Daxing District () is a district of

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 ...

, covering the southern suburbs of the city. It borders the Beijing districts of Tongzhou to the east/northeast, Fangshan to the west, Fengtai to the northwest, Chaoyang to the northeast, and the

Hebei Hebei or , (; alternately Hopeh) is a northern province of China. Hebei is China's sixth most populous province, with over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. The province is 96% Han Chinese, 3% Manchu, 0.8% Hui, and 0 ...

province to the south.

History

The

Daxing Massacre The Daxing Massacre (), also known as the Daxing Incident (), was part of the Red August massacre in Beijing during the early Cultural Revolution. It took place in Daxing District of Beijing from August 27 to 31, primarily targeting members of th ...

of August 27-31, 1966 during the

Cultural Revolution The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a sociopolitical movement in the People's Republic of China (PRC) launched by Mao Zedong in 1966, and lasting until his death in 1976. Its stated goa ...

resulted in the deaths of at least 325 people, ranging in age from 38 days to 80 years. Daxing District was upgraded from a county to a district with the approval from the State Council on April 30, 2001. Covering an area of with a population of 671,444, Panggezhuang in Daxing is famous for its watermelons.

Administrative divisions

In 2021, there are 8

subdistricts A subdistrict or sub-district is an administrative division that is generally smaller than a district. Equivalents * Administrative posts of East Timor, formerly Portuguese-language * Kelurahan, in Indonesia * Mukim, a township in Brunei, Indon ...

, 14

towns A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

with 5 towns of which carry the "area" () label in the district, and 4 analogous township-level units:These towns are officially classified as subdistricts, but as they coincide with the area of the same name, they are commonly named "areas" ()

Culture

Located in the south of Beijing, the area is not as affluent as those that most visitors to Beijing are familiar with, such as

Xidan Xidan ( Chinese: 西单; Pinyin: Xīdān) is a major traditional commercial area in Beijing, China. It is located in the Xicheng District. The Xidan commercial district incorporates the Xidan Culture Square, North Xidan Street, as well as man ...

and Guomao. Much of the industry in Daxing is related to distribution of food and consumer goods to service Beijing. There are many self-built communities casually created by the residents themselves, mostly of whom have moved in from the countryside.

Government and infrastructure

The Beijing Municipal Administration of Prisons operates the following correctional facilities in the district: *

Beijing Municipal Prison Beijing Municipal Prison () is a prison in Daxing District, Beijing. Originally established by the Qing dynasty on 31 March 1909, the present Daxing site was built in 1982 and the municipal prison officially moved there on 8 November 1994. It ha ...

Beijing Women's Prison Beijing Women's Prison () is a prison in Daxing District, Beijing, China. It was established in 1999. It is operated by the Beijing Municipal Administration of Prisons. Home to nearly 1,000 female prisoners in Beijing and is Beijing's only pris ...

Economy

Additionally

Okay Airways Okay Airways () is an airline headquartered in Daxing District, Beijing, People's Republic of China. It operates passenger flight services and dedicated cargo services. Its main hubs are Tianjin Binhai International Airport and Xi'an Xianyang Inter ...

, and Xiabu Xiabu have their headquarters in Daxing District.

Education

There are two major universities located in Daxing District, the

Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology (BIPT; ), founded in 1978, had been a specialist school connected to the petrochemical system. After a development initiative over decades, it became a multi-disciplinary university with eleven coll ...

and the Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication. Both of them are headquartered in Qingyuan Subdistrict (清源), and have its branch in Kangzhuang (康庄). Qingyuan and Kangzhuang are planned as a university town in Daxing District. The Yang Guang Qing School of Beijing is also located in the district.

National Seminary of Catholic Church in China The National Seminary of Catholic Church in China () is a Catholic university in Daxing District of Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of pow ...

is in Daxing District.

Transportation

It was decided in 2009 that Daxing would be the location of the

Beijing Daxing International Airport Beijing Daxing International Airport , is one of two international airports serving Beijing, the other one being Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK). It is located on the border of Beijing and Langfang, Hebei Province. It has bee ...

. It was constructed in the southern part of Daxing District of Beijing and along the border of Beijing and Hebei Province. The airport was opened in September 2019.

Metro

Daxing is currently served by four metro lines of the

Beijing Subway The Beijing Subway is the rapid transit system of Beijing Municipality that consists of 25 lines including 20 rapid transit lines, two airport rail links, one maglev line and 2 light rail lines, and 463 stations. The rail network extends acro ...

: * - , * - Xihongmen, Gaomidian North, Gaomidian South, Zaoyuan, Qingyuanlu, Huangcun Xidajie,

Huangcun Railway Station Huangcun railway station (黄村火车站) is a train station on Beijing–Shanghai Railway and Beijing–Kowloon Railway in Daxing District, Beijing. Beijing Subway Huangcun railway station is served by a subway station of the same name on the ...

, Yihezhuang, Biomedical Base, Tiangongyuan * -

Jiugong Jiugong () is an area in northern Daxing District, Beijing, located just inside the 5th Ring Road. It borders Huaxiang and Nanyuan Subdistircts to its north and west, Xiaohongmen and Yizhuang Towns to its east, as well as Yinghai and Xihongmen Tow ...

, Yizhuangqiao, Yizhuang Culture Park, Wanyuanjie, Rongjingdongjie, Rongchangdongjie * -

Climate

Daxing has a

humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freezing ...

(

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...

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

References

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