Yangzhen Area () or Yang Town () is an area and a

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located within

Shunyi District Shunyi District () is an administrative district of Beijing, located to the northeast of the city's urban core. As of 2014, the population of the district is around 983,000, of which approximately 601,000 have local residency permits. The Beiji ...

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China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. It shares border with Mulin and Longwantun Towns to its north, Zhang Town to its east, Dasungezhuang and Beiwu Towns to its south, Beisui and Nancai Towns to its west, and Beixiaoying Town to its northwest. As of 2020, it had a population of 64,578. The settlement here was used to be called Mazhuang (马庄), but with the reign of

Wanli Emperor The Wanli Emperor (; 4 September 1563 – 18 August 1620), personal name Zhu Yijun (), was the 14th Emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigned from 1572 to 1620. "Wanli", the era name of his reign, literally means "ten thousand calendars". He was the ...

, it was changed to Yangzhen () due to the increasing influence of Yang family within the area.

History

Administrative divisions

In 2021, Yangzhen Area consisted of 45 subdivisions, including 4

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and 41

villages A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

Transportation

Yangzhen is approximately 1 hour by bus from downtown

Dongzhimen Dongzhimen (; lit. "East Straight Gate") was a gate in the old Beijing city fortifications. It is now a commercial center and transportation node in Beijing. Latimer D. (2014) ''The Improbable Beijing Guidebook'', Sinomaps, Beijing, , p.69 Histor ...

(东直门) long-distance bus terminal.

Gallery

File:北京大发正大有限公司 - panoramio - 山海风.jpg, Beijing Dafa Zhengda Ltd. Co., 2007 File:Shunyi, Beijing, China - panoramio - jetsun (8).jpg, Hanshiqiao Wetland on the southwest of the town, 2009 File:幻花湖及喷泉景观 - panoramio.jpg, Huanghua Lake north of Hongsi Village, 2009 File:郁金香带 - panoramio.jpg, Field of tulips in Beijing International Flower Port

External links

Official website

References