Fengtai District

Fengtai District (simplified Chinese: 丰台区; traditional Chinese: 豐臺區; pinyin: Fēngtái Qū) is a district of the municipality of Beijing. It lies mostly to the southwest of the city center, extending into the city's southwestern suburbs beyond the Sixth Ring Road, but also to the south and, to a smaller extent, the southeast, where it has borders with Chaoyang District and Dongcheng District.

Fengtai 丰台区
District
Beijingxi Station
Location of Fengtai District in Beijing
Coordinates (Fengtai government): 39°51′31″N 116°17′12″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Municipality	Beijing
Township-level divisions	14 subdistricts 2 towns 5 townships
Area
• Total	306 km^2 (118 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	2,112,000
• Density	6,900/km^2 (18,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	100071
Area code(s)	0010
Website	www.bjft.gov.cn

History

The Western Han dynasty Prince Liu Jian and his wife were buried in Dabaotai village in southwestern Fengtai over 2,000 years ago. The tombs were discovered in 1974 and are now open to visitors at the Dabaotai Western Han Dynasty Mausoleum on Fengbo Road.

The western gate of Wanping Fortress, seen from the plaza at the entrance to Marco Polo Bridge - historically, the only bridge connecting the two halves of today's Fengtai District. The stele in memory of Kangxi Emperor's repairs to the bridge, held by a bixi tortoise, is in the foreground

In Qing Dynasty times, Fengtai was where the Imperial Manchu Army had its camps, trained, and held parades on festive occasions.

It is 304.2 square kilometers (117.5 sq mi) in area, making it the third-largest precinct in the greater urban part of Beijing, and is home to 790,000 inhabitants.

It is divided into 14 subdistricts of the city proper of Beijing, 2 towns, and 5 townships (2 of which are suburbs of the city proper of Beijing). This precinct is newly urbanized in comparison to those precincts in the old city, and until the mid-1980s, it was still a mostly rural area where pig pens and goat pens were common, and major parts of the precinct had no electricity. It was only during the recent rapid economic development that the precinct was urbanized. Its postal code is 100071.

Changxindian (population 78,092) and Yungang (population 32,894) Subdistricts of Beijing make up an urban area distinct from Beijing.

Administrative divisions

The district administers 14 subdistricts, 2 towns, and 5 townships of which carry the "area" (地区) label:[1][2]

Name	Chinese (S)	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2010)[3]	Area (km^2)
Fengtai Subdistrict	丰台街道	Fēngtái Jiēdào	144,185	8.90
You'anmen Subdistrict	右安门街道	Yòu'ānmén Jiēdào	83,936	4.32
Taipingqiao Subdistrict	太平桥街道	Tàipíngqiáo Jiēdào	63,588	9.81
Xiluoyuan Subdistrict	西罗园街道	Xīluōyuán Jiēdào	83,430	3.02
Dahongmen Subdistrict	大红门街道	Dàhóngmén Jiēdào	193,382	13.50
Nanyuan Subdistrict	南苑街道	Nányuàn Jiēdào	48,076	28.00
Donggaodi Subdistrict	东高地街道	Dōnggāodì Jiēdào	44,912	4.00
Dongtiejiangying Subdistrict	东铁匠营街道	Dōngtiějiàngyíng Jiēdào	144,894	13.20
Lugouqiao Subdistrict	卢沟桥街道	Lúgōuqiáo Jiēdào	181,666	59.73
Xincun Subdistrict	新村街道	Xīncūn Jiēdào	159,357	8.68
Changxindian Subdistrict	长辛店街道	Zhǎngxīndiàn Jiēdào	80,639	46.63
Yungang Subdistrict	云岗街道	Yúngǎng Jiēdào	32,711	8.53
Majiabao Subdistrict	马家堡街道	Mǎjiābǎo Jiēdào	119,595	4.90
Heyi Subdistrict	和义街道	Héyì Jiēdào	40,477	6.80
Fangzhuang (Subdistrict) Area	方庄(街道)地区	Fāngzhuāng (Jiēdào) Dìqū	83,454	5.53
Wanpingcheng (Subdistrict) Area	宛平城(街道)地区	Wǎnpíngchéng (Jiēdào) Dìqū	49,180	22.10
Lugouqiao (Township) Area	卢沟桥(乡)地区	Lúgōuqiáo (Xiāng) Dìqū	173,690	56.30
Huaxiang (Township) Area	花乡(乡)地区	Huāxiāng (Xiāng) Dìqū	143,041	50.15
Nanyuan (Township) Area	南苑(乡)地区	Nányuàn (Xiāng) Dìqū	140,155	56.74
Changxindian town	长辛店镇	Zhǎngxīndiàn Zhèn	47,986	58.60
Wangzuo town	王佐镇	Wángzuǒ Zhèn	53,808	61.33

Communities

• Zhejiangcun

Transportation

The southwestern stretches of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th Ring Roads all run through the area, as well as the Jingshi Expressway (Jingzhu Expressway).

Beijing Nanyuan Airport is located in the district.

Beijing West railway station and Beijing South railway station, with high-speed rail service, are both located in the northeastern part of Fengtai, near its border with Xicheng. Fengtai railway station is currently under renovation.

Metro

Fengtai is currently served by twelve metro lines of the Beijing Subway:

•      Line 4 - Beijing South railway station  14 , Majiapu, Jiaomen West  10 , Gongyixiqiao  Daxing 
•      Line 5 - Puhuangyu  14 , Liujiayao, Songjiazhuang  10   Yizhuang 
•      Line 7 - Beijing West railway station  9 
•      Line 8 (S) - Muxiyuan, Haihutun, Dahongmen South, Heyi, Donggaodi, Huojianwanyuan
•      Line 9 - Beijing West railway station  7 , Liuliqiao East, Liuliqiao  10 , Qilizhuang  14 , Fengtai Dongdajie, Fengtainanlu, Keyilu, Fengtai Science Park, Guogongzhuang  Fangshan 
•      Line 10 - Fenzhongsi, Songjiazhuang  5   Yizhuang , Shiliuzhuang, Dahongmen, Jiaomen East, Jiaomen West  4 , Caoqiao  Daxing Airport , Jijiamiao, Shoujingmao, Fengtai railway station, Niwa, Xiju  14 , Liuliqiao  9 
•      Line 14 (W) - Zhangguozhuang, Garden Expo Park, Dawayao, Guozhuangzi, Dajing, Qilizhuang  9 , Xiju  10 
•      Line 14 (E) - Beijing South railway station  4 , Puhuangyu  5 , Fangzhuang
•      Daxing line - Gongyixiqiao  4 , Xingong
•      Fangshan line - Guogongzhuang  9 , Dabaotai
•      Yizhuang line - Songjiazhuang  5   10 
•      Daxing Airport Express - Caoqiao  10 

Tourism

• Beijing World Park
• White Cloud Temple
• Marco Polo Bridge
• Wanping Fortress, at the eastern end of the bridge
• Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, inside the fortress

Economy

In 2017,the regional GDP of the district is 142.75 billion yuan,[4] with GDP per capita at 65.3 thousand yuan.

China United Airlines has its headquarters in Fengtai District.[5] Okay Airways previously had its headquarters in Fengtai District.[6][7]

References

Notes

1. These townships are officially classified as subdistricts, but as they coincide with the area of the same name, they are commonly named "areas" (地区)
2. 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：丰台区 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
3. 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.
4. "Regional Yearbook of Beijing,2018"
5. 联系我们. China United Airlines. 2012-10-12. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2012-10-12. 北京市丰台区警备东路６号西区一号院
6. 北京总公司. Okay Airways. Retrieved 2009-10-04. 北京总公司" and "北京市丰台区方庄芳星园三区18号
7. "China to approve private airline - report.(Okay Airways Co)(Brief Article)." Airline Industry Information. February 22, 2005. Retrieved on October 4, 2009.

General references

• Harper, Damian, Beijing: City Guide, 7th Edition, Oakland, California: Lonely Planet Publications, 2007. Cf. pp. 96–98, 138, 266–267.
• Harper, Damian, Beijing: City Guide, 6th Edition, Oakland, California : Lonely Planet Publications, 2005. ISBN 1-74059-782-6. Cf. section beginning on p. 88, "Fengtai & Xuanwu".

External links

• Fengtai District travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Fengtai District, Beijing Municipality (in Chinese)