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Yanqing, Beijing

Yanqing District (Chinese: 延庆区; pinyin: Yánqìng Qū), formerly known as Yanqing County before 2015, is a district of the municipality of Beijing located northwest of the city proper of Beijing, 74km away from the city center. [3]The district consists of 3 subdistricts, 11 towns and 4 townships,[1] and borders the Beijing districts of Huairou to the east and Changping to the south as well as the Hebei counties of Huailai to the west and Chicheng to the north. The district hosted the Expo 2019,[4][5] and hosted alpine skiing, bobsled, luge and skeleton during the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Yanqing
延庆区
Ancient cave dwellings of the Guyaju Ruins are located in Yanqing.
Location of Yanqing in Beijing
Coordinates: 40°27′52″N 115°58′49″E / 40.464521°N 115.980185°E / 40.464521; 115.980185
CountryPeople's Republic of China
MunicipalityBeijing
Township-level divisions3 subdistricts
11 towns
4 townships[1]
SeatRulin Subdistrict[2]
Area
 • Total1,994.88 km2 (770.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)
 • Total345,671
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
102100
Area code0010
Websitehttp://www.bjyq.gov.cn/
Yanqing
Traditional Chinese延慶
Simplified Chinese延庆
PostalYenking
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYánqìng
Wade–GilesYen2-ch'ing4

History edit

In the Tang dynasty, Guichuan County, named after the Gui River, was established and belonged to the Gui Prefecture in Hebei, with a defensive military city.[6]: 385  Eventually in 1952, it was reassigned to the Zhangjiakou Special Zone [zh] in Hebei Province, and in 1958, it was transferred to Beijing.[7] In November 2015, the State Council of the People's Republic of China approved the adjustment of the administrative divisions of Beijing, and Yanqing County was abolished and established as a district.[8] Yanqing District became sister cities with Dongdaemun District, Seoul, when they established friendly relations in 1997 and signed a cultural and sports exchange agreement and an economic exchange agreement in 2011.[9]

Climate edit

Yanqing District has a continental monsoon climate, a transitional zone between temperate zone and mid-temperate zone, semi-arid and semi-humid zone. This is a unique climate, with cold winters and cool summers, with Yanqing being known as Beijing's "summer capital".[6] The climate is cold in winter and is cool in summer, with an average annual temperature of 9.6 °C. It has an area of 105 square kilometers in the tropical zone, with abundant shallow geothermal resources. With 2,623.4 hours of sunshine per year, it is the region with the most abundant solar energy resources in Beijing. Also, Yanqing's wind resources account for 70% of Beijing.[10]

The Yanqing Badaling Great Wall Basin is surrounded by mountains on three sides in the north, south, east, and Guanting Reservoir to the west, namely the Yanhuai Basin. Yanqing is located in the east of the basin, with an average elevation of about 500 meters. Haituo Mountain is the highest peak in the territory, with an elevation of 2241 meters and the second highest peak in Beijing.[11]

Yanqing is surrounded by mountains to the north, east and south, and water to the west, with an average altitude of 500 meters above sea level, and is predominantly mountainous, with mountains accounting for 70% of the county's area.[6]: 104  The forest greening rate of the entire region has reached 74%.[12] In addition, Yanqing is rich in geothermal, solar, wind and other new and renewable energy sources, accounting for 25% of energy consumption, and is one of the first national green energy demonstration counties and a new and renewable energy demonstration area in Beijing.[12]

The highest temperature recorded was 39 °C, which occurred on June 10, 1961.[6]: 65  Prior to 2016 and the lowest temperature recorded was -27.3 °C (-17.14 °F), which occurred on January 23, 1973,[6]: 65  however, on January 23, 2016, the lowest temperature recorded was -29.8 °C (-21.64 °F), the lowest temperature recorded in Beijing in 30 years.[13] The year with the highest precipitation from June to August was 1964 with 747.1 mm, and the year with the lowest was 1965 with 274 mm.[6]: 66  The average annual sunshine in one district of Yanqing County is 2623.4 hours, with an annual sunshine percentage of 60%, the highest sunshine hours and solar radiation in Beijing.[6]: 67 

In 2022, the annual average concentration value of PM2.5 in Yanqing District was 27 micrograms per cubic meter, 7 micrograms per cubic meter lower than the urban area of Beijing (34 micrograms per cubic meter), ranking first in air quality over other districts in Beijing.[14][15]

