Dongcheng (Beijing)

Dongcheng 东城 区
Coordinates	39 ° 55 '23 "  N , 116 ° 24' 40"  E Coordinates: 39 ° 55 '23 "  N , 116 ° 24' 40"  E
surface	41.84 km²
Residents	919,253 (2010)
Population density	21,971 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation	Jul 1, 2010
Government immediate city	Beijing

Location of the former Chongwen District (until July 1, 2010) in Beijing, which has now become part of the Dongcheng District

Dongcheng ( Chinese  东城 区 , Pinyin Dōngchéng Qū , translated "eastern district") is a district of the Chinese capital Beijing . After the Chongwen District was dissolved on July 1, 2010 and its area was integrated into Dongcheng, it has an area of ​​41.84 km². The November 2010 census counted 919,253 residents in Dongcheng.

Henderson Center shopping mall on Jianguomennei Street

Entrance to the Xuanren Temple

geography

Dongcheng is located in the northeast of the historic old town.

The city district is home to many important streets and sights. Wangfujing and Dongdan are well-known shopping streets in the district, the eastern part of Chang'an Avenue and the northeast part of the Second Ring Road also belong to Dongcheng.

Administrative structure

Dongcheng is made up of 17 street districts. These are:

• Andingmen street district (安定门 街道);
• Road quarter Beixinqiao (北新桥街道);
• Chaoyangmen Street (朝阳 门 街道);
• Chongwenmen Wai Street District (崇文 门外 街道);
• Donghuamen Street District (东华门 街道);
• Donghuashi Street District (东 花市 街道);
• Dongsi Street District (东 四 街道);
• Road quarter Dongzhimen (东直门街道);
• Hepingli street district (和平 里 街道);
• Jianguomen Street District (建国门 街道);
• Jiaodaokou Street District (交道口 街道);
• Road quarter Jingshan (景山街道);
• Longtan street district (龙潭 街道);
• Road quarter Qianmen (前门街道);
• Road quarter Tiantan (天坛街道);
• Tiyuguanlu Street District (体育馆 路 街道);
• Yongdingmen Wai (永定门 外 街道) street district .

Attractions

The main attractions of the borough include:

• the Beijing Railway Station ;
• the earth altar ;
• the temple of heaven ;
• the Beijing Confucius Temple ;
• the Mao mausoleum ;
• the Chinese National Gallery ;
• the Chinese National Museum ;
• the place at the Gate of Heavenly Peace
• the Forbidden City ;
• the Yonghe Gong ;
• the Zhihua Temple .

Web links

Commons : Dongcheng District, Beijing  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Data from the National Bureau of Statistics, China, at Geohive ( Memento from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Data from the National Bureau of Statistics, China, at Geohive