Xingshou Explained

Xingshou Town
Native Name:兴寿镇
Settlement Type:Town
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:China
Subdivision Type1:Municipality
Subdivision Name1:Beijing
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Changping
Area Total Km2:74.88
Population Total:34139
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:40.2131°N 116.4031°W
Utc Offset:+8
Pushpin Map:Beijing#China
Postal Code:102211
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:010
Subdivision Type3:Village-level Divisions
Subdivision Name3:21 villages
Timezone1:China Standard
Elevation M:48

Xingshou Town is a town located in the east end of Changping District, Beijing, China. Bounded by Taihang Mountain Range to its immediate north, Xingshou shares border with Qiaozi and Yanshou Towns in the north, Beishicao and Zhaoquanying Towns in the east, Xiaotangshan Town in the south, and Cuicun Town in the west. It had a total population of 34,139 as of 2020.[1]

Xingshou, The name of the town, came from Chongshou Buddhist Temple (崇寿禅寺), also named "Xingshouli" (兴寿里), that was built in the region during the Liao dynasty.

History

History of Xingshou Town[2] !