Climate data for Yanqing District (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 10.8
(51.4)
15.9
(60.6)
28.3
(82.9)
32.7
(90.9)
38.8
(101.8)
39.2
(102.6)
38.7
(101.7)
37.1
(98.8)
34.3
(93.7)
29.0
(84.2)
20.1
(68.2)
10.0
(50.0)
39.2
(102.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −0.9
(30.4)
3.7
(38.7)
10.7
(51.3)
18.9
(66.0)
25.1
(77.2)
28.4
(83.1)
29.5
(85.1)
28.5
(83.3)
24.1
(75.4)
17.1
(62.8)
7.6
(45.7)
0.4
(32.7)
16.1
(61.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) −7.4
(18.7)
−3.4
(25.9)
3.7
(38.7)
12.0
(53.6)
18.3
(64.9)
22.1
(71.8)
24.1
(75.4)
22.8
(73.0)
17.4
(63.3)
10.1
(50.2)
1.4
(34.5)
−5.5
(22.1)
9.6
(49.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −12.9
(8.8)
−9.1
(15.6)
−2.4
(27.7)
5.2
(41.4)
11.6
(52.9)
16.4
(61.5)
19.6
(67.3)
18.1
(64.6)
12.0
(53.6)
4.5
(40.1)
−3.5
(25.7)
−10.3
(13.5)
4.1
(39.4)
Record low °C (°F) −26.2
(−15.2)
−19.2
(−2.6)
−17.7
(0.1)
−3.3
(26.1)
3.5
(38.3)
9.0
(48.2)
13.9
(57.0)
10.6
(51.1)
2.9
(37.2)
−8.1
(17.4)
−11.1
(12.0)
−20.9
(−5.6)
−26.2
(−15.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2.0
(0.08)
3.5
(0.14)
9.0
(0.35)
18.5
(0.73)
43.2
(1.70)
74.8
(2.94)
121.6
(4.79)
79.2
(3.12)
59.9
(2.36)
23.8
(0.94)
11.4
(0.45)
2.3
(0.09)
449.2
(17.69)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 1.5 2.1 3.3 4.7 7.3 11.6 12.8 10.5 8.0 5.3 2.9 1.5 71.5
Average snowy days 3.1 3.0 3.0 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 2.7 2.8 15.5
Average relative humidity (%) 47 43 41 42 48 62 74 75 70 61 54 48 55
Mean monthly sunshine hours 205.5 204.0 239.5 248.0 270.2 231.2 202.6 213.4 213.3 212.4 189.7 193.6 2,623.4
Percent possible sunshine 68 67 64 62 60 52 45 51 58 62 64 67 60
Source: China Meteorological Administration[16][17]
Climate data for Foyeding, Yanqing District (elevation 1,225 m (4,019 ft), 1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −5.6
(21.9)
−1.7
(28.9)
5.3
(41.5)
13.5
(56.3)
19.6
(67.3)
23.0
(73.4)
24.0
(75.2)
23.0
(73.4)
18.6
(65.5)
11.9
(53.4)
2.8
(37.0)
−4.1
(24.6)
10.9
(51.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −10.2
(13.6)
−6.9
(19.6)
−0.5
(31.1)
7.3
(45.1)
13.7
(56.7)
17.6
(63.7)
19.6
(67.3)
18.6
(65.5)
13.9
(57.0)
6.9
(44.4)
−1.7
(28.9)
−8.5
(16.7)
5.8
(42.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −13.5
(7.7)
−10.5
(13.1)
−4.6
(23.7)
2.9
(37.2)
9.2
(48.6)
13.6
(56.5)
16.4
(61.5)
15.4
(59.7)
10.5
(50.9)
3.4
(38.1)
−5.0
(23.0)
−11.7
(10.9)
2.2
(35.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2.7
(0.11)
6.2
(0.24)
12.6
(0.50)
19.8
(0.78)
49.2
(1.94)
87.6
(3.45)
150.4
(5.92)
105.1
(4.14)
67.7
(2.67)
29.4
(1.16)
13.9
(0.55)
3.3
(0.13)
547.9
(21.59)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 2.2 2.7 4.1 5.9 8.3 13.9 15.0 12.3 9.5 5.5 3.3 2.0 84.7
Average snowy days 3.0 3.8 4.4 2.7 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 3.6 2.6 21.2
Average relative humidity (%) 46 44 43 44 50 66 80 79 68 56 51 47 56
Mean monthly sunshine hours 216.4 211.8 259.5 262.2 279.7 234.9 189.4 207.5 218.1 227.0 200.7 205.4 2,712.6
Percent possible sunshine 72 70 70 65 62 52 42 49 59 67 68 72 62
Source: China Meteorological Administration[18][19]

Administrative divisions edit

 
Yongning, in the northeastern part of Yanqing District

There are 3 subdistricts, 11 towns, and 4 townships in the district.[1]

Urban area of Yanqing District edit

The Yanqing District government is located at Rulin Subdistrict.[2] The urban area of Yanqing District is composed of Baiquan Subdistrict, Rulin Subdistrict, Xiangshuiyuan Subdistrict and Yanqing Town, with a population that exceeds 100,000. The urban area has a central business district and exhibition center.

