Fengtai District


Fengtai District 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.

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.
, 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 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. 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 and Yungang 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" label:
NameChinese Hanyu PinyinPopulation Area
Fengtai Subdistrict丰台街道Fēngtái Jiēdào144,1858.90
You'anmen Subdistrict右安门街道Yòu'ānmén Jiēdào83,9364.32
Taipingqiao Subdistrict太平桥街道Tàipíngqiáo Jiēdào63,5889.81
Xiluoyuan Subdistrict西罗园街道Xīluōyuán Jiēdào83,4303.02
Dahongmen Subdistrict大红门街道Dàhóngmén Jiēdào193,38213.50
Nanyuan Subdistrict南苑街道Nányuàn Jiēdào48,07628.00
Donggaodi Subdistrict东高地街道Dōnggāodì Jiēdào44,9124.00
Dongtiejiangying Subdistrict东铁匠营街道Dōngtiějiàngyíng Jiēdào144,89413.20
Lugouqiao Subdistrict卢沟桥街道Lúgōuqiáo Jiēdào181,66659.73
Xincun Subdistrict新村街道Xīncūn Jiēdào159,3578.68
Changxindian Subdistrict长辛店街道Zhǎngxīndiàn Jiēdào80,63946.63
Yungang Subdistrict云岗街道Yúngǎng Jiēdào32,7118.53
Majiabao Subdistrict马家堡街道Mǎjiābǎo Jiēdào119,5954.90
Heyi Subdistrict和义街道Héyì Jiēdào40,4776.80
Fangzhuang Area方庄地区Fāngzhuāng Dìqū83,4545.53
Wuanpingcheng Area宛平城地区Wǎnpíngchéng Dìqū49,18022.10
Lugouqiao Area卢沟桥地区Lúgōuqiáo Dìqū173,69056.30
Huaxiang Area花乡地区Huāxiāng Dìqū143,04150.15
Nanyuan Area南苑地区Nányuàn Dìqū140,15556.74
Changxindian town长辛店镇Zhǎngxīndiàn Zhèn47,98658.60
Wangzuo town王佐镇Wángzuǒ Zhèn53,80861.33

Communities

The southwestern stretches of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th Ring Roads all run through the area, as well as the Jingshi Expressway.
Beijing Nanyuan Airport is located in the district.
Beijing West railway station and Beijing South railway station, the only stations in Beijing 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 nine metro lines of the Beijing Subway:
In 2017,the regional GDP of the district is 142.75 billion yuan, with GDP per capita at 65.3 thousand yuan.
China United Airlines has its headquarters in Fengtai District. Okay Airways previously had its headquarters in Fengtai District.

General references