Beijing
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, covering the southern suburbs of the city. It borders the Beijing districts of Tongzhou to the east/northeast, Fangshan to the west, Fengtai to the northwest, Chaoyang to the northeast, and the
Hebei
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Cultural Revolution
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resulted in the deaths of at least 325 people, ranging in age from 38 days to 80 years.
Daxing District was upgraded from a county to a district with the approval from the State Council on April 30, 2001. Covering an area of with a population of 671,444, Panggezhuang in Daxing is famous for its watermelons.
Culture
Located in the south of Beijing, the area is not as affluent as those that most visitors to Beijing are familiar with, such as Xidan and Guomao. Much of the industry in Daxing is related to distribution of food and consumer goods to service Beijing. There are many self-built communities casually created by the residents themselves, mostly of whom have moved in from the countryside.
It was decided in 2009 that Daxing would be the location of the
Beijing Daxing International Airport
Beijing Daxing International Airport is one of two international airports serving Beijing, the capital of China (the other being Beijing Capital International Airport).
The airport is located on the border of Beijing and Langfang, Hebe ...
. It was constructed in the southern part of Daxing District of Beijing and along the border of Beijing and Hebei Province. The airport was opened in September 2019.
Metro
Daxing is currently served by five metro lines of the
Beijing Subway
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Huangcun Railway Station
Huangcun railway station (黄村火车站) is a train station, station on Beijing–Shanghai Railway and Beijing–Kowloon Railway in Daxing District, Beijing.
History
The railway station officially closed for all passenger and ticket services ...
towns
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in Daxing.
Climate
Daxing has a
humid continental climate
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Köppen climate classification
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''Dwa''). The average annual temperature in Daxing is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around , and lowest in January, at around .
New record: On May 1, 2021, the meteorological station of Daxing District observed the lowest temperature of 1.8°C.