List of subdivisions of Yanqing District edit

Name[1] Chinese (S) Hanyu Pinyin Population (2010)[20] Area (km2)
Rulin Subdistrict
(district government seat[2])
儒林街道 Rúlín Jiēdào 125,659 14.26
Baiquan Subdistrict 百泉街道 Bǎiquán Jiēdào 6.20
Xiangshuiyuan Subdistrict 香水园街道 Xiāngshuǐyuán Jiēdào 7.45
Yanqing town 延庆镇 Yánqìng Zhèn 47.00
Kangzhuang town 康庄镇 Kāngzhuāng Zhèn 33,487 75.00
Badaling town 八达岭镇 Bādálǐng Zhèn 8,094 96.00
Yongning town 永宁镇 Yǒngníng Zhèn 24,075 158.70
Jiuxian town 旧县镇 Jiùxiàn Zhèn 19,932 109.70
Zhangshanying town 张山营镇 Zhāngshānyíng Zhèn 23,769 248.00
Sihai town 四海镇 Sìhǎi Zhèn 6,001 115.70
Qianjiadian town 千家店镇 Qiānjiādiàn Zhèn 9,463 371.00
Shenjiaying town 沈家营镇 Shěnjiāyíng Zhèn 12,021 37.30
Dayushu town 大榆树镇 Dàyúshù Zhèn 21,630 64.00
Jingzhuang town 井庄镇 Jǐngzhuāng Zhèn 10,646 125.70
Dazhuangke Township 大庄科乡 Dàzhuāngkē Xiāng 5,276 126.57
Liubinbu Township 刘斌堡乡 Liúbīnbǎo Xiāng 6,088 116.20
Xiangying Township 香营乡 Xiāngyíng Xiāng 7,782 96.00
Zhenzhuquan Township 珍珠泉乡 Zhēnzhūquán Xiāng 3,503 114.00

Population edit

At the end of 2019, there were 145,474 households in Yanqing District. Among them, 70,386 agricultural households. The registered population is 289,093 people. Among them, 14,045 are female permanent residents. The resident population is 35.7, of which 4.5 are permanent migrants, accounting for 12.6% of the resident population. Among the permanent population, the urban population is 21.3, accounting for 59.7% of the permanent population. The permanent population was born at 8.22‰, and the birth rate was 5.84‰. The natural growth rate of the permanent population was 2.38‰.[21]

Culture and tourism edit

The district is rich in historical sites and outdoor attractions.

The most visited attraction of Yanqing is Badaling, a restored section of the Great Wall, that is highly popular with tourists. Badaling Remnant (Shixiaguan) and Shuiguan sections of the Great Wall in Yanqing are to the west and east respectively of the highly popular Badaling and receive spillover visitors especially during peak periods.

One of the most popular day-trips for residents of Beijing is the Longqing Gorge located in the village of Gucheng in the district. The scenic area features a canyon filled at the bottom with a reservoir from a nearby man made dam, providing short boat cruises along the dramatic landscape of narrow peaks.[22][23]

The remnants of a 1,000 year old cliff dwelling community date back to the Tang dynasty are found at Guyaju Ruins near the village of Dongmenying.[24] Archaeologists are uncertain about the origins of Guyaju. One theory holds that the Kumo Xi, a steppe tribe, carved from the rocks the halls and hundreds of dwellings that form a fortress community in the caves.[24][25]

Another historical attraction is the town of Yongning. The town square tower was restored in the 2000s and there is a Gothic Revival Catholic church from the 19th century.[26]

Commune by the Great Wall is in the district.[27]

The district's language is roughly divided into six regions, but the boundaries of these six dialect regions are fuzzy and uncertain.[28]

Scenic spots and historical sites edit

 
The Great Wall in Dazhuangke Township
 
The Yanqing World Geopark, which was included in the UNESCO list of World Geoparks in 2013[29]

Beijing Wild Duck Lake Wetland edit

The Wild Duck Lake Wetland is located in northwest of Yanqing District. It is a national 4A scenic spot and an artificial wetland composed of the Yanqing area of Guanting Reservoir. It is one of the most important bird habitats in Beijing and even North China. In July 1997, the Beijing Wild Duck Lake Wetland was established, and it was a municipal-level nature reserve in December 2000. The total area of the reserve is 6,873 hectares, of which the wetland area is 3939 hectares.[30]

Badaling Great Wall edit

The Badaling Great Wall is one of the most famous scenes in Yanqing, which is located at the north entrance of Guan'gou Ancient Road, Jundushan, Yanqing District, Beijing. It is an essential part of the Great Wall of China, a great project in ancient China, and a strait mouth of the Great Wall of the Ming dynasty. The Badaling Great Wall is an essential outpost of Juyong Pass.[31]

Longqing Gorge edit

The Longqing Gorge is located in the northwest of Gucheng Village, 85 kilometers away from Beijing City. It is a national 4A scenic spot and one of the sixteen scenic spots in Beijing. The water originates from the eastern foot of Haituo and flows into Gucheng Reservoir through Yudu Mountain. Since Yanqing has a cold winter and a long icing period. Longqing Gorge has used this unique natural condition to hold the Ice Lantern Art Festival since 1987. The Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern Art Exhibition has become a traditional project of winter tourism in the capital.[32]

Vanke Shijinglong Ski Resort edit

Named after Vanke, this ski resort was completed in 1999. It is a national 3A scenic spot located in Yanqing, Beijing, 80 kilometers away from downtown Beijing. It is the first ski resort in the surrounding area of Beijing, with the large scale, complete equipment and facilities, and the pioneer in China to adopt artificial snowmaking. It also has a rare southern slope in Beijing, where visitors can ski in the warm sunshine in winter. The snowfield covers an area of 600 acres, and there are six ski trails in the snowfield.[33]

Great Wall of China Museum edit

The Great Wal of China Museum, located on the western side of Badaling,[6]: 298  is a thematic museum that comprehensively reflects the history and culture of the Badaling Great Wall, and was completed and opened to the public on September 6, 1994. The appearance of the Great Wall Museum of China is a fire beacon building, with a construction area of more than 4,000 square meters and a usable area of 3,200 square meters.[34]

