Changping, Beijing
Changping
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Coordinates (Changping government): 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 | Chengbei Subdistrict ( |
Area | |
• Total | 1,352 km2 (522 sq mi) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,269,487 [1] |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Area code | 0010 |
Changping District (simplified Chinese:
History
[edit]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.[2]
Geography
[edit]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),[3] 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).[4]
Climate
[edit]Changping District has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dwa). The average annual temperature in Changping is 12.5 °C (54.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 507.0 mm (19.96 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 26.3 °C (79.3 °F), and lowest in January, at around −3.5 °C (25.7 °F).
Climate data for Changping District (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 14.6 (58.3) |
20.5 (68.9) |
27.5 (81.5) |
33.3 (91.9) |
38.5 (101.3) |
40.7 (105.3) |
41.4 (106.5) |
37.5 (99.5) |
34.7 (94.5) |
31.1 (88.0) |
23.1 (73.6) |
19.3 (66.7) |
41.4 (106.5) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.3 (36.1) |
6.2 (43.2) |
13.2 (55.8) |
21.2 (70.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.8 (89.2) |
30.8 (87.4) |
26.4 (79.5) |
19.3 (66.7) |
10.3 (50.5) |
3.5 (38.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.0 (26.6) |
0.3 (32.5) |
7.1 (44.8) |
15.1 (59.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
25.1 (77.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
25.7 (78.3) |
20.6 (69.1) |
13.3 (55.9) |
4.8 (40.6) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
13.0 (55.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.3 (18.9) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
1.3 (34.3) |
8.6 (47.5) |
14.6 (58.3) |
19.4 (66.9) |
22.3 (72.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
15.5 (59.9) |
8.2 (46.8) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
7.8 (46.1) |
Record low °C (°F) | −19.0 (−2.2) |
−16.6 (2.1) |
−12.7 (9.1) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
3.0 (37.4) |
10.4 (50.7) |
14.3 (57.7) |
13.0 (55.4) |
4.3 (39.7) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−16.2 (2.8) |
−19.0 (−2.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.0 (0.08) |
4.6 (0.18) |
9.4 (0.37) |
17.9 (0.70) |
35.3 (1.39) |
82.3 (3.24) |
170.4 (6.71) |
102.0 (4.02) |
54.3 (2.14) |
24.8 (0.98) |
12.4 (0.49) |
2.5 (0.10) |
517.9 (20.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 6.3 | 10.0 | 13.5 | 10.7 | 7.9 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 69.4 |
Average snowy days | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 11.5 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 39 | 39 | 38 | 40 | 45 | 57 | 70 | 70 | 64 | 56 | 50 | 42 | 51 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 199.4 | 197.3 | 235.3 | 248.7 | 271.5 | 228.7 | 190.9 | 205.8 | 207.6 | 207.8 | 179.6 | 187.5 | 2,560.1 |
Percent possible sunshine | 66 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 51 | 42 | 49 | 56 | 61 | 61 | 65 | 59 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] |
Administrative divisions
[edit]There are 8 subdistricts and 14 towns with 4 towns of which carry the "area" (
Name | Chinese (S) | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2020)[9] | Area (km2)[citation needed] |
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Chengbei Subdistrict | Chéngběi Jiēdào | 228,561 | 18.90 | |
Chengnan Subdistrict | Chéngnán Jiēdào | 88,963 | 14.13 | |
Huilongguan Subdistrict | Huílóngguān Jiēdào | 166,074 | ||
Longzeyuan Subdistrict | 龙泽园街 |
Lóngzéyuán Jiēdào | 181,906 | |
Shigezhuang Subdistrict | Shǐgèzhuāng Jiēdào | 64,910 | ||
Tiantongyuanbei Subdistrict | Tiāntōngyuànběi Jiēdào | 142,707 | 4.70 | |
Tiantongyuannan Subdistrict | Tiāntōngyuànnán Jiēdào | 116,529 | 5.60 | |
Huoying Subdistrict | 霍营 |
Huòyíng Jiēdào | 93,545 | 4.60 |
Dongxiaokou (town) Area | 东小 |
Dōngxiǎokǒu (Zhèn) Dìqū | 85,874 | 32.20 |
Nankou (town) Area | Nánkǒu (Zhèn) Dìqū | 82,146 | 202.50 | |
Machikou (town) Area | 马池 |
Mǎchíkǒu (Zhèn) Dìqū | 87,506 | 58.40 |
Shahe (town) Area | Shāhé (Zhèn) Dìqū | 294,408 | 56.00 | |
Yangfang town | 阳坊镇 | Yángfāng Zhèn | 26,470 | 40.52 |
Xiaotangshan town | Xiǎotāngshān Zhèn | 80,273 | 70.10 | |
Nanshao town | Nánshào Zhèn | 65,403 | 35.20 | |
Cuicun town | Cuīcūn Zhèn | 24,630 | 60.00 | |
Baishan town | Bǎi shàn Zhèn | 36,546 | 35.14 | |
Beiqijia town | Běiqījiā Zhèn | 308,907 | 21.4 | |
Liucun town | Liúcūn Zhèn | 18,139 | 257.00 | |
Shisanling town | Shísānlíng Zhèn | 34,085 | 158.80 | |
Xingshou town | 兴寿镇 | Xìngshòu Zhèn | 34,139 | 75.00 |
Yanshou town | Yánshòu Zhèn | 7,766 | 113.31 |
Economy
[edit]In 2017, the regional GDP of the district is 83.97 billion yuan,[10] with GDP per capita at 40.7 thousand yuan.
