Beilin District () is one of 11 urban districts of the

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Xi'an Xi'an ( , ; ; Chinese: ), frequently spelled as Xian and also known by other names, is the capital of Shaanxi Province. A sub-provincial city on the Guanzhong Plain, the city is the third most populous city in Western China, after Chongqi ...

, the capital of

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. It is named after the well-known Xi'an Stele Forest, and Small Wild Goose Pagoda is also located in the district. The smallest, but most densely populated, of Xi'an's

county-level division The administrative divisions of China have consisted of several levels since ancient times, due to China's large population and geographical area. The constitution of China provides for three levels of government. However in practice, there ...

s, it borders the districts of Xincheng to the northeast, Yanta to the south, and Lianhu to the northwest.

History

The area around the present district was organized as () during the

Qing Dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...

. At the time, the name was variously spelled Hien-ning, Hsien-ning,''The Nestorian Monument in China''
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and Hsien-ning-hsien.

Administrative divisions

As 2020, Beilin District is divided to 8 subdistricts. ;Subdistricts

Education

Beilin district is an important center of Xi'an. There are many educational institutions in Beilin.

University

Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU, ) is a public research university in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. As a member of Double First Class University Plan, C9 League, Project 985, and Project 211, it is a leading national university with special strengths ...

* Northwest University *

Northwestern Polytechnical University Northwestern Polytechnical University (NWPU; ) is a national key public research university in Xi'an, China. The university is funded by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The university is a Chinese national Class A Double ...

Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology (XUAT) is a joint venture between the People's Government of Shaanxi Province, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Education. "It ...

* Xi'an University of Technology * Xi'an Polytechnic University

High school

* Middle School Attached to Northwestern Polytechnical University

References

External links

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