Zhan Tianyou Memorial Hall edit

Zhan Tianyou Memorial Hall is located in Badaling Special Zone, Yanqing District, Beijing, China, built to commemorate Chinese railroad engineer Zhan Tianyou, and is subordinate to China Railway Museum, a national third-class museum. In 1992, the museum was awarded as Beijing Patriotic Education Base, and in 1995, the museum was awarded as Railway Patriotic Education Base, and in 1997, the exhibition was renovated, and in 2008, the museum was awarded as Beijing Science Education Base, and the infrastructure and exhibition were completely renovated. The museum was rated as a national third-class museum and an out-of-school activity base for young students in Beijing. in 2010, the museum was rated as a national science popularization education base.[35]

Beijing Badaling Wildlife World edit

Beijing Badaling Wildlife World is the largest mountain wildlife park in China, located at the foot of the Badaling Great Wall and close to the Badaling Expressway. The park has five functional areas: wildlife tour area, ecological reserve, mountain forest sightseeing area, ancient culture area, and recreation area. The park covers an area of nearly 6,000 acres, with more than 100 kinds of nearly 10,000 head (only) wild animals.[36]

Transportation edit

 
The Line S2 at Qinglongqiao station

Yanqing District is an important transportation hub in the north of Beijing, with urban and rural roads extending in all directions. At the end of 2018, the highway mileage of the whole region reached 1833.4 kilometers, 0.9 kilometers less than the end of the previous year.[37]

The Jingbao Railway, Daqin Railway, Beijing-Tibet (Badaling) Expressway, Jingxin Expressway, China National Highway 110, S216, S323, etc., pass through the district.[10] Construction of the Xingyan Expressway is about to start, and by then, it will take 30 minutes to reach downtown Beijing.[11]

Suburban railway edit

The Beijing-Baotou railway and the Line S2 of the suburban railway are convenient for passenger and cargo transportation. The Beijing-Zhangjiakou intercity railway opened its Yanqing branch on December 1, 2020, and it takes 26 minutes to commute to downtown Beijing.[38] Yanqing is served by one commuter railway line operated by Beijing Suburban Railway (BCR). Line S2 (both the main and branch lines) starts from Huangtudian railway station in Changping District and stops at the following stations in Yanqing:

Education edit

Local food edit

Tofu Banquet

Tofu Banquet is a ceremonial meal in traditional Chinese weddings and celebrations. This food is made by adding cabbage, tofu, preserved pork, vermicelli, etc., into a brazier. The brazier was a heating appliance in the rural areas of northern China in the old days.[11]

Yielding fruit edit

Apple, Plump, Grape, etc.[10]

