Fozizhuang Township () is a

township A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...

situated in northern part of

Fangshan District Fangshan District () is situated in the southwest of Beijing, away from downtown Beijing. It has an area of and a population of 814,367 (2000 Census). The district is divided into 8 subdistricts, 14 towns, and 6 townships. The district administ ...

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, China. It shares border with

Datai Subdistrict Datai Subdistrict () is a subdistrict on central Mentougou District, Beijing, China. It borders Yanchi and Wanping Towns in the north, Wanping and Yongding Towns in the east, Fozizhuang and Da'anshan Towns in the south, and Zhaitang Town in the we ...

and Yongding Town in the north;

Tanzhesi Tanzhesi Town () is a town located in southeastern Mentougou District, Beijing, China. It borders Dongxinfang Subdistrict, Yongding and Longquan Towns in the north, Yongding and Wangzuo Towns in the east, Qinglonghu and Hebei Towns in the sou ...

, Hebei Towns and Xiangyang Subdistrict in the east; Zhoukoudian Town, Nanjiao and

Xiayunling Township Xiayunling Township () is a township located inside of Fangshan District, Beijing, China. It borders Qingshui, Shijaiying and Fozizhuang Towns in its north, Nanjiao and Zhoukoudian Towns in its east, Hancunhe, Zhangfang and Shidu Towns in it ...

s in the south; Shijiaying and Da'anshan Townships in the west. As of 2020, its census population was 6,183. This area first became a village during the

Yuan dynasty The Yuan dynasty (), officially the Great Yuan (; xng, , , literally "Great Yuan State"), was a Mongols, Mongol-led Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the Mongol Empire after Division of the M ...

. The name Fozizhuang () was given for the buddha statue on village gate when it was founded.

History

Administrative Divisions

As of 2021, Fozizhuang Township consisted of 18

villages A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

Gallery

File:长操隧道 - Changcao Tunnel - 2012.08 - panoramio.jpg, Tunnel in Changcao Village, 2018

References

{{authority control Fangshan District Township-level divisions of Beijing

History

Administrative Divisions

Gallery

See also

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