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Donghuamen Subdistrict (Chinese: 东华门街道; pinyin: dōnghuámén jiēdào) is a subdistrict at the center of Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. Tiananmen Square is located within this subdistrict. As of 2020, it has a total population of 38,090. The subdistrict was named after the Donghua Gate (Chinese: 东华门; pinyin: dōng huá ...
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Jingshan Subdistrict (景山街道), Donghuamen Subdistrict (东华门街道), Jiaodaokou Subdistrict (交道口街道), Andingmen Subdistrict (安定门街道), Beixinqiao Subdistrict (北新桥街道), Dongsi Subdistrict (东四街道), Chaoyangmen Subdistrict (朝阳门街道), Jianguomen Subdistrict (建国门街道), Dongzhimen Subdistrict ...
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Dongcheng is often described, and depicted on simplified maps, as the eastern half of the area inside the 2nd Ring Road. However, the district boundaries include some areas outside it as well, particularly on the north and east. In the former direction a small projection crosses the 3rd Ring Road. The 2010 merger with Chongwenadded some land beyond...
Dongcheng's history dates back over a millennium, long predating the city's current boundaries. Settlement of the area between the city's inner and outer walls began during the Liao dynasty in the 10th century C.E. when small hamlets began to form outside the northeastern corner of what was then the city (now the Forbidden City). Growth continued t...
Dongcheng is run by several committees. The District Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the nation's ruling party, is its local organization. The District People's Congress is responsible for most major decisions, as well as implementing national and local laws and regulations. Its members, all appointed by the CPC, elect their leader...
In 2017,the regional GDP of the district is 392.07 billion yuan,with GDP per capita at 321.4 thousand yuan. Owing to its many tourist attractions, much of Dongcheng's economy is in the service sector, which in 2001 accounted for 88% of the district's share of China's gross domestic product. Foreign direct investment at that time was estimated to be...
Metro
Dongcheng is currently served by nine metro lines of the Beijing Subway: 1. Line 1 - Tian'anmen East, Wangfujing, Dongdan 5 , Jianguomen 2 2. Line 2 - Qianmen, Chongwenmen 5 , Beijing, Jianguomen 1 , Chaoyangmen 6 , Dongsi Shitiao, Dongzhimen 13 Airport , Yonghegong Lama Temple 5 , Andingmen, Guloudajie 8 3. Line 5 - Hepingli Beijie, Yonghegong Lama Temple 2 , Beixinqiao, Zhangzizhonglu, Dongsi 6 , Dengshikou, Dongdan 1 , Chongwenmen 2 , Ciqikou 7 , Tiantandongmen 4. Line 6 - Nanluoguxiang 8...
Primary and secondary schools
Throughout Dongcheng are many of Beijing's public schools. Some of its high schools have been added to the city's list of beacon high schools, those that consistently maintain high standards. Among them are Beijing No. 166 High School on Tongfu Alley just off Dengshikou Street, Beijing Huiwen Middle School on Peixin Street in the former Chongwen District and Beijing No. 5 High School on Xiguan Hutong east of Nanluogoxiang. Another secondary institution of note, Beijing Jingshan School, is als...
Post-secondary schools
From its founding in the early 20th century to the Japanese occupation of eastern China in 1937, Peking University was housed in the Belgian-designed brick Honglou (紅樓) or "Red House", at Wusi and Beiheyan streets. Mao Zedong worked in the library there, where he was among the leaders of the May Fourth Movement that lent its name to Wusi Street, an experience that later led him to help found the Communist Party of China. The university moved out to a larger campus in the Haidian District when...
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.Oct 17, 2022 · English: Map location of Donghuamen Subdistrict (highlighted) within Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. The administrative division shown is the latest as of Oct. 2022.
Subdistrict of Dongcheng District, Beijing, China Des hutong dans le sous-district de Donghuamen, vus depuis l'Hôtel Renaissance de la rue Wangfujing. Au fond, à travers le smog, on distingue les toits de la Cité interdite
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