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External links edit

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Yenking redirects here For the ancient Chinese city see Yanjing disambiguation Yanqing District Chinese 延庆区 pinyin Yanqing Qu formerly known as Yanqing County before 2015 is a district of the municipality of Beijing located northwest of the city proper of Beijing 74km away from the city center 3 The district consists of 3 subdistricts 11 towns and 4 townships 1 and borders the Beijing districts of Huairou to the east and Changping to the south as well as the Hebei counties of Huailai to the west and Chicheng to the north The district hosted the Expo 2019 4 5 and hosted alpine skiing bobsled luge and skeleton during the 2022 Winter Olympics Yanqing 延庆区DistrictAncient cave dwellings of the Guyaju Ruins are located in Yanqing Location of Yanqing in BeijingCoordinates 40 27 52 N 115 58 49 E 40 464521 N 115 980185 E 40 464521 115 980185CountryPeople s Republic of ChinaMunicipalityBeijingTownship level divisions3 subdistricts11 towns4 townships 1 SeatRulin Subdistrict 2 Area Total1 994 88 km2 770 23 sq mi Population 2020 census Total345 671 Density170 km2 450 sq mi Time zoneUTC 8 China Standard Postal code102100Area code0010Websitehttp www bjyq gov cn YanqingTraditional Chinese延慶Simplified Chinese延庆PostalYenkingTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinYanqingWade GilesYen2 ch ing4 Contents 1 History 2 Climate 3 Administrative divisions 3 1 Urban area of Yanqing District 3 2 List of subdivisions of Yanqing District 4 Population 5 Culture and tourism 6 Scenic spots and historical sites 6 1 Beijing Wild Duck Lake Wetland 6 2 Badaling Great Wall 6 3 Longqing Gorge 6 4 Vanke Shijinglong Ski Resort 6 5 Great Wall of China Museum 6 6 Zhan Tianyou Memorial Hall 6 7 Beijing Badaling Wildlife World 7 Transportation 7 1 Suburban railway 8 Education 9 Local food 9 1 Yielding fruit 10 References 11 External linksHistory editIn the Tang dynasty Guichuan County named after the Gui River was established and belonged to the Gui Prefecture in Hebei with a defensive military city 6 385 Eventually in 1952 it was reassigned to the Zhangjiakou Special Zone zh in Hebei Province and in 1958 it was transferred to Beijing 7 In November 2015 the State Council of the People s Republic of China approved the adjustment of the administrative divisions of Beijing and Yanqing County was abolished and established as a district 8 Yanqing District became sister cities with Dongdaemun District Seoul when they established friendly relations in 1997 and signed a cultural and sports exchange agreement and an economic exchange agreement in 2011 9 Climate editYanqing District has a continental monsoon climate a transitional zone between temperate zone and mid temperate zone semi arid and semi humid zone This is a unique climate with cold winters and cool summers with Yanqing being known as Beijing s summer capital 6 The climate is cold in winter and is cool in summer with an average annual temperature of 9 6 C It has an area of 105 square kilometers in the tropical zone with abundant shallow geothermal resources With 2 623 4 hours of sunshine per year it is the region with the most abundant solar energy resources in Beijing Also Yanqing s wind resources account for 70 of Beijing 10 The Yanqing Badaling Great Wall Basin is surrounded by mountains on three sides in the north south east and Guanting Reservoir to the west namely the Yanhuai Basin Yanqing is located in the east of the basin with an average elevation of about 500 meters Haituo Mountain is the highest peak in the territory with an elevation of 2241 meters and the second highest peak in Beijing 11 Yanqing is surrounded by mountains to the north east and south and water to the west with an average altitude of 500 meters above sea level and is predominantly mountainous with mountains accounting for 70 of the county s area 6 104 The forest greening rate of the entire region has reached 74 12 In addition Yanqing is rich in geothermal solar wind and other new and renewable energy sources accounting for 25 of energy consumption and is one of the first national green energy demonstration counties and a new and renewable energy demonstration area in Beijing 12 The highest temperature recorded was 39 C which occurred on June 10 1961 6 65 Prior to 2016 and the lowest temperature recorded was 27 3 C 17 14 F which occurred on January 23 1973 6 65 however on January 23 2016 the lowest temperature recorded was 29 8 C 21 64 F the lowest temperature recorded in Beijing in 30 years 13 The year with the highest precipitation from June to August was 1964 with 747 1 mm and the year with the lowest was 1965 with 274 mm 6 66 The average annual sunshine in one district of Yanqing County is 2623 4 hours with an annual sunshine percentage of 60 the highest sunshine hours and solar radiation in Beijing 6 67 In 2022 the annual average concentration value of PM2 5 in Yanqing District was 27 micrograms per cubic meter 7 micrograms per cubic meter lower than the urban area of Beijing 34 micrograms per cubic meter ranking first in air quality over other districts in Beijing 14 15 Climate data for Yanqing District 1991 2020 normals extremes 1981 2010 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high C F 10 8 51 4 15 9 60 6 28 3 82 9 32 7 90 9 38 8 101 8 39 