Laiguangying Area () is an area and
township
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
on the northern part of
Chaoyang District,
Beijing
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,
China
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. It borders Tiantong Yuannan, Tiantong Yuanbei Subdistricts and Beijia Town to the north, Sunhe and Cuigezhuang Townships to the east,
Donghu and
Datun Subdistricts to the south, Tiantong Yuannan and
Aoyuncun Subdistricts to the west. In the year 2020, it has a total population of 163,970.
This area was historically a barrack for the
Plain Blue Banner
The Plain Blue Banner () was one of the Eight Banners of Manchu military and society during the Later Jin and Qing dynasty of China.
Members
* Li Yongfang
* Abatai
* Agui
* Zhao Erfeng (Han)
* Keying (official)
* Imperial Noble Consort Gongsu ...
troops of
Qing dynasty
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, and was known as Lanying (Blue Barrack), which was later corrupted to Laiying. Its first appearance on record as Laiguangying was in 1908.
History
Administrative Divisions
At the end of 2021, there are a total of 34 subdivisions under Laiguangying, in which 29 are
communities
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and 5 are villages:
References
{{Subdivisions of Chaoyang District, Beijing
Chaoyang District, Beijing
Township-level divisions of Beijing