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Jianwai Subdistrict
Jianwai Subdistrict () is a subdistrict on the western side of Chaoyang District, Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ..., China. It borders Hujialou and Chaowai Subdistricts to the north, Balizhuang Subdistrict and Gaobeidian Township to the east, Shuangjing Subdistrict to the south, Jianguomen and Chaoyangmen Subdistricts to the west. As of 2020, it has a total population of 36,414. The name of this subdistrict is an abbreviation of Jianguomenwai Subdistrict (), referring to its location outside of Jianguomen and the former Beijing city wall. History Administrative Division At the end of 2021, there are a total of 9 communities under Jianwai Subdistrict: References {{Subdistricts of Chaoyang District, Beijing Chaoyang District, Beijing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subdistrict (China)
A subdistrict ()' is one of the smaller administrative divisions of China, administrative divisions of China. It is a form of townships of China, township-level division which is typically part of a larger urban area, as opposed to a discrete towns of China, town (zhèn, 镇) surrounded by rural areas, or a rural townships of China, township (xiāng, 乡). In general, urban areas are divided into subdistricts and a subdistrict is sub-divided into several residential community, residential communities or neighbourhoods as well as into villagers' groups (居民区/居住区, 小区/社区, 村民小组). The subdistrict's administrative agency is the subdistrict office ()"【街道办事处】 jiēdào bànshìchù 市辖区、不设区的市的人民政府派出机关。在上一级政府领导下，负责本辖区内的社区服务、经济发展、社会治安等工作。" or simply the jiedao ban (街道办, jiēdào bàn). Because of the influence of the literal meaning of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaowai Subdistrict
Chaowai Subdisrict () is a subdistrict inside Chaoyang District, Beijing, China. It is bordering Sanlitun and Dongzhimen Subdistricts to the north, Hujialou Subdistrict to the east, Jianwai Subdistrict to the south, Dongsi, Chaoyangmen and Jianguomen Subdistricts to the west. Tt has a total population of 33,212 as of the 2020 census. The name of this subdistrict refers to the area to the east (i.e. "outside" of) Chaoyangmen Gate of Ming city wall. History Administrative Division As of 2021, there are 7 communities within the subdistrict: Landmarks Four massive buildings—the Fulllink Tower, Union Plaza, China Life Tower and Prime Tower—sit along the southwestern part of the area. This is matched with a lot of residential high-rises in the northwest. The northern central area is home to Dongyue Temple at Shenlu Road. The southern central area is full of even newer modern high-rise buildings, such as Chaowaimen, an office building which is nearing completion. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Commune
The people's commune () was the highest of three administrative levels in rural areas of the People's Republic of China during the period from 1958 to 1983, until they were replaced by townships. Communes, the largest collective units, were divided in turn into production brigades and production teams. The communes had governmental, political, and economic functions during the Cultural Revolution. The people's commune was commonly known for collectivizing living and working practices, especially during the Great Leap Forward. The scale of the commune and its ability to extract income from the rural population enabled commune administrations to invest in large-scale mechanization, infrastructure, and industrial projects. The communes did not, however, meet many of their long-term goals, such as facilitating the construction of socialism in the rural areas, liberating women from housework, and creating sustainable agriculture practices in the countryside. They ranged in number fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qing Dynasty
The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speaking ethnic group who unified other Jurchen tribes to form a new "Manchu" ethnic identity. The dynasty was officially proclaimed in 1636 in Manchuria (modern-day Northeast China and Outer Manchuria). It seized control of Beijing in 1644, then later expanded its rule over the whole of China proper and Taiwan, and finally expanded into Inner Asia. The dynasty lasted until 1912 when it was overthrown in the Xinhai Revolution. In orthodox Chinese historiography, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the Ming dynasty and succeeded by the Republic of China. The multiethnic Qing dynasty lasted for almost three centuries and assembled the territorial base for modern China. It was the largest imperial dynasty in the history of China and in 1790 the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ming Dynasty
The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last orthodox dynasty of China ruled by the Han Chinese, Han people, the majority ethnic group in China. Although the primary capital of Beijing fell in 1644 to a rebellion led by Li Zicheng (who established the short-lived Shun dynasty), numerous rump state, rump regimes ruled by remnants of the House of Zhu, Ming imperial family—collectively called the Southern Ming—survived until 1662. The Ming dynasty's founder, the Hongwu Emperor (r. 1368–1398), attempted to create a society of self-sufficient rural communities ordered in a rigid, immobile system that would guarantee and support a permanent class of soldiers for his dynasty: the empire's standing army exceeded one million troops and the naval history of China, navy's dockyards in Nanjin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beijing City Fortifications
