Chaoyang District, Beijing

Chaoyang District (simplified Chinese: 朝阳区; traditional Chinese: 朝陽區; pinyin: Cháoyáng Qū; lit. 'facing the sun') is a core district of Beijing. It borders the districts of Shunyi to the northeast, Tongzhou to the east and southeast, Daxing to the south, Fengtai to the southwest, Dongcheng, Xicheng and Haidian to the west, and Changping to the northwest.

This article is about the core district in Beijing. For other places with the same name, see Chaoyang.

Chaoyang

朝阳区
District
Location of Chaoyang District in Beijing
CountryPeople's Republic of China
MunicipalityBeijing
Township-level divisions41 subdistricts
District seatJianwai Subdistrict (建外街道)
Area
 • Total475 km2 (183 sq mi)
Elevation
34 m (112 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total3,545,000
 • Density7,500/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.bjchy.gov.cn
Chaoyang District skyline, 2017
Chaoyang Park

Chaoyang is home to the majority of Beijing's many foreign embassies, the well-known Sanlitun bar street, as well as Beijing's growing central business district. The Olympic Green, built for the 2008 Summer Olympics, is also in Chaoyang. Chaoyang extends west to Chaoyangmen on the eastern 2nd Ring Road, and nearly as far east as the Ximazhuang toll station on the Jingtong Expressway. Within the urban area of Beijing, it occupies 475 square kilometres (183 sq mi), making it the central city's largest district, with Haidian second. As of 2005, Chaoyang had a total population of 3,642,000,[1] making it the most populous district in Beijing. The district has jurisdiction over 22 subdistrict offices and 20 area offices.[2] Chaoyang is also home to Silk Street, and many other market areas, shopping malls, and restaurant strips.

Administrative divisions

Chaoyang is divided into 24 subdistricts, and 19 townships of which carry the "area" (地区) label:[3][4]

NameChinese (S)Hanyu PinyinPopulation (2010)[5]Area (km2)
Jianwai Subdistrict建外街道Jiànwài Jiēdào34,6924.40
Chaowai Subdistrict朝外街道Cháowài Jiēdào39,9992.20
Hujialou Subdistrict呼家楼街道Hūjiālóu Jiēdào61,5882.80
Sanlitun Subdistrict三里屯街道Sānlǐtún Jiēdào35,3942.90
Zuojiazhuang Subdistrict左家庄街道Zuǒjiāzhuāng Jiēdào80,2494.17
Xiangheyuan Subdistrict香河园街道Xiānghéyuán Jiēdào51,8802.50
Heping Street Subdistrict和平街街道Hépíngjiē Jiēdào108,4064.54
Anzhen Subdistrict安贞街道Ānzhēn Jiēdào68,4543.60
Yayuncun Subdistrict亚运村街道Yàyùncūn Jiēdào72,4155.13
Xiaoguan Subdistrict小关街道Xiǎoguān Jiēdào68,3632.58
Jiuxianqiao Subdistrict酒仙桥街道Jiǔxiānqiáo Jiēdào62,1275.30
Maizidian Subdistrict麦子店街道Màizidiàn Jiēdào31,7416.80
Tuanjiehu Subdistrict团结湖街道Tuánjiéhú Jiēdào37,6741.23
Liulitun Subdistrict六里屯街道Liùlǐtún Jiēdào107,9434.40
Balizhuang Subdistrict八里庄街道Bālǐzhuāng Jiēdào107,5424.40
Shuangjing Subdistrict双井街道Shuāngjǐng Jiēdào96,89843.80
Jinsong Subdistrict劲松街道Jìnsōng Jiēdào106,9835.20
Panjiayuan Subdistrict潘家园街道Pānjiāyuán Jiēdào113,1154.30
Fatou Subdistrict垡头街道Fátóu Jiēdào54,8729.60
Datun Subdistrict大屯街道Dàtún Jiēdào141,43310.01
Wangjing Subdistrict望京街道Wàngjīng Jiēdào168,16710.36
Aoyuncun Subdistrict奥运村街道Àoyùncūn Jiēdào105,26319.60
Capital Airport Subdistrict首都机场街道Shǒudū Jīchǎng Jiēdào20,51212.50
Donghu Subdistrict东湖街道Dōnghú Jiēdào64,07410.40
Nanmofang (Township) Area南磨房(乡)地区Nánmòfáng (Xiāng) Dìqū129,84410.00
Gaobeidian (Township) Area高碑店(乡)地区Gāobēidiàn (Xiāng) Dìqū118,09415.30
Jiangtai (Township) Area将台(乡)地区Jiāngtái (Xiāng) Dìqū71,34113.70
Taiyanggong (Township) Area太阳宫(乡)地区Tàiyánggōng (Xiāng) Dìqū70,3675.85
Xiaohongmen (Township) Area小红门(乡)地区Xiǎohóngmén (Xiāng) Dìqū57,75112.50
Shibalidian (Township) Area十八里店(乡)地区Shíbālǐdiàn (Xiāng) Dìqū200,88423.30
Pingfang (Township) Area平房(乡)地区Píngfáng (Xiāng) Dìqū120,60515.18
Dongfeng (Township) Area东风(乡)地区Dōngfēng (Xiāng) Dìqū86,5255.30
Laiguangying (Township) Area来广营(乡)地区Láiguǎngyíng (Xiāng) Dìqū123,66531.30
Changying (Township) Area常营(乡)地区Chángyíng (Xiāng) Dìqū48,47011.30
Sanjianfang (Township) Area三间房(乡)地区Sānjiānfáng (Xiāng) Dìqū126,1838.80
Guanzhuang (Township) Area管庄(乡)地区Guǎnzhuāng (Xiāng) Dìqū105,40710.30
Jinzhan (Township) Area金盏(乡)地区Jīnzhǎn (Xiāng) Dìqū57,61844.30
Sunhe (Township) Area孙河(乡)地区Sūnhé (Xiāng) Dìqū23,87626.50
Cuigezhuang (Township) Area崔各庄(乡)地区Cuīgèzhuāng (Xiāng) Dìqū101,99624.40
Dongba (Township) Area东坝(乡)地区Dōngbà (Xiāng) Dìqū88,54124.60
Heizhuanghu (Township) Area黑庄户(乡)地区Hēizhuānghù (Xiāng) Dìqū57,25719.60
Dougezhuang (Township) Area豆各庄(乡)地区Dòugèzhuāng (Xiāng) Dìqū32,53514.10
Wangsiying (Township) Area王四营(乡)地区Wángsìyíng (Xiāng) Dìqū84,39419.30

