Beiyuan Subdistrict, Beijing

Subdistrict in Beijing, China

Beiyuan Subdistrict (Chinese: 北苑街道; pinyin: Běiyuàn jiēdaò) is a subdistrict of Beijing and is located in Tongzhou District. It covers an area of 8.7 square kilometers and is home to 108,840 residents as of 2020.^[1] Its floating population is estimated to be 6 million.

The subdistrict took its name from a corrupted form of Beiyuan (Chinese: 北园; pinyin: Běiyuán; lit. 'North Manor'), an estate owned by Qing dynasty officials in charge of transporting grains through the Grand Canal.^[2]

History

• 1948: 4 townships of Tongxian were combined into Tongzhou City
• 1950: Tongzhou City became a county-administered town
• 1997: Tongzhou Town was disbanded, and Xicheng Subdistrict was incorporated into Beiyuan Subdistrict.^[2]

Administrative divisions

As of 2021, the subdistrict is divided into the following 13 communities:^[3]

Transportation

Beijing Bus lines 415,426, 430, 464, 466, 479, 484, 558, 569, 596, 617, 620, 629, 653, 695, 751, 758, 984, 985, Yuntong 117, T11 and Night 215 have stops within Beiyuan. Most of these lines can be taken to get from or to Beijing city proper.

Gallery

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  Yudaihe West Street, 2011
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  An intersection at Tonghui South Road, 2011
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  Tongzhou Beiyuan Station, 2012
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  Beijing Luhe International Academy, 2022

See also

• List of township-level divisions of Beijing

References

1. "北京市通州区第七次全国人口普查公报" (PDF). www.bjtzh.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
2. 李立国; 李万钧; 吴世民, eds. (2013). 中华人民共和国政区大典, 北京市卷. Beijing: 中国社会出版社. ISBN 978-7-5087-4058-4. OCLC 910451741.
3. "2021年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码". www.stats.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-10-12.

External links

• Official Chinese webpage