Fengtai, Beijing

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Template:More citations needed Template:Infobox settlement Fengtai District (Template:Lang-zh) is a district of the city 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 and Dongcheng.

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.

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The western gate of Wanping Fortress, 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.Template:Citation needed

It is Template:Convert in area, making it the third-largest precinct in the greater urban part of Beijing, and is home to over 2 million inhabitants.

It is divided into 14 subdistricts of the city proper of Beijing, 2 towns, and 5 townships (2 of which are suburbs of the city proper of Beijing). 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 recentTemplate:When rapid economic development that the precinct was urbanized. Its postal code is 100071.Template:Citation needed

Administrative divisions

As of 2025, the district administers 24 subdistricts and 2 towns:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Name Chinese (S) Hanyu Pinyin
Fengtai Subdistrict Template:Lang Template:Transliteration
You'anmen Subdistrict Template:Lang Template:Transliteration
Taipingqiao Subdistrict Template:Lang Template:Transliteration
Xiluoyuan Subdistrict Template:Lang Template:Transliteration
Dahongmen Subdistrict Template:Lang Template:Transliteration
Nanyuan Subdistrict Template:Lang Template:Transliteration
Donggaodi Subdistrict Template:Lang Template:Transliteration
Dongtiejiangying Subdistrict Template:Lang Template:Transliteration
Liuliqiao Subdistrict Template:Lang Template:Transliteration
Xincun Subdistrict Template:Lang Template:Transliteration
Changxindian Subdistrict Template:Lang Template:Transliteration
Yungang Subdistrict Template:Lang Template:Transliteration
Majiapu Subdistrict Template:Lang Template:Transliteration
Heyi Subdistrict Template:Lang Template:Transliteration
Fangzhuang Subdistrict Template:Lang Template:Transliteration
Wanping Subdistrict Template:Lang Template:Transliteration
Lugouqiao Subdistrict 卢沟桥街道 Lúgōuqiáo Jiēdào
Huaxiang Subdistrict Template:Lang Template:Transliteration
Chengshousi Subdistrict Template:Lang Template:Transliteration
Shiliuzhuang Subdistrict Template:Lang Template:Transliteration
Yuquanying Subdistrict Template:Lang Template:Transliteration
Kandan Subdistrict Template:Lang Template:Transliteration
Wulidian Subdistrict Template:Lang Template:Transliteration
Qingta Subdistrict Template:Lang Template:Transliteration
Beigong town 北宫镇 Běigōng Zhèn
Wangzuo town Template:Lang Template:Transliteration

Notable communities

Transportation

Template:Unreferenced section The southwestern stretches of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th Ring Roads all run through the district, as well as the Jingshi Expressway (Jingzhu Expressway).

Railway stations

Beijing West railway station and Beijing South railway station are both located in the northeastern part of Fengtai, near its border with Xicheng District. Beijing Fengtai railway station opened in 2022.

Metro

Fengtai is currently served by thirteen metro lines of the Beijing Subway:

Tourism

Economy

In 2017, the regional GDP of the district is 142.75 billion yuan,<ref>[1] Template:Webarchive"Regional Yearbook of Beijing,2018"</ref> with GDP per capita at 65.3 thousand yuan.

China United Airlines previously had its headquarters in Fengtai District.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Okay Airways previously had its headquarters in Fengtai District.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>"China to approve private airline - report.(Okay Airways Co)(Brief Article)." Airline Industry Information. February 22, 2005. Retrieved on October 4, 2009.</ref>

Education

Template:See also Capital Medical University and Capital University of Economics and Business are located in this district, as is Minzu University of China's secondary campus.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Climate

Fengtai has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dwa). The average annual temperature in Fengtai is Template:Cvt. The average annual rainfall is Template:Cvt with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around Template:Cvt, and lowest in January, at around Template:Cvt.

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References

Notes

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General references

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  • Harper, Damian, Beijing: City Guide, 7th Edition, Oakland, California: Lonely Planet Publications, 2007. Cf. pp. 96–98, 138, 266–267.
  • Harper, Damian, Beijing: City Guide, 6th Edition, Oakland, California : Lonely Planet Publications, 2005. Template:ISBN. Cf. section beginning on p. 88, "Fengtai & Xuanwu".

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