The Beijing city fortifications were Defensive wall, walls with series of towers and gates constructed in the city of Beijing, China in the early 1400s until they were partially demolished in 1965 for the construction of the 2nd Ring Road and Line 2, Beijing Subway, Line 2 of the Beijing Subway. The original walls were preserved in the southeastern part of the city, just south of the Beijing railway station. The entire perimeter of the Inner and Outer city walls stretched for approximately . Beijing was the capital of China for the majority of the Yuan Dynasty, Yuan, Ming Dynasty, Ming, and Qing Dynasty, Qing Dynasties, as well as a secondary capital to the Liao Dynasty, Liao and Jin dynasty (1115–1234), Jin Dynasties. As such, the city required an extensive fortification system around the Forbidden City, the Imperial City, Beijing, Imperial City, the Inner city, and the Outer city. Fortifications included gate towers, gates, archways, watchtowers, barbicans, barbican towers, bar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jianguomen (Beijing)
Jianguomen () was a gate in the city wall that once stood in Beijing and is now a transportation hub to the east of city centre. At Jianguomen bridge, the eastern 2nd Ring Road divides Jianguomen Inner Street to the west from Jianguomen Outer Street to the east. A sub-district, Jianguomen Subdistrict is named after the gate. History Jianguomen was not one of the 16 original gates in Beijing's 15th century Ming-era city wall. The gate was an opening on the east side of Beijing's inner city wall that was created in 1939 during the Japanese occupation of the city to enable access to the industrializing eastern suburbs of the city. The gate was formally named the ''Jianguomen'' in November 1945. At that time Beiping, as the city was then known, returned to Chinese rule. The oldest landmark at Jianguomen is the famous Beijing Ancient Observatory. In the 1970s, numerous embassies of Western countries opened in the area northwest of Jianguomen. In 1973, the Beijing Friendship Store w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaoyangmen Subdistrict
Chaoyangmen Subdistrict () is a subdistrict in eastern portion of Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. It consists of 9 communities. As of 2020, this subdistrict has a population of 30,473. The subdistrict was named after Chaoyangmen (), a gate part of Beijing's city wall that once stood in the region. History Administrative Division As of 2021, Chaoyangmen Subdistrict was divided into 9 communities, they are as follows: Famous Sites * Chaoyangmen * Dongsi Mosque See also *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 Dongcheng District, Beijing Subdistricts of Beijing {{Beijing-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jianguomen Subdistrict
Jianguomen Subdistrict () is a subdistrict located in the eastern portion of the Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. It contains 9 residential communities within its 2.7 km2 area, and as of 2020 its totoal population is 33,094. The subdistrict is named after the Jianguomen, a gate on the eastern side of Beijing city wall that once stood in this region. History Administrative Division In 2021, there are 9 communities within the subdistrict: Local Landmarks * Zhihua Temple * Beijing Ancient Observatory The Beijing Ancient Observatory () is a pretelescopic observatory located in Beijing, China. The observatory was built in 1442 during the Ming dynasty, and expanded during the Qing. It received major reorganization and many new, more accurate i ... * Asbury Church External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shuangjing Subdistrict, Beijing
Shuangjing Subdistrict () is a subdistrict of Chaoyang District, Beijing, located in the vicinity of Beijing East railway station and the Beijing CBD Its boundaries are the Tonghui River to the North, the East 4th Ring Road to the East, Jinsong High Street to the South, and the boundary between Chaoyang District and Dongcheng District to the West. As of 2020, it has a population of 93,962. The subdistrict got its name due to the two wells, Tianshui and Kushui wells within the area during the reign of Daoguang Emperor. History Administrative Divisions As of 2021, there are a total of 18 communities within the subdistrict: See also * 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 ... * Shuangjing Subway Station (Line 10) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaobeidian, Beijing
Gaobeidian Area () is an area and a township of Chaoyang District, Beijing, located west of and within the 5th Ring Road. It borders Pingfang Township to the north, Sanjianfang Township to the east, Dougezhuang and Wangsiying Townships to the south, Balizhuang and Jianwai Subdistricts as well as Nanmofang Township to the west. , it has a total population of 109,631. The name of this township, Gaobeidian (), first appear on record in 1787, along with an older name Jiaoting. History Administrative Divisions As of 2021, there are 32 subdivisions within Gaobeidian Area: See also * 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 Chaoyang District, Beijing Areas of Beijing {{Beijing-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balizhuang Subdistrict, Chaoyang District, Beijing
Balizhuang Subdistrict () is a subdistrict of Chaoyang District, Beijing, deriving its name from its location 8 Chinese '' li'' from Chaoyangmen Chaoyangmen (; Manchu:; Möllendorff:šun be aliha duka) was a gate in the former city wall of Beijing. It is now a transportation node and a district border in Beijing. It is located in the Dongcheng District of northeastern central Beijing. R ... and located within the 4th Ring Road. It borders Liulitun Subdistrict to the north, Pingfang Township to the east, Gaobeidian Township to the south, Hujialou and Jianwai Subdistricts to the west. As of 2020, it has a total population of 98,084. History Administrative Divisions At the end of 2021, there are 16 communities within the subdistrict: See also * List of township-level divisions of Beijing References Chaoyang District, Beijing Subdistricts of Beijing {{Beijing-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
