Changying Hui Ethnic Township () is a
Hui ethnic township located on the eastern portion of
Chaoyang District,
Beijing
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,
China
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. It borders Dongba and Jinzhan Townships to the north, Yongshun Town to the east, Guanzhuang and Sanjianfang Townships to the south, and
Pingfang Township to the west. As of the 2020 Chinese census, Changying was home to 113,891 people.
In 1368,
Ming
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general
Chang Yuchun
Chang Yuchun (常遇春, 1330 – 9 August 1369), courtesy name Boren (伯仁) and art name Yanheng (燕衡), was a Chinese military general of the Ming dynasty. He was a follower of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty, and ...
had his trooped stationed here during his conquest of
Khanbaliq
Khanbaliq (; , ''Qaɣan balɣasu'') or Dadu of Yuan (; , ''Dayidu'') was the Historical capitals of China, winter capital of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty in what is now Beijing, the capital of China today. It was located at the center of modern ...
, and the region was named Changying () accordingly.
History
Administrative Divisions
As of 2021, Changying has direct jurisdiction over 16
residential communities:
Gallery
File:BHG Mall Changying (20210929171714).jpg, BHG Mall Changying, 2021
File:Government of Changying Township (20220415153653).jpg, Government headquarters of Changying, 2022
File:BIBS Changying (20220415152316).jpg, Beanstalk International Bilingual School Changying, 2022
File:Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Changying (20230529111410).jpg, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital
Beijing Chaoyang Hospital () is a hospital in Chaoyang District, Beijing. It is subordinate to the Beijing Municipal Healthcare Bureau. It is the third clinical hospital of the medical school of Capital Medical University. It has two campuses, ...
Changying branch, 2023
File:Beijing Chenjinglun High School Minzu Branch (20240301144401).jpg, Beijing Chenjinglun High School Minzu Branch, 2024
File:Changying Mosque (20240301144507).jpg, Changying Mosque, 2024
See also
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List of township-level divisions of Beijing
This is a list of township-level divisions of the municipality of Beijing, People's Republic of China (PRC). After province, prefecture, and county-level divisions, township-level divisions constitute the formal fourth-level administrative divi ...
References
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Chaoyang District, Beijing
Areas of Beijing
Ethnic townships of the People's Republic of China