Houshayu Town () is a
town
A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city.
The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
located on the western side of
Shunyi District
Shunyi District () is a district of Beijing. Shunyi borders the Beijing districts of Pinggu to the east, Tongzhou to the south, Chaoyang to the southwest, Changping to the west, Huairou to the north, and Miyun to the northeast, as well as ...
,
Beijing
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,
China
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. It shares border with Gaoliying Town in the north, Nanfaxin Town and
Capital Airport Subdistrict in the east,
Konggang Subdistrict in the south, and Beiqijia Town in the west. It had a population of 74,841 as of 2020.
The town's name originated in the
Yuan dynasty
The Yuan dynasty ( ; zh, c=元朝, p=Yuáncháo), officially the Great Yuan (; Mongolian language, Mongolian: , , literally 'Great Yuan State'), was a Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the Mongol Empire after Div ...
. At the time the settlement in this region was called Shayu () for its concaved landscape and being covered in sands. It was split into two villages in the
Ming dynasty
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, and Houshayu became the predecessor of the town today.
History
Administrative divisions
As of 2021, Houshayu Area was composed of 16 subdivisions, in which 6 were
communities
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and 10 were
villages
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:
Gallery
File:2009北京第七届顺义花博会室外馆 - panoramio.jpg, The 7th Shunyi Flower Exhibition, 2009
File:Central road in Tiejiangying (20180411183039).jpg, Main street of Tiejiangying Village, 2018
File:北京市顺义区空港医院 2018-05-26 100554.jpg, Parking section of Konggang Hospital, 2018
File:Houshayu Station (20200612162001).jpg, Houshayu Station of Beijing Subway, 2020
File:Government of Houshayu Town (20240401140534).jpg, Building of government of Houshayu Town 2024
See also
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List of township-level divisions of Beijing
This is a list of township-level divisions of the municipality of Beijing, People's Republic of China (PRC). After province, prefecture, and county-level divisions, township-level divisions constitute the formal fourth-level administrative divi ...
References
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Shunyi District
Towns in Beijing