction Bank,[11] the State Grid Corporation of China,[12] China National Nuclear Corporation,[13] and Taikang Life Insurance also have their headquarters in Xicheng.[14]

Government

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The Chinese Ministry of Education is headquartered in Xidan, Xicheng District.[15]

The Chinese Academy of Sciences is headquartered in Xicheng District.[16]

The China Food and Drug Administration is headquartered in Xicheng District.[17]

The Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office headquarters is in Xicheng District.[18] The Office of the Government of the HKSAR in Beijing is in Xicheng District.[19]

Important areas in Xicheng District

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Beijing Financial Street

Transport

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Metro

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Xicheng is served by seven metro lines of the Beijing Subway:

Suburban Railway

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Xicheng is served by one commuter line operated by Beijing Suburban Railway (BCR).

Education

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Primary and secondary schools

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Main article: List of schools in Xicheng District

The High School Affiliated to Beijing Normal University is in Xicheng; it was located in Xuanwu District before Xicheng absorbed Xuanwu.[20] Beijing No.4 High School is also in Xicheng District.

One school in Niujie, the Beijing Xuanwu Huimin Elementary School (S: 北京ぺきん市し宣せん武ぶ回かい民みん小学しょうがく, P: Běijīng Shì Xuānwǔ Huímín Xiǎoxué), serves the Hui people living in the area. It used to be in Xuanwu District.[21]

The Beijing Municipal Commission of Education (simplified Chinese: 北京ぺきん市し教育きょういく委い员会; traditional Chinese: 北京ぺきん市し教育きょういく委員いいん會かい; pinyin: Běijīng Shì Jiàoyùwěiyuánhuì), the local education authority, used to be headquartered in Xicheng District.[22][23]

Post-secondary schools

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References

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  2. ^ "China: Bĕijīng (Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  3. ^ 2011年ねん统计用よう区く划代码和城じょう乡划分ぶん代だい码：西城にししろ区く (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on July 19, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
  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). 中国ちゅうごく2010人口じんこう普ひろし查分乡、镇、街道かいどう资料 (1 ed.). Beijing: China Statistics Print. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.
  5. ^ a b "Beijing Xicheng District People's Government". Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 3, 2019. Xicheng District covers 15 neighbourhoods under the sub-district offices of Baizhifang, Chunshu, Dashilan, Desheng, Guang'anmennei, Guang'anmenwai, Financial Street, Niujie, Shichahai, Taoranting, Tianqiao, Xinjiekou, Xi Chang'an Jie, Yuetan and Zhanlan Lu.
  6. ^ "大だい栅栏究竟きゅうきょう该怎么读-新しん华网". Archived from the original on July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
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  8. ^ "Donation Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine." COSCO. May 21, 2008. Retrieved on May 3, 2010.
  9. ^ "Contact Us Archived 2011-08-11 at the Wayback Machine." Xinhua. Retrieved on August 17, 2011. "Head Office  : 20F, Dacheng Plaza, 127 Xuanwumen St. (W), Beijing" - Address in Chinese Archived August 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine: "北京ぺきん宣せん武ぶ门西大だい街がい127号ごう 大成たいせい大だい厦" (Map Archived October 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine)
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  13. ^ "Contact Us". China National Nuclear Corporation. Retrieved March 2, 2021. Address: No 1 Nansanxiang, Sanlihe, Xicheng district, Beijing, P.R. China - Chinese address: "北京ぺきん市し西城にししろ区く三里みさと河南かなん三さん巷ちまた一いち号ごう"
  14. ^ Home Archived June 21, 2018, at the Wayback Machine. Taikang Life Insurance. Retrieved on June 22, 2018. "Address: 156 Main Street, Beijing Taikang Life Building" - Chinese address Archived June 10, 2018, at the Wayback Machine: " 地ち址し： 北京ぺきん复兴门内大だい街がい156号ごう泰やすし康かん人寿じんじゅ大だい厦"
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  16. ^ "Contact Archived 2018-05-30 at the Wayback Machine." Chinese Academy of Sciences. Retrieved on May 31, 2018. "Add: 52 Sanlihe Rd., Xicheng District, Beijing, China Postcode: 100864" - Address in Chinese Archived May 30, 2018, at the Wayback Machine: "地ち址し：北京ぺきん市し三里みさと河かわ路ろ52号ごう 邮政编码：100864"
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  20. ^ "Contact Us Archived 2012-11-06 at the Wayback Machine." The High School Affiliated to Beijing Normal University. Retrieved on October 12, 2012. "Correspondence Address: 100052, No.18 Nan Xin Hua Street, He Ping Men, Xuan Wu District, Beijing, PRC China."
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  24. ^ "Home". People's Public Security University of China. Retrieved August 17, 2020. 地ち址し：北京ぺきん市し西城にししろ区く木き樨地南里なんり1号ごう
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