Government and infrastructure
Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Culture are headquartered in the district.[6][7]

Economy
Wanda Plaza in Chaoyang District houses the headquarters of Wanda Group and Wanda Cinemas

In 2017, the regional GDP of the district was 563.55 billion yuan,[8] with GDP per capita at 150.7 thousand yuan.

China National Aviation Holdings Company (parent company of Air China),[9] SOHO China,[10] CITIC Group,[11] Sinopec,[12] Qihoo 360,[13] COFCO,[14] and Beijing Capital Airlines have their headquarters in Chaoyang District.[15][16] Renren Inc. has its headquarters on the 23rd floor of the Jing An Center (静安中心; 靜安中心; Jìng'ān Zhōngxīn) in Chaoyang District.[17]

Wanda Group has its headquarters in the Wanda Plaza (万达广场).[18] Wanda Cinemas is headquartered in the same complex.[19]

China Resources Beverage, the distributor of C'estbon water, has its north China regional office in the district.[20]

Foreign, Hong Kong, and Taiwan companies

According to Chaoyang's official website, the district "is home to more than 60 percent of the foreign business agencies in Beijing, over 3,000 foreign companies, 167 international news agencies, and two-thirds of the 158 of the global top 500 transnational companies that have invested in Beijing."[21] Some of these are:

ABB Group (China headquarters),[22][23] Air France,[24] All Nippon Airways, (Beijing Office, Beijing Fortune Building)[25] Halliburton,[26] IBM,[27] KBR,[28] Kerr-McGee China Petroleum Ltd. ( an Occidental Petroleum subsidiary), Korean Air (Hyundai Motor Tower (现代汽车大厦; Xiàndài qìchē dàshà)),[29] Kroll Inc.,[30] Lummus Technology, a subsidiary of CB&I,[31] Lufthansa (Beijing Lufthansa Center),[32] Asiana Airlines,[33] Standard & Poor's,[34] Swire Group,[35] Etihad Airways,[36] EVA Air,[37] and Qatar Airways.[38]

The Hong Kong-based company Swire Properties has two locations in Chaoyang.[39]

Beijing Hyundai Motor Company (simplified Chinese: 北京现代汽车有限公司; traditional Chinese: 北京現代汽車有限公司; pinyin: Běijīng Xiàndài Qìchē Yǒuxiàngōngsī; Korean: 북경현대), a 50–50 joint venture of the Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. and Hyundai Motor Company,[40] has its sales offices in the Hyundai Motor Tower in Chaoyang District.[41]

Embassies

Chaoyang serves as Beijing's diplomatic district. All foreign embassies to China are located in the district except for that of Russia, which is in Dongcheng. Chaoyang has three embassy areas in the Sanlitun, Chaoyangmenwai, and Liangmahe neighborhoods.[21]

Developments
A Transformers: Dark of the Moon character in Beijing

Chaoyang District is one of the fastest growing districts in the Beijing Metropolitan Area. There are several subway lines running through the district. The Beijing Capital Airport, although surrounded by the Shunyi District, is an exclave of Chaoyang District.[42] The municipality as well as the Chinese national government spend almost a half million USD per day on developing this district.

Transport

Metro

Chaoyang is currently served by thirteen metro lines of the Beijing Subway:

Education

Tertiary academic institutions

Public schools

International schools and kindergartens

Notable areas

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