Changping District (), formerly Changping County (), is a district situated in the suburbs of north and northwest

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History

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

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, 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.

Geography

Changping District, covering an area of , 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), a rapid increase from the 614,821 recorded in the 2000 census. About 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 and an estimated population of 130,000. Other major urban areas are Nankou (70,000) and Yangfang (40,000).

Climate

Changping District has a

humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freez ...

(

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, nota ...

''Dwa''). The average annual temperature in Changping 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 .

Administrative divisions

There are 8 subdistricts and 14

towns A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an or ...

with 4 towns of which carry the "area" () label in the district:These towns are officially classified as subdistricts, but as they coincide with the area of the same name, they are commonly named "areas" ()

Economy

In 2017, the regional GDP of the district is 83.97 billion yuan, with GDP per capita at 40.7 thousand yuan.

Features

* Ming Dynasty Tombs * Cloud Platform at Juyong Pass, one of the "three great mountain passes" of the

Great Wall of China The Great Wall of China (, literally "ten thousand ''li'' wall") is a series of fortifications that were built across the historical northern borders of ancient Chinese states and Imperial China as protection against various nomadic grou ...

* Triathlon Venue for the Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics * Qincheng Prison of the Ministry of Public Security (near Xiaotangshan) * Wonderland Amusement Park (Beijing)

Central government

Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CCDC; ) is an institution directly under the National Health Commission, based in Changping District, Beijing, China. Established in 1983, it works to protect public health and safety ...

has its headquarters in the district.

Transport

Changping District is served by four metro lines operated by

Beijing Subway The Beijing Subway is the rapid transit system of Beijing Municipality that consists of 25 lines including 20 rapid transit lines, two airport rail links, one maglev line and 2 light rail lines, and 463 stations. The rail network extends ...

and one commuter line operated by

Beijing Suburban Railway BCR (''Beijing City Rail'') also known as Beijing Suburban Railway is a commuter rail service that connects urban Beijing with outlying districts beyond the reach of the city's Beijing Subway network. The suburban rail services run on existin ...

(BCR). Changping District is served by

Lines 5, 8, 13 and the

Changping line The Changping Line of the Beijing Subway () is a half elevated, half underground rapid transit line in northern Beijing. The line started construction in 2009. In September 2010, Construction of Phase I was completed, and was followed by three-m ...

Metro

* - Tiantongyuan North, Tiantongyuan, Tiantongyuan South * - Zhuxinzhuang , Yuzhilu, Pingxifu, Huilongguan Dongdajie, Huoying * - Longze,

Huilongguan Huilongguan (回龙观) is a suburban residential neighborhood in northern Beijing, located in Changping District, 33 km north of the city. Originally, a satellite town, Huilongguan has grown to become part of the extended Beijing metropolis ...

, Huoying * - Life Science Park, Zhuxinzhuang , Gonghuacheng, Shahe, Shahe University Park, Nanshao, Beishaowa, Changping Dongguan, Changping,

Ming Tombs The Ming tombs are a collection of mausoleums built by the emperors of the Ming dynasty of China. The first Ming emperor's tomb is located near his capital Nanjing. However, the majority of the Ming tombs are located in a cluster near Beijing a ...

, Changping Xishankou

Beijing Suburban Railway

- Changping railway station,

Nankou railway station Nankou railway station () is a railway station in Beijing. The station was opened in 1906. Schedules 10 passenger trains In rail transport, a train (from Old French , from Latin , "to pull, to draw") is a series of connected vehicles ...

, Huangtudian railway station * Bcr logo

Changping North railway station Changping North railway station (), also known as Changpingbei railway station, is a railway station in the Gulou North Street in the urban area of Changping District, Beijing. The old station started to build in 1976 and opened on with the whole ...

Education

Colleges and universities

* China University of Petroleum (Beijing) * 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

Primary and secondary schools

Public schools: * Changping District No. 1 High School () * Changping District No. 2 High School () Private schools: * Beijing Huijia Private School is in Changping District. * Beijing Royal School *The

Korean International School in Beijing The Korean International School in Beijing (KISB, ko, 북경한국국제학교, ) is an international school in Wangjing, Chaoyang District, Beijing. It serves grades 1–12. It has instruction in Korean, Chinese, and English. The school was e ...

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Gallery

File:SHISANLING RESERVOIR2.JPG, Shisanling Reservoir File:Jiutai Lu.jpg, Jiutai Road (九台路) in northern Changping District File:Juyongguan04.JPG,

Cloud Platform at Juyongguan The Cloud Platform at Juyongguan () is a mid-14th-century architectural feature situated in the Guangou Valley at the Juyongguan Pass of the Great Wall of China, in the Changping District of Beijing Municipality, about northwest of central Bei ...

References

External links

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