Gubeikou Town () is a

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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 ...

in northeastern

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, traversed by , bordering with Luanping County,

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to the north and the Beijing towns of Gaoling () to the west, Xinchengzi () to the east and Taishitun (). The area is one of the important passes of the

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, serving as an ancient chokepoint for travelers between

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and Beijing. As of 2020, it had a total population of 7,170 under its administration. This town's name originated in 1736. During

Qianlong Emperor The Qianlong Emperor (25 September 17117 February 1799), also known by his temple name Emperor Gaozong of Qing, born Hongli, was the fifth Emperor of the Qing dynasty and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China proper, reigning from 1735 ...

's visit, he named this region by combining two inscrpted names, Guguan () and Beikou (), into Gubeikou () that is still being used to this day.

History

Administrative divisions

So far in 2021, Gubeikou Town is composed of 13 subdivisions, of which 4 are

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and 9 are

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. They are listed as followed:

Landmark

Simatai Simatai (), a section of the Great Wall of China located in the north of Miyun County, 120 km northeast of Beijing, holds the access to Gubeikou, a strategic pass in the eastern part of the Great Wall. It was closed in June 2010 but has ...

Gallery

File:Gubeikou to Jingshanling 50 (4758181061).jpg, The Gubeikou Great Wall towards Jinshanling, 2010 File:Gubeikou Taoist Temple (20150215104155).JPG, Gubeikou Taoist Temple, 2015 File:Platform of Gubeikou Railway Station (20180430151740).jpg, Gubeikou Railway Station, 2018 File:Gubeikou-facing-west-2018-Luka-Peternel.jpg, Gubeikou section of the

(facing west), 2018

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