Beilin, Xi'an
Beilin District (simplified Chinese: 碑林区; traditional Chinese: 碑林區; pinyin: Bēilín Qū) is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi Province, Northwest China. It is named after the well-known Xi'an Stele Forest, and Small Wild Goose Pagoda is also located in the district. The smallest, but most densely populated,[2] of Xi'an's county-level divisions, it borders the districts of Xincheng to the northeast, Yanta to the south, and Lianhu to the northwest.
Beilin 碑林区 | |
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| Coordinates: 34°14′55″N 108°57′28″E / 34.2487°N 108.9579°E[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shaanxi |
| Sub-provincial city | Xi'an |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.37 km2 (9.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
| • Total | 734,000 |
| • Density | 26,298.54/km2 (68,112.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 710000 |
| Xi'an district map | |
History edit
The area around the present district was organized as Xianning County (simplified Chinese: 咸宁县; traditional Chinese: 咸寜縣; pinyin: Xiánníng Xiàn; lit. 'Completely Peaceful County') during the Qing Dynasty. At the time, the name was variously spelled Hien-ning,[3] Hsien-ning,[4] and Hsien-ning-hsien.
Administrative divisions edit
As 2020, Beilin District is divided to 8 subdistricts.[5]
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Population edit
According to the seventh national census, at 00:00 on November 1, 2020: the resident population of the region was 756,840 people.[6]
Tourist Attractions edit
Education edit
Beilin district is an important center of Xi'an. There are many educational institutions in Beilin.
University edit
- Xi'an Jiaotong University
- Northwest University
- Northwestern Polytechnical University
- Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology
- Xi'an University of Technology
- Xi'an Polytechnic University
High school edit
References edit
- ^ Google (2014-07-02). "Beilin" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- ^ a b (in Chinese). Xi'an Evening News (西安晚报). 25 May 2011. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ "Se-gan Foo" in the Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. XXI.
- ^ The Nestorian Monument in China, p. 6.
- ^ 2020年统计用区划代码（碑林区） (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2020. from the original on 2020-11-30. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
- ^ [China: Shaanxi Province (prefecture-level administration, county-level administration) - demographics, charts and maps]. www.citypopulation.de. Archived from the original on 2023-12-30. Retrieved 2023-12-30.