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Beiyuan Subdistrict (Chinese: 北苑街道; pinyin: Běiyuàn jiēdaò) is a subdistrict of Beijing and is located in Tongzhou District. It covers an area of 8.7 square kilometers and is home to 108,840 residents as of 2020. Its floating population is estimated to be 6 million.
The subdistrict took its name from a corrupted form of Beiyuan (Chinese: 北园; pinyin: Běiyuán; lit. 'North Manor'), an estate owned by Qing dynasty officials in charge of transporting grains through the Grand Canal.
History
1948: 4 townships of Tongxian were combined into Tongzhou City
1950: Tongzhou City became a county-administered town
1997: Tongzhou Town was disbanded, and Xicheng Subdistrict was incorporated into Beiyuan Subdistrict.
Administrative divisions
As of 2021, the subdistrict is divided into the following 13 communities:
Beijing Bus lines 415,426, 430, 464, 466, 479, 484, 558, 569, 596, 617, 620, 629, 653, 695, 751, 758, 984, 985, Yuntong 117, T11 and Night 215 have stops within Beiyuan. Most of these lines can be taken to get from or to Beijing city proper.
Tongzhou Wanda Plaza inside of Beiyuan, 2020
Beiyuan SubdistrictShow map of Beijing
Yudaihe West Street, 2011
An intersection at Tonghui South Road, 2011
Tongzhou Beiyuan Station, 2012
Beijing Luhe International Academy, 2022
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