Da'anshan Township () is a

township A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...

located inside of

Fangshan District Fangshan District () is a district of the city of Beijing. It is situated in the southwest of Beijing, away from downtown Beijing. It has an area of and a population of 1,312,778 (2020 Census). The district is divided into 8 subdistricts, 14 tow ...

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. It borders Zhaitang Town and

Datai Subdistrict Datai Subdistrict () is a subdistrict of 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 ...

to its north,

Fozizhuang Township Fozizhuang Township () is a township situated in northern part of Fangshan District, Beijing, China. It shares border with Datai Subdistrict and Yongding Town in the north; Tanzhesi, Hebei Towns and Xiangyang Subdistrict in the east; Zhoukou ...

to its southeast, and Shijiaying Township to its southwest. Its total population was 2,871 in the 2020 census. The name Da'anshan () originated in the late

Tang dynasty The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, c=唐朝), or the Tang Empire, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an Wu Zhou, interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed ...

, when warlord

Liu Rengong Liu Rengong () (died 914) was a warlord late in the Chinese Tang dynasty who controlled Lulong Circuit (盧龍, headquartered in modern Beijing) from 895 (when his one-time lord Li Keyong conquered Lulong and left him in charge of it) to 907 (wh ...

constructed Da'an Emporium around this region.

History

Administrative divisions

In 2021, Da'anshan Township comprised one

residential community A residential community is a community, usually a small town or city, that is composed mostly of residents, as opposed to commercial businesses and/or industrial facilities, all three of which are considered to be the three main types o ...

and eight

villages A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village ...

References

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

History

Administrative divisions

See also

References