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
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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,
film industry
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began to develop in
Yangsong
Yangsong Town (), is a town on southeastern Huairou District, Beijing, China. It borders Beifang Town to its north, Mulin and Beixiaoying Towns to its southeast, as well as Niulanshan and Miaocheng Towns to its southwest. As of 2020, its tot ...
, a town in the southeast of Huairou.
China Film Group Corporation
China Film Group Corporation (CFGC), is the largest, most influential film enterprise in the People's Republic of China, owned by the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party. According to ''Forbes'', it is a state monopoly that all ...
built its studio in Huairou in 2005.
In 2014, another international conference was held in Huairou: the
APEC China 2014
The APEC China 2014 was the 22nd annual gathering of APEC leaders. It was held in Yanqi Lake (), Huairou District, Beijing on 10–12, November 2014.
Attendees
Prior to a two plane tragedies of Malaysia Airlines flight between MH370 and MH17, th ...
.
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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Equivalents
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, 12
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 3 towns of which carry the "area" () label, and 2
ethnic township
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s in the district:. Huairou's urban area (112,662 in township) has an estimated area of and an estimated population of 90,000.
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Climate
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'' wall") is a series of fortifications that were built across the historical northern borders of ancient Chinese states and Imperial China as protection against various nomadic grou ...
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
Huanghuacheng () is a village in the town of Jiuduhe (), in the Huairou District of northern Beijing.
Lakeside Great Wall
The village is home to a tourist section of the Great Wall officially called the Lakeside Great Wall. The section derives i ...
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, China Film Group Corporation
China Film Group Corporation (CFGC), is the largest, most influential film enterprise in the People's Republic of China, owned by the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party. According to ''Forbes'', it is a state monopoly that all ...
studio in Yangsong, Huairou
Notes
References
External links
Official website of Huairou District
Official website of Huairou District
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Districts of Beijing