Xiaotangshan, Beijing

Xiaotangshan (simplified Chinese: 小汤山; traditional Chinese: 小湯山; pinyin: Xiǎotāngshān) is a small town in the Changping District of Beijing, China.[1] It lies immediately outside the Beijing 6th Ringroad, to the north of the city. With a total area of 70.1 square kilometers, Xiaotangshan has rich geothermal resources. It appeared in the news in May 2003 when the government hastily built a 1000-bed field hospital there to deal with an outbreak of SARS.[2][3]

Hot springs

Xiaotangshan has a long history of geothermal hot spring. The use of hot spring water can be traced back to the Southern and Northern Dynasties period of China, dating back over 1,500 years ago. The Xiaotangshan hot springs has records of early emperors using the springs for medical baths. The Qianlong Emperor of the Qing dynasty built the Xiaotangshan imperial palace and inscribed "九华兮秀". The hot spring water contains minerals and trace elements such as strontium, lithium, selenium, and other silicic acid mineral elements.

Xiaotangshan has rich geothermal resources. In Xiaotangshan center, resources are within 30 kilometers of ground water. Deep geothermal water depth in regions ranging from about 150–1400 meters to Xiaotangshan for the most shallow, less than one hundred meters. Due to the different regions and the depth of water, the water temperature is different, mostly in the 40-50 ℃, the highest in the central area of Xiaotangshan 55-64 ℃.

Economy

In 1994, Xiaotangshan town was named the pilot town for the construction of small towns in Beijing. In 1995, it was identified as the national pioneer town of comprehensive reform. In 2002, it was named by the United Nations Development as the small pilot town for sustainable development in China. In 2003 it was named "National Environmentally Beautiful Town" by the National Environmental Protection Administration. In 2004, it was identified as the first batch of national development and Reform pilot town and the Ministry of Construction and other six ministries identified it as one of the 1887 focus town. In 2005, the China Mining Association named Xiaotangshan as "Chinese hot springs town", and the National Steering Committee awarded it as "spiritual civilization advanced the town".

Features
  • Xiaotangshan Palace, The Hot Springs and The Xiaotangshan Dragon Venture Hot Springs Plaza.
  • Xiaotangshan Hospital, a hospital near Xiaotangshan hot spring, which became famous during the 2003 SARS epidemic. This saw a sudden increase in patients with the same condition and similar needs, and so an additional 'Rehabilitation Hospital' was built adjacent to the hospital site in little more than a week.[3] The temporary structure, built of prefabricated units and with a service life of 3 years, was operational for 51 days in 2003, from April 30 to June 20.[4] Subsequently it was 'quietly abandoned'[5] and in 2010 was to be demolished.[4] It was rebuilt due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
  • Xiaotangshan Modern Agricultural Science Demonstration Park, the largest modern agricultural park in China.[7]
  • Qincheng Prison is located near Xiaotangshan.[8]

See also

References
  1. Modern Agricultural Science Demonstration Park at Xiaotangshan Chineseoo.com Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine accessed 6 February 2020
  2. China Times
  3. China rushes to build new hospital for virus care: The facility in the central city of Wuhan is expected to be in use by February 3 (2020) 2 February 2020, www.asiatimes.com, accessed 6 February 2020
  4. Expert Interpretation: Why Xiaotangshan was demolished after seven years 2010-04-10 www.cyol.net Archived August 15, 2019, at the Wayback Machine accessed 6 February 2020
  5. Williams, Sophie (2020-01-31). "How can China build a hospital so quickly?". BBC News. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
  6. 张洁. "Beijing to rebuild Xiaotangshan Hospital to fight virus - Chinadaily.com.cn". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
  7. Investment Changping/ Xiaotangshan modern agricultural technology demonstration park Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, accessed 6 February 2020
  8. "秦城：“中国第一监狱”大揭秘(图) (Qin Cheng: "China's First Prison" Revealed) Archived August 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine." Shanghai Prison. December 31, 2009. Retrieved on February 2, 2011. "秦城监狱位于北京市昌平区小汤山镇附近，[...]"

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