Fengjiayu Town () is a
town
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 ...
located in the
Miyun District
Miyun District () is situated in northeast Beijing. It has an area of and a population of 460,800 (2010 Census). Miyun District government seat is located in Gulou Subdistrict.
History
Miyun was one of the places where Warlord Feng Yuxiang s ...
of
Beijing
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. It sits along the banks of Baimaguan River within the
Yan Mountain Range. The town shares border with Dengchang Manchu Ethnic Township in its north,
Bulaotun Town in its southeast,
Shicheng Town in its southwest, and
Changshaoying Manchu Ethnic Township
Changshaoying Manchu Ethnic Township () is an Ethnic townships, towns, and sums, ethnic township situated in the northeastern portion of Huairou District, Beijing, China. It borders Hushiha Town in its northeast, Maquanzi Village in its east, Maji ...
in its northwest. As of 2020, it had a population of 4,485.
According to local legend,
Song
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female general
Mu Guiying
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had once stayed here for armor repair, and the region was thus named Fengjiayu (). Later the name would evolved into Fengjiayu () of today.
History
Administrative divisions
As of the time in writing, Fengjiayu Town consists of the following 19 subdivisions:
Transportation
Liuxin Road passes through the south of the town, crossing Baimaguan River near Xizhuangzi Village.
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
Towns in Beijing
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