Huairou District () is situated in northern

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about from the city center (about a 1½ to 2 hour drive).

History

In 1995 during the United Nation's 4th World's Women Conference in Beijing, the Civil Society community was forced to meet in the Huairou district, an hour from the official proceedings, leading to a great deal of discontent, as many of the non-governmental actors present felt marginalized. In a tent at the Civil Society Village established especially for poor, grassroots women at the conference (organized by GROOTS International), the

Huairou Commission Huairou District () is situated in northern Beijing about from the city center (about a 1½ to 2 hour drive). History In 1995 during the United Nation's 4th World's Women Conference in Beijing, the Civil Society community was forced to meet in ...

, a registered non-governmental organization with a global secretariat in

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, was established to ensure that grassroots women would have a voice at subsequent UN conferences and in other development processes. Also in 1995,

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began to develop in

Yangsong Yangsong Town (), is a Town (China), town on southeastern Huairou District, Beijing, China. It borders Beifang, Beifang Town to its north, Mulin and Beixiaoying, Beixiaoying Towns to its southeast, as well as Niulanshan and Miaocheng, Miaocheng To ...

, a town in the southeast of Huairou.

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built its studio in Huairou in 2005. In 2014, another international conference was held in Huairou: the APEC China 2014.

Geography

Huairou District covers an area of , 90 percent of which is mountainous area. Because of its 69% forest cover, the district is known as the natural "oxygen bar" of Beijing. In addition, it boasts a rich combination of plant, animal and tourism resources. Therefore, Huairou is of great importance to Beijing in ensuring the environmental quality and the ecosystem of the capital city.

Administrative divisions

There are 2

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, 12

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with 3 towns of which carry the "area" () label, and 2 ethnic townships in the district:. Huairou's urban area (112,662 in township) has an estimated area of and an estimated population of 90,000. China (CN) Beijing Metropolitan Province
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Climate

Huairou District has a

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(

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

Economy

Its major agricultural products are chestnuts, walnuts, hawthorns, sweet pears, and apricots.

Tourism

The

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

runs through the district and some of the choicest tourist sections are located in the district. The portion known as

Mutianyu Mutianyu () is a section of the Great Wall of China located in Huairou District within the city limits of Beijing northeast of the center of the city. The Mutianyu section of the Great Wall is connected with Jiankou in the west and Lianh ...

is one of the most popular sections of the Great Wall for tourists. The Lakeside Great Wall in Huanghuacheng village, Jiuduhe is another tourist section known for the proximity of the Great Wall to man-made reservoir and even parts of the Great Wall are submerged under the lake water. Another tourist attraction is Hong Luo Mountain on which the Hong Luo Temple is located. Film-related attractions are aggregated in Yangsong, including China Film Group studio, Stellar Megamedia studio and Beijing Vintage Car Museum.

Education

Gallery

File:HuairouFirstMiddleSchool.JPG, Huairou No.1 Middle School (北京市怀柔区第一中学) File:China Film Group Studio in Yangsong (20190928124846).jpg,

studio in Yangsong, Huairou

Notes

References

External links

Official website of Huairou DistrictOfficial website of Huairou District
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