Shidu Town () is a town in
Fangshan District
Fangshan District () is situated in the southwest of Beijing, away from downtown Beijing. It has an area of and a population of 814,367 (2000 Census). The district is divided into 8 subdistricts, 14 towns, and 6 townships.
The district administ ...
in far southwestern
Beijing
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, around from the border with
Hebei
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. Shidu, literally the "Tenth Crossing", is located in the valley of the meandering
Juma River and so named because accessing the town is said to require crossing the river ten times. Shidu is known for the surrounding
karst
Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves. It has also been documented for more weathering-resistant ro ...
landscape, the largest in northern China, that is created by the Juma River cutting through the
Taihang Mountain
The Taihang Mountains () are a Chinese mountain range running down the eastern edge of the Loess Plateau in Shanxi, Henan and Hebei provinces. The range extends over from north to south and has an average elevation of . The principal peak is ...
. The elevation of Shidu varies from above the sea level. As of 2020, it had a total population of 9,132.
The
Beijing–Yuanping Railway
The Beijing–Yuanping or Jingyuan railway (), is a railroad in northern China between Beijing, the national capital, and Yuanping in Shanxi Province. The line is in length, and traverses through Beijing Municipality, Hebei and Shanxi Province ...
has a station in Shidu.
History
Administrative divisions
In 2020, Shidu Town was made up of 21
villages
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, all of which are listed down below:
Gallery
File:Mountain teeth (3049760598).jpg, Mountains of Shidu, 2008
File:十渡镇 - Shidu Town - 2011.04 - panoramio.jpg, Shidu Town, 2011
File:翠竹桥苑 - Green Bamboo Bridge Garden - 2011.04 - panoramio.jpg, Green Bamboo Bridge Garden, 2011
File:Shidu, Beijing 2018-08-19 122935.jpg, Aerial view of Shidu Town and Juma River, 2018
See also
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List of township-level divisions of Beijing
References
External links
Official website
Towns in Beijing
Fangshan District
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