Tanying Area () is an
area
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and an
ethnic township located in the
Miyun District
Miyun District () is situated in northeast Beijing. It has an area of and a population of 527,683 (2020 Census). Its government seat is located in Gulou Subdistrict, Beijing, Gulou Subdistrict.
History
Miyun was one of the places where Warlo ...
of
Beijing
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,
China
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. Located on the south of Ye Mountain (冶山), it shares border with
Mujiayu Town in its north and east,
Gulou Subdistrict in its southwest, and
Miyun Town
Miyun Town () is a town in Miyun District, Beijing, China. Situated near the Bai River, It borders Xiwengzhuang Town to its north, Tanying Ethnic Township and Gulou Subdistrict to its east, Guoyuan Subdistrict and Shilipu Town to its south, a ...
in its northwest. In 2020, the area had 15,466 inhabitants under its administration.
The name Tanying () originates in 1777, when the region, which was called Tan Department (檀州) at the time, was used as a garrison for stationing
Eight Banners
The Eight Banners (in Manchu language, Manchu: ''jakūn gūsa'', , ) were administrative and military divisions under the Later Jin (1616–1636), Later Jin and Qing dynasty, Qing dynasties of China into which all Manchu people, Manchu househol ...
troops.
History
Administrative divisions
In 2021, Tanying Area is formed from 3
residential communities, and they are organized in the following table:
Gallery
File:Miyunbei Railway Station 20160906.jpg, Entrance of Miyunbei Railway Station on the west of the area, 2016
File:Miyunbei Railway Station 20160413 112339.jpg, Rail tracks within Miyunbei Railway Station, 2016
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
Miyun District
Ethnic townships of the People's Republic of China
Areas of Beijing
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