Chaoyang District, Beijing

Chaoyang District () is a core district of Beijing. It borders the districts of Shunyi to the northeast, Tongzhou to the east and southeast, Daxing to the south, Fengtai to the southwest, Dongcheng, Xicheng and Haidian to the west, and Changping to the northwest.

Chaoyang is home to the majority of Beijing's many foreign embassies, the well-known Sanlitun bar street, as well as Beijing's growing central business district. The Olympic Green, built for the 2008 Summer Olympics, is also in Chaoyang. Chaoyang extends west to Chaoyangmen on the eastern 2nd Ring Road, and nearly as far east as the Ximazhuang toll station on the Jingtong Expressway. Within the urban area of Beijing, it occupies , making it the central city's largest district, with Haidian second. As of 2005, Chaoyang had a total population of 3,642,000, making it the most populous district in Beijing. The district has jurisdiction over 22 subdistrict offices and 20 area offices.
Chaoyang is also home to Silk Street, and many other market areas, shopping malls, and restaurant strips.

Administrative divisions

Chaoyang is divided into 24 subdistricts, and 19 townships of which carry the "area" () label:These townships are officially classified as subdistricts, but as they coincide with the area of the same name, they are commonly named "areas" ()

Government and infrastructure

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Culture are headquartered in the district.

Economy

In 2017, the regional GDP of the district was 563.55 billion yuan, with GDP per capita at 150.7 thousand yuan.

China National Aviation Holdings Company (parent company of Air China), SOHO China, CITIC Group, Sinopec, Qihoo 360, COFCO, and Beijing Capital Airlines have their headquarters in Chaoyang District. Renren Inc. has its headquarters on the 23rd floor of the Jing An Center () in Chaoyang District.

Wanda Group has its headquarters in the Wanda Plaza (). Wanda Cinemas, the distributor of C'estbon water, has its north China regional office in the district.Contact 联系我们
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Foreign companies

According to Chaoyang's official website, the district "is home to more than 60 percent of the foreign business agencies in Beijing, over 3,000 foreign companies, 167 international news agencies, and two-thirds of the 158 of the global top 500 transnational companies that have invested in Beijing."A Sketch of Chaoyang
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ABB Group (China headquarters), Air France, All Nippon Airways, (Beijing Office, Beijing Fortune Building) Halliburton, IBM, KBR, Kerr-McGee China Petroleum Ltd. ( an Occidental Petroleum subsidiary), Korean Air (Hyundai Motor Tower ()), Kroll Inc., Lummus Technology, a subsidiary of CB&I, Lufthansa (Beijing Lufthansa Center), Asiana Airlines, Standard & Poor's, Swire Group, Etihad Airways, EVA Air, and Qatar Airways.

The Hong Kong-based company Swire Properties has two locations in Chaoyang.

Beijing Hyundai Motor Company (; ), a 50–50 joint venture of the Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. and Hyundai Motor Company,HYUNDAI SIGNS A DEAL TO BUILD A THIRD PLANT IN CHINA
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Embassies

Chaoyang serves as Beijing's diplomatic district. All foreign embassies to China are located in the district except for that of Russia, which is in Dongcheng. Chaoyang has three embassy areas in the Sanlitun, Chaoyangmenwai, and Liangmahe neighborhoods.

Developments

Chaoyang District is one of the fastest growing districts in the Beijing Metropolitan Area. There are several subway lines running through the district. The Beijing Capital Airport, although surrounded by the Shunyi District, is an exclave of Chaoyang District. The municipality as well as the Chinese national government spend almost a half million USD per day on developing this district.

Transport

Metro

Chaoyang is currently served by thirteen metro lines of the Beijing Subway:

* – Yong'anli, Guomao , Dawanglu , ,
* – Jianguomen , Chaoyangmen
* – Lishuiqiao , Lishuiqiao South, Beiyuanlu North, Datunlu East , Huixinxijie Beikou, Huixinxijie Nankou , Hepingxiqiao
* – Chaoyangmen , Dongdaqiao, Hujialou , Jintailu , Shilipu, Qingnianlu, Dalianpo, Huangqu, Changying, Caofang
* – Shuangjing , Jiulongshan , Dajiaoting, Baiziwan, Huagong, Nanlouzizhuang, , , Shuanghe, Jiaohuachang, Huang Chang, Lang Xin Zhuang, Hei Zhuang Hu
* – Lincuiqiao, South Gate of Forest Park, Olympic Green , Olympic Sports Center, Beitucheng , Anhuaqiao
* – Jiandemen, Beitucheng , Anzhenmen, Huixinxijie Nankou , Shaoyaoju , Taiyanggong, Sanyuanqiao , Liangmaqiao, Agricultural Exhibition Center, Tuanjiehu, Hujialou , Jintaixizhao, Guomao , Shuangjing , Jinsong, Panjiayuan, Shilihe ,
* – Lishuiqiao , Beiyuan, Wangjing West , Shaoyaoju , Guangximen, Liufang
* – Shilihe , Beigongda Ximen, Jiulongshan , Dawanglu , Jintailu , Zaoying, Dongfengbeiqiao, Jiangtai, Wangjing South, Futong, Wangjing , Donghuqu, Laiguangying, Shangezhuang
* – Olympic Park , Anlilu, Datunlu East , Guānzhuang, Wangjing West , Wangjing , Cuigezhuang, Maquanying, Sunhe
* – Sanyuanqiao , Terminal 2
* – , , , Communication University of China, , ,
* – Xiaocun, Xiaohongmen

Education

Tertiary academic institutions

* University of International Business and Economics (Beijing)
* Beijing International Studies University
* Communication University of China
* Beijing University of Technology

Public schools

* No.80 High School of Beijing
* Beijing Ritan High School
* Beijing No. 17 High School ()
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* Beijing Chen Jing Lun High School
* Beijing Hepingjie No.1 Middle School ()
* The High School Affiliated to Beijing University of Technology

International schools and kindergartens

* Hope International School of Beijin

* Beijing BISS International School
* Yew Chung International School of Beijing
* Japanese School of Beijing
* Korean International School in Beijing (KISB), in Wangjing
* Harrow International School Beijing
* Canadian International School of BeijingI want information on basic education.
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* Lycée Français International de Pekin (French school)
* Deutsche Botschaftsschule Peking (German school)
* Pakistan Embassy College Beijing
* Australian International School of Beijing
* Beijing World Youth Academy
* British School of Beijing Sanlitun Campus and Sanlitun Early Years Campus**
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* The International Montessori School of Beijing Cherry Tree Lane Campus
* Beanstalk International Bilingual School
* Beijing City International School
* International Academy of Beijing Lido Campus and Ya Ao Campus
* Etonkids International Kindergarten

Notable areas

* Beijing Central Business District (Beijing CBD)
* The China World Trade Center
* Guomao
* Chaowai
* Beijing Dongyue Temple
* Sanlitun
* Workers Stadium
* Chaoyang Park
* 798 Art Zone
* Olympic Green
* Bird's Nest
* Water Cube
* Digital Beijing Building
* Beijing Olympic Tower
* Wangjing
* Beijing Capital International Airport
* Yabaolu (Yabao Street)

Climate

Chaoyang District has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification ''Dwa''). The average annual temperature in Chaoyang 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 .

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Diplomatic districts
Districts of Beijing