Dongcheng District, Beijing

Dongcheng District, Beijing
Dongcheng District
—  District  —
Chinese transcription(s)
 - Chinese 东城区
 - Pinyin Dōngchéng Qū
Wangfujing
Dongcheng District in Beijing
Country China
Region Beijing
Area
 - Total 40.6 km2 (15.7 sq mi)
Population (2000)
 - Total 882,000
 - Density 21,724.1/km2 (56,265.3/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 100010, 100061
Area code(s) 010

Dongcheng District (simplified Chinese: 东城区; traditional Chinese: 東城區; pinyin: Dōngchéng Qū; literally "east city precinct") is an urban district in Beijing covering the eastern half of Beijing's urban core. It is 24.7 square kilometres in area and has a population of 535,558 (2000 Census). Dongcheng District covers several important parts of Beijing. Wangfujing and Dongdan, as well as the Beijing Railway Station, the Eastern Chang'an Avenue, and the northeastern stretch of the 2nd Ring Road all belong to its jurisdiction. The district is subdivided into 17 subdistricts of the city proper of Beijing. The former Chongwen District was merged into Dongcheng on July 2010.

It is the second largest precinct in the area of the old city (which is inside the 2nd Ring Road) and has the postal code 100010. Before the communist takeover, most wealthy merchants and middle-class resided in this precinct.

The Chaoyangmen area is located in the Dongcheng District.

Some of the well-known areas in the Dongcheng District are:


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Government

The Civil Aviation Administration of China is headquartered in the district.[1]

Economy

China National Petroleum Corporation and subsidiary PetroChina share one headquarters facility in the district.[2][3]

Air Koryo has an office in the Swissôtel Beijing in Dongcheng District.[4]

The Beijing offices of a number of WPP Group-owned marketing agencies are located on Jinbao Street, Dongcheng District.

References

  1. ^ "English." Civil Aviation Administration of China. Retrieved on June 9, 2009. "北京市东城区东四西大街155号."
  2. ^ "Contact Us." China National Petroleum Corporation. Retrieved on July 8, 2010.
  3. ^ "Contact Us." PetroChina. Retrieved on July 8, 2010. "Address: 9 Dongzhimen North Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, P.R.China."
  4. ^ "Contact." Air Koryo. Retrieved on August 6, 2009.

Further reading

  • Lonely Planet Beijing, 10th Edition (Oakland, CA: Lonely Planet Publications, 2007), 133-137.
  • Calum MacLeod, "Beijing bulldozes its old neighborhoods: Some decry loss; others cheer change," USA Today, May 27, 2010, p. A7.

Coordinates: 39°55′23″N 116°24′40″E / 39.923082°N 116.41102°E / 39.923082; 116.41102


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