Features
[edit]- 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)[11]
- Wonderland Amusement Park (Beijing)
Central government
[edit]Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention has its headquarters in the district.[12]
Transport
[edit]Changping District is served by four metro lines operated by Beijing Subway and one commuter line operated by Beijing Suburban Railway (BCR). Changping District is served by Beijing Subway Lines 5, 8, 13 and the Changping line.[13]
Metro
[edit]- Line 5 - Tiantongyuan North, Tiantongyuan, Tiantongyuan South
- Line 8 - Zhuxinzhuang Changping , Yuzhilu, Pingxifu, Huilongguan Dongdajie, Huoying 13
- Line 13 - Longze, Huilongguan, Huoying 8
- Changping line - Life Science Park, Zhuxinzhuang 8 , Gonghuacheng, Shahe, Shahe University Park, Nanshao, Beishaowa, Changping Dongguan, Changping, Ming Tombs, Changping Xishankou
Beijing Suburban Railway
[edit]- Line S2 - Changping railway station, Nankou railway station, Huangtudian railway station
- Huairou–Miyun line - Changping North railway station
Education
[edit]Colleges and universities
[edit]- China University of Petroleum (Beijing)[14]
- Peking University Changping Campus
- Central University of Finance and Economics
- Beihang University
- China Foreign Affairs University
- China University of Political Science and Law Changping Campus[15]
Primary and secondary schools
[edit]Public schools:
- Changping District No. 1 High School (
北京 市 昌平 区 第 一 中学 ) - Changping District No. 2 High School (
北京 市 昌平 区 第 二 中学 )
Private schools:
- Beijing Huijia Private School is in Changping District.[16]
- Beijing Royal School
- The Korean International School in Beijing was previously located in Changping District.[17]
Gallery
[edit]-
Shisanling Reservoir
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Jiutai Road (
九 台 路 ) in northern Changping District
See also
[edit]- Changping railway station
- Changping North railway station
- Index: Districts of Beijing
- List of administrative divisions of Beijing
References
[edit]- ^ a b "
北京 市 第 七次全国人口普查公报". - ^
昌平 县志. Beijing Publishing Group. 2007. ISBN 9787200066128. - ^ "Changping District - eBeijing.gov.cn". Archived from the original on 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
- ^ "Harry's World Atlas: China (CN) Beijing Metropolitan Province". February 2007.
- ^
中国 气象数 据 网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023. - ^
中国 气象数 据 网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023. - ^ 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 Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on 2013-04-07. Retrieved 2013-02-23. - ^ "
北京 市 昌平 区 第 七次全国人口普查公报". Beijing Changping Bureau Of Statistics. Retrieved 2023-11-28. - ^ http://tjj.beijing.gov.cn/nj/qxnj/2018/zk/indexch.htm Archived 2019-03-25 at the Wayback Machine"Regional Yearbook of Beijing,2018"
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秦 城 :"中国 第 一 监狱"大 揭秘(图). Shanghai Prison. 31 December 2009. Archived from the original on 2011-08-19. Retrieved 2011-02-02.秦 城 监狱位 于北京 市 昌平 区 小 汤山镇附近 ,[...] - ^ "Home". Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
155 Changbai Road Changping District ,Beijing 102206,China
- Chinese address: "地 址 :北京 市 昌平 区 昌 百 路 155号 " - ^ "Beijing Subway official map". Retrieved 2019-10-26.
- ^ "Home Archived 2016-12-10 at the Wayback Machine." 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 "
External links
[edit]- Media related to Changping District at Wikimedia Commons
- Changping District (in Chinese)