2 102 6 38 7 101 7 37 1 98 8 34 3 93 7 29 0 84 2 20 1 68 2 10 0 50 0 39 2 102 6 Mean daily maximum C F 0 9 30 4 3 7 38 7 10 7 51 3 18 9 66 0 25 1 77 2 28 4 83 1 29 5 85 1 28 5 83 3 24 1 75 4 17 1 62 8 7 6 45 7 0 4 32 7 16 1 61 0 Daily mean C F 7 4 18 7 3 4 25 9 3 7 38 7 12 0 53 6 18 3 64 9 22 1 71 8 24 1 75 4 22 8 73 0 17 4 63 3 10 1 50 2 1 4 34 5 5 5 22 1 9 6 49 3 Mean daily minimum C F 12 9 8 8 9 1 15 6 2 4 27 7 5 2 41 4 11 6 52 9 16 4 61 5 19 6 67 3 18 1 64 6 12 0 53 6 4 5 40 1 3 5 25 7 10 3 13 5 4 1 39 4 Record low C F 26 2 15 2 19 2 2 6 17 7 0 1 3 3 26 1 3 5 38 3 9 0 48 2 13 9 57 0 10 6 51 1 2 9 37 2 8 1 17 4 11 1 12 0 20 9 5 6 26 2 15 2 Average precipitation mm inches 2 0 0 08 3 5 0 14 9 0 0 35 18 5 0 73 43 2 1 70 74 8 2 94 121 6 4 79 79 2 3 12 59 9 2 36 23 8 0 94 11 4 0 45 2 3 0 09 449 2 17 69 Average precipitation days 0 1 mm 1 5 2 1 3 3 4 7 7 3 11 6 12 8 10 5 8 0 5 3 2 9 1 5 71 5 Average snowy days 3 1 3 0 3 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 2 8 15 5 Average relative humidity 47 43 41 42 48 62 74 75 70 61 54 48 55 Mean monthly sunshine hours 205 5 204 0 239 5 248 0 270 2 231 2 202 6 213 4 213 3 212 4 189 7 193 6 2 623 4 Percent possible sunshine 68 67 64 62 60 52 45 51 58 62 64 67 60 Source China Meteorological Administration 16 17 Climate data for Foyeding Yanqing District elevation 1 225 m 4 019 ft 1991 2020 normals Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Mean daily maximum C F 5 6 21 9 1 7 28 9 5 3 41 5 13 5 56 3 19 6 67 3 23 0 73 4 24 0 75 2 23 0 73 4 18 6 65 5 11 9 53 4 2 8 37 0 4 1 24 6 10 9 51 5 Daily mean C F 10 2 13 6 6 9 19 6 0 5 31 1 7 3 45 1 13 7 56 7 17 6 63 7 19 6 67 3 18 6 65 5 13 9 57 0 6 9 44 4 1 7 28 9 8 5 16 7 5 8 42 5 Mean daily minimum C F 13 5 7 7 10 5 13 1 4 6 23 7 2 9 37 2 9 2 48 6 13 6 56 5 16 4 61 5 15 4 59 7 10 5 50 9 3 4 38 1 5 0 23 0 11 7 10 9 2 2 35 9 Average precipitation mm inches 2 7 0 11 6 2 0 24 12 6 0 50 19 8 0 78 49 2 1 94 87 6 3 45 150 4 5 92 105 1 4 14 67 7 2 67 29 4 1 16 13 9 0 55 3 3 0 13 547 9 21 59 Average precipitation days 0 1 mm 2 2 2 7 4 1 5 9 8 3 13 9 15 0 12 3 9 5 5 5 3 3 2 0 84 7 Average snowy days 3 0 3 8 4 4 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 2 6 21 2 Average relative humidity 46 44 43 44 50 66 80 79 68 56 51 47 56 Mean monthly sunshine hours 216 4 211 8 259 5 262 2 279 7 234 9 189 4 207 5 218 1 227 0 200 7 205 4 2 712 6 Percent possible sunshine 72 70 70 65 62 52 42 49 59 67 68 72 62 Source China Meteorological Administration 18 19 Administrative divisions edit nbsp Yongning in the northeastern part of Yanqing District There are 3 subdistricts 11 towns and 4 townships in the district 1 Urban area of Yanqing District edit The Yanqing District government is located at Rulin Subdistrict 2 The urban area of Yanqing District is composed of Baiquan Subdistrict Rulin Subdistrict Xiangshuiyuan Subdistrict and Yanqing Town with a population that exceeds 100 000 The urban area has a central business district and exhibition center List of subdivisions of Yanqing District edit Name 1 Chinese S Hanyu Pinyin Population 2010 20 Area km2 Rulin Subdistrict district government seat 2 儒林街道 Rulin Jiedao 125 659 14 26 Baiquan Subdistrict 百泉街道 Bǎiquan Jiedao 6 20 Xiangshuiyuan Subdistrict 香水园街道 Xiangshuǐyuan Jiedao 7 45 Yanqing town 延庆镇 Yanqing Zhen 47 00 Kangzhuang town 康庄镇 Kangzhuang Zhen 33 487 75 00 Badaling town 八达岭镇 Badalǐng Zhen 8 094 96 00 Yongning town 永宁镇 Yǒngning Zhen 24 075 158 70 Jiuxian town 旧县镇 Jiuxian Zhen 19 932 109 70 Zhangshanying town 张山营镇 Zhangshanying Zhen 23 769 248 00 Sihai town 四海镇 Sihǎi Zhen 6 001 115 70 Qianjiadian town 千家店镇 Qianjiadian Zhen 9 463 371 00 Shenjiaying town 沈家营镇 Shenjiaying Zhen 12 021 37 30 Dayushu town 大榆树镇 Dayushu Zhen 21 630 64 00 Jingzhuang town 井庄镇 Jǐngzhuang Zhen 10 646 125 70 Dazhuangke Township 大庄科乡 Dazhuangke Xiang 5 276 126 57 Liubinbu Township 刘斌堡乡 Liubinbǎo Xiang 6 088 116 20 Xiangying Township 香营乡 Xiangying Xiang 7 782 96 00 Zhenzhuquan Township 珍珠泉乡 Zhenzhuquan Xiang 3 503 114 00Population editAt the end of 2019 there were 145 474 households in Yanqing District Among them 70 386 agricultural households The registered population is 289 093 people Among them 14 045 are female permanent residents The resident population is 35 7 of which 4 5 are permanent migrants accounting for 12 6 of the resident population Among the permanent population the urban population is 21 3 accounting for 59 7 of the permanent population The permanent population was born at 8 22 and the birth rate was 5 84 The natural growth rate of the permanent population was 2 38 21 Culture and tourism editThe district is rich in historical sites and outdoor attractions The most visited attraction of Yanqing is Badaling a restored section of the Great Wall that is highly popular with tourists Badaling Remnant Shixiaguan and Shuiguan sections of the Great Wall in Yanqing are to the west and east respectively of the highly popular Badaling and receive spillover visitors especially during peak periods One of the most popular day trips for residents of Beijing is the Longqing Gorge located in the village of Gucheng in the district The scenic area features a canyon filled at the bottom with a reservoir from a nearby man made dam providing short boat cruises along the dramatic landscape of narrow peaks 22 23 The remnants of a 1 000 year old cliff dwelling community date back to the Tang dynasty are found at Guyaju Ruins near the village of Dongmenying 24 Archaeologists are uncertain about the origins of Guyaju One theory holds that the Kumo Xi a steppe tribe carved from the rocks the halls and hundreds of dwellings that form a fortress community in the caves 24 25 Another historical attraction is the town of Yongning The town square tower was restored in the 2000s and there is a Gothic Revival Catholic church from the 19th century 26 Commune by the Great Wall is in the district 27 The district s language is roughly divided into six regions but the boundaries of these six dialect regions are fuzzy and uncertain 28 Scenic spots and historical sites edit nbsp The Great Wall in Dazhuangke Township nbsp The Yanqing World Geopark which was included in the UNESCO list of World Geoparks in 2013 29 nbsp Badaling Great Wall nbsp Qinglongqiao railway station Beijing Wild Duck Lake Wetland edit The Wild Duck Lake Wetland is located in northwest of Yanqing District It is a national 4A scenic spot and an artificial wetland composed of the Yanqing area of Guanting Reservoir It is one of the most important bird habitats in Beijing and even North China In July 1997 the Beijing Wild Duck Lake Wetland was established and it was a municipal level nature reserve in December 2000 The total area of the reserve is 6 873 hectares of which the wetland area is 3939 hectares 30 Badaling Great Wall edit Main article Badaling Great Wall The Badaling Great Wall is one of the most famous scenes in Yanqing which is located at the north entrance of Guan gou Ancient Road Jundushan Yanqing District Beijing It is an essential part of the Great Wall of China a great project in ancient China and a strait mouth of the Great Wall of the Ming dynasty The Badaling Great Wall is an essential outpost of Juyong Pass 31 Longqing Gorge edit Main article Longqing Gorge The Longqing Gorge is located in the northwest of Gucheng Village 85 kilometers away from Beijing City It is a national 4A scenic spot and one of the sixteen scenic spots in Beijing The water originates from the eastern foot of Haituo and flows into Gucheng Reservoir through Yudu Mountain Since Yanqing has a cold winter and a long icing period Longqing Gorge has used this unique natural condition to hold the Ice Lantern Art Festival since 1987 The Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern Art Exhibition has become a traditional project of winter tourism in the capital 32 Vanke Shijinglong Ski Resort edit Named after Vanke this ski resort was completed in 1999 It is a national 3A scenic spot located in Yanqing Beijing 80 kilometers away from downtown Beijing It is the first ski resort in the surrounding area of Beijing with the large scale complete equipment and facilities and the pioneer in China to adopt artificial snowmaking It also has a rare southern slope in Beijing where visitors can ski in the warm sunshine in winter The snowfield covers an area of 600 acres and there are six ski trails in the snowfield 33 Great Wall of China Museum edit The Great Wal of China Museum located on the western side of Badaling 6 298 is a thematic museum that comprehensively reflects the history and culture of the Badaling Great Wall and was completed and opened to the public on September 6 1994 The appearance of the Great Wall Museum of China is a fire beacon building with a construction area of more than 4 000 square meters and a usable area of 3 200 square meters 34 Zhan Tianyou Memorial Hall edit Zhan Tianyou Memorial Hall is located in Badaling Special Zone Yanqing District Beijing China built to commemorate Chinese railroad engineer Zhan Tianyou and is subordinate to China Railway Museum a national third class museum In 1992 the museum was awarded as Beijing Patriotic Education Base and in 1995 the museum was awarded as Railway Patriotic Education Base and in 1997 the exhibition was renovated and in 2008 the museum was awarded as Beijing Science Education Base and the infrastructure and exhibition were completely renovated The museum was rated as a national third class museum and an out of school activity base for young students in Beijing in 2010 the museum was rated as a national science popularization education base 35 Beijing Badaling Wildlife World edit Beijing Badaling Wildlife World is the largest mountain wildlife park in China located at the foot of the Badaling Great Wall and close to the Badaling Expressway The park has five functional areas wildlife tour area ecological reserve mountain forest sightseeing area ancient culture area and recreation area The park covers an area of nearly 6 000 acres with more than 100 kinds of nearly 10 000 head only wild animals 36 Transportation edit nbsp The Line S2 at Qinglongqiao station Yanqing District is an important transportation hub in the north of Beijing with urban and rural roads extending in all directions At the end of 2018 the highway mileage of the whole region reached 1833 4 kilometers 0 9 kilometers less than the end of the previous year 37 The Jingbao Railway Daqin Railway Beijing Tibet Badaling Expressway Jingxin Expressway China National Highway 110 S216 S323 etc pass through the district 10 Construction of the Xingyan Expressway is about to start and by then it will take 30 minutes to reach downtown Beijing 11 Suburban railway edit The Beijing Baotou railway and the Line S2 of the suburban railway are convenient for passenger and cargo transportation The Beijing Zhangjiakou intercity railway opened its Yanqing branch on December 1 2020 and it takes 26 minutes to commute to downtown Beijing 38 Yanqing is served by one commuter railway line operated by Beijing Suburban Railway BCR Line S2 both the main and branch lines starts from Huangtudian railway station in Changping District and stops at the following stations in Yanqing Line S2 Main Badaling Yanqing Line S2 Branch Badaling KangzhuangEducation editMain article List of schools in Yanqing DistrictLocal food editTofu Banquet Tofu Banquet is a ceremonial meal in traditional Chinese weddings and celebrations This food is made by adding cabbage tofu preserved pork vermicelli etc into a brazier The brazier was a heating appliance in the rural areas of northern China in the old days 11 Yielding fruit edit Apple Plump Grape etc 10 References edit a b c d 2020年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码 延庆区 in Chinese National Bureau of Statistics of the People s Republic of China Archived from the original on 2021 07 23 Retrieved 2021 07 24 a b c 北京撤销密云县 延庆县 设立密云区 延庆区 2015 11 17 Archived from the original on 2021 07 24 Retrieved 2021 07 24 延庆区人民政府驻儒林街道湖北西路1号 https www beijing gov cn ywdt zwzt dah bxsq 201704 t20170424 1815961 html Expo 2019 Beijing BIE Retrieved March 23 2019 L 104104 2014 06 12 北京将举办2019年世界园艺博览会 Bj people com cn Archived from the original on March 26 2020 Retrieved 2018 05 28 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link a b c d e f g h 延庆县志 Yanqing County Magazine in Simplified Chinese Beijing Publishing House zh 2006 ISBN 9787200063721 历史沿革 北京延庆 bjyq gov cn 2016 07 01 Archived from the original on July 1 2016 Retrieved 2022 02 05 北京密云延庆两县将撤县设区 News ifeng com Retrieved 2018 05 28 韩国东大门区代表团来延访问 Archived 2014 11 30 at archive today a b c Overview of Yanqing Beijing Archived from the original on 2021 06 29 Retrieved 2021 06 29 a b c General situation of Yanqing Archived from the original on 2021 06 29 Retrieved 2021 06 29 a b http m sohu com n 416820997 trans 000115 3w 延庆简介 常住人口31 7万 首都生态涵养发展区 北京迎30年来最冷一天 延庆最低气温逼近 30度 Archived 2016 01 30 at the Wayback Machine 2013 Beijing Environmental Status Bulletin 2015年前10月延庆空气质量全市最好 Beijing qianlong com 2015 11 10 Retrieved 2018 05 28 中国气象数据网 WeatherBk Data in Simplified Chinese China Meteorological Administration Retrieved 26 August 2023 中国气象数据网 in Simplified Chinese China Meteorological Administration Retrieved 26 August 2023 中国气象数据网 WeatherBk Data in Simplified Chinese China Meteorological Administration Retrieved 10 October 2023 中国气象数据网 in Simplified Chinese China Meteorological Administration Retrieved 10 October 2023 Census Office of the State Council of the People s Republic of China Population and Employment Statistics Division of the National Bureau of Statistics of the People s Republic of China 2012 中国2010人口普查分乡 镇 街道资料 1 ed Beijing China Statistics Print ISBN 978 7 5037 6660 2 Overview of the population Archived from the original on 2021 06 29 Retrieved 2021 06 29 Beijing s best day trips lakes and rivers Time Out Beijing May 2 2017 Archived from the original on May 7 2018 Retrieved May 6 2018 Longqing Gorge 龙庆峡 The Beijinger Archived from the original on 2018 05 07 Retrieved 2018 05 06 a b 1000 Years Old Houses Carved out of Rock Guyaju Ruins China Underground April 10 2016 Archived from the original on February 7 2018 Retrieved February 6 2018 Kirch John June 13 2018 One hour out Beijing Beyond the Great Wall to the Guyaju Caves Wall Street Journal Archived from the original on July 25 2019 Retrieved September 3 2019 Beijing rebuilds its ancient town China Daily July 21 2003 Archived from the original on October 3 2018 Retrieved February 6 2018 Commune by the Great Wall SOHO China Archived from the original on 2020 07 08 Retrieved 2020 09 04 Shuiguan Great Wall Exit No 53 G6 JingzangHighway Beijing The page is also available in Mandarin Chinese Chinese address 北京G6京藏高速公路53号水关长城出口 延庆话 本土化之后仍保有晋中南底色 北京地理 京郊方言录之延庆话 新京报电子报 epaper bjnews com cn Retrieved 2022 02 04 北京延庆晋级为 世界地质公园 permanent dead link The history of The Beijing Wild Duck Lake Wetland Archived from the original on 2021 06 29 Retrieved 2021 06 29 The introduction of Beijing Badaling Great Wall Archived from the original on 2021 06 29 Retrieved 2021 06 29 The Longqing Gorge Archived from the original on 2019 08 04 Retrieved 2021 06 29 Vanke Shijinglong Ski Resort opened to create the first Internet Ski Resort Archived from the original on 2021 06 29 Retrieved 2021 06 29 北京新春博物馆活动精彩大盘点 Archived 2019 06 27 at the Wayback Machine 新浪 展馆介绍 詹天佑纪念馆 于2013 03 16查阅 Archived from the original on 2014 12 22 Retrieved 2013 03 17 关于我们 北京八达岭野生动物世界官方网站 于2013 12 31查阅 Archived from the original on 2014 01 01 Retrieved 2013 12 31 Yanqing District s 2019 National Economic and Social Development Statistical Bulletin Archived from the original on 2022 01 13 Retrieved 2021 06 29 京张高铁延庆支线今晨通车 清河到延庆只用26分钟 2020 12 01 Archived from the original on 2021 01 02 Retrieved 2021 07 23 External links edit nbsp Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Yanqing nbsp Media related to Yanqing District at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yanqing Beijing amp oldid 1215044801, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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