Haidian District

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footnotes = Haidian District (zh-stp|s= (officially), 海甸区 (alternatively)|t=海淀區/海甸區|p=Hǎidiàn Qū) is a district of the municipality of Beijing. It lies towards the northwestern part of the greater urban area.

It is 431 square km in area, making it the second-largest district in urban Beijing (after Chaoyang District), and is home to 2,240,124 inhabitants (2000 Census); however, in comparison to other districts, a higher percentage of its inhabitants do not have the governmental residential certificates for long-term residence, because Haidian District is where most universities are located and therefore many of its inhabitants are college students. As a result of its large concentration of universities, the district is often referred to as the “University District” by foreigners living in Beijing. Its postal code is 100080.

Haidian District contains a large town disconnected from Beijing called Wenquan (31 537 inhabitants in township) which has an area of 3.4 square kilometers according to a measurement of the Google Earth image. This corresponds to an estimated population of 30 000. [http://harrysworldatlas.blogspot.com/2007/02/china-cn-beijing-metropolitan-province.html]

Transportation

The northwestern stretches of the 3rd Ring Road, 4th Ring Road and 5th Ring Road all run through the area.

Important areas in Haidian District

* Zhongguancun
* Peking University
* Beijing 101 Middle School
* Tsinghua University
* Beijing Institute of Technology
* Beijing Language and Culture University
* China University of Geosciences Beijing
* Yuanmingyuan (Old Summer Palace)
* Summer Palace
* Renmin University of China
* High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China
* Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
* Beijing Normal University
* Haidian Park
* Central University for Nationalities
* Purple Bamboo Park (Zizhuyuan)
* Fragrant Hills (Xiangshan Gongyuan)
* Beijing Botanical Garden (Beijing Zhiwuyuan)
* Diaoyutai State Guesthouse

External Links

[http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/beijing/31002.htm Purple Bamboo Park]