Shunyi District

Shunyi
顺义区
District


Location of Shunyi District in Beijing
Country People's Republic of China
Municipality Beijing
Township-level divisions 6 subdistricts
19 towns
Area
 • Total 1,020 km2 (390 sq mi)
Population (2000)
 • Total 636,479
 • Density 620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Area code(s) 0010

Shunyi District (simplified Chinese: 顺义区; traditional Chinese: 順義區; pinyin: Shùnyì Qū) is an administrative district of Beijing, located outside of the city proper. As of 2014, the population of the district is around 983,000, of which approximately 601,000 have local residency permits. The Beijing Capital International Airport is located in the geographical boundaries of the district, though it is technically under the jurisdiction of Chaoyang district.

Shunyi has large communities of foreign expatriates.[1]

Overview

Shunyi District has an area of 1,020 square kilometres (390 sq mi) and a long-term resident population of approximately 983,000 as of 2013. The district is divided into 5 subdistricts of the city of Shunyi, the Airport subdistrict, and 19 towns. The urban area of Shunyi (2000 Census population 104,952 in Subdistricts) has an area of 19 km2 (7.3 sq mi) and has an estimated urban area population of 190,000. Other important urban areas are Tianzhu/Jichang (55,000 estimated population, Jichang is an exclave of Chaoyang District surrounded by Shunyi District), Houshayu (45,000), Yangzhen (22,000), and Mapo (22,000).

Southern Shunyi is a hive of construction activity - not unlike hundreds of other parts of China. In the Tianzhu Development Zone - the region abutting the airport to the west - the largest international exhibition centre in China has just been opened. The first exhibition was a clothing exhibition was held from March 29 to 31, 2008 and the second was the Auto Show 2008 from April 22 to April 28, 2008. So far, eight exhibition halls of the Chinese International Exhibition Centre have been built : East and West Halls, numbered 1 through 4; a temporary West 7 hall was built especially for the Auto Show and has been taken down. East and West 5 and 6 will be built on the current grounds of Beijing Limai School which will be moving 5 km (3.1 mi) west and changing its name to Beijing Xin Yingcai School in early June 2008. East 7 will be built on the territory currently occupied by the village of Hualikanr.

The International School of Beijing (ISB) is located in Shunyi District in the region known as the "Beijing Central Villas District" - the area immediately to the south of the new International Exhibition Centre - more particularly just north of Yosemite Villa. Across the road from ISB is the new campus of the British International School which moved to this location during the summer of 2009. From west to east, the villas include EuroVillage, River Garden, Le Leman Lake, Capital Paradise, Gahood, Yosemite and Dragon Bay Villa and Rose & Gingko. In addition to having many different housing complexes there are also several small shopping malls nearby including Europlaza, Pinnacle Plaza and Lakeview.

The Beijing 2008 Olympics rowing, canoeing, and kayaking events was held at the newly built Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park as well.

When Beijing Capital International Airport was first built, Shunyi was a subdistrict of Chaoyang. When Shunyi was promoted to full districtship, Chaoyang maintained direct control over the airport so although the airport is completely surrounded by Shunyi district, it is not administratively in Shunyi; it pays its taxes to the Chaoyang government.

Administrative divisions

There are 6 subdistricts and 19 towns in the district:[2]

Subdistricts:

Towns

Areas:[3]

Normal:

Transport

The district is linked to the city proper through a series of arterial roads. The Northern Approach Route of the Airport Expressway passes through Shunyi District. Shunyi district is served by Line 15 of the Beijing Subway.

The urban center of Shunyi is near the north-eastern 6th Ring Road.

Economy

Air China HQ Building

Air China has its headquarters in Zone A of the Tianzhu Airport Industrial Zone (天竺空港工业区) in the Shunyi District.[4] Okay Airways has its headquarters in a separate Air China facility.[5][6]

Beijing Hyundai Motor Company, a joint-venture with Korean auto manufacturer Hyundai Motor Company and the Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. [7] has its head office and factory in the Linhe Industrial Development Zone (林河工业开发区) in Shunyi District.[8]

Ritchie Bros Auctioneers (Beijing) Co. Ltd. (利氏兄弟拍卖（北京）有限公司), a subsidiary of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers of Canada, is an investor in the Tianzhu Free Trade Zone and is the first wholly foreign-owned auction company in China.

Diplomatic missions

The warehouse of the Embassy of the United States, Beijing is located in the Beijing Tianzhu Airport Industrial Zone in Shunyi.[9]

Education

Public high schools:

International schools located in Shunyi District include:

Closed:

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ Ren, Xuefei. "Territorial Expansion and State Rescaling: A Critique of Suburbanization Studies in China" (Chapter 15). In: Clapson, Mark and Ray Hutchison (editors). Suburbanization in Global Society. Emerald Group Publishing, 2010. Start page 347. ISBN 0857243470, 9780857243478. Cited p. 360.
  2. ↑ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：顺义区 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  3. ↑ These are officially classified as towns, but as they coincide with the area of the same name, they are commonly named "areas" (地区)
  4. ↑ "Air China." Pacific Asia Travel Association. Retrieved on December 27, 2011. "Air China 7th Floor, West Wing, Air China HQ Building, 30 Tianzhu Road, Tianzhu Airport Economic Development Zone, Beijing, China (PRC), 101312"
  5. ↑ "联系方式." Okay Airways. November 21, 2011. Retrieved on December 27, 2011. "北京市顺义区天竺空港工业区A区天柱中路16号"
  6. ↑ "Privacy Policy." Air China France. Retrieved on February 5, 2010. "No. 16, A TianZhu Airport Industrial Zone TianZhu West Road ShunYi District, BEIJING, P.R.CHINA, 101312"
  7. ↑ "HYUNDAI SIGNS A DEAL TO BUILD A THIRD PLANT IN CHINA." Hyundai Motor Company. Retrieved on October 20, 2012.
  8. ↑ "북경현대[BHMC (Beijing Hyundai Motor Company:중국생산법인)]." Hyundai Motor Group. Retrieved on October 20, 2012. "주소 : Northside of Shunanghi Dajie, Westside of Shuntong Road, Shunyi District, Linhe Industrial Development Zone, Beijing , Peoples Republic of China "
  9. ↑ "U.S. Embassy Auction." (Archive) U.S. State Department. "U.S. Embassy Warehouse – No.18 Tianzhu Road, Area A, Beijing Tianzhu Airport Industrial Zone Shunyi, Beijing (See attached map)" and "北京市顺义区天竺空港工业区A区天柱路18号"
  10. ↑ "Shunyi Campus." The British School of Beijing. Retrieved on 20 June 2013. "Address to our Shunyi Campus: South Side, No.9 An Hua Street, Shunyi District Beijing 101318, China 北京英国学校（顺义校区）北京市顺义区安华街9号南院，邮编：101318" Map.
  11. ↑ "Contact & Visitor Info." Dulwich College Beijing. Retrieved on June 20, 2013. " Legend Garden Campus 7 - 18 year olds 89 Capital Airport Road Shunyi District Beijing 101300 PRC 北京德威英国国际学校 北京市顺义区首都机场路89号丽京花园7区 邮编：101300" and "Legend Early Years Campus 1 - 4 year olds 89 Capital Airport Road Shunyi District Beijing 101300 PRC 北京德威英国国际学校 北京市顺义区首都机场路89号丽京花园4区 邮编：101300"
  12. ↑ Home (Archive). Swedish School Beijing. Retrieved on October 3, 2015. "Adress: Gahood Villa, Xi Bai Xin Zhuang, Hou Sha Yu Zhen, Shun Yi District, Beijing 101318 "
  13. ↑ "Home." Beijing REGO British School. "ADD: No. 15 Liyuan Street, Tianzhu County, Shunyi District Beijing, China 101312"

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Shunyi.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shunyi District.

Coordinates: 40°07′39″N 116°39′19″E / 40.127577°N 116.655291°E / 40.127577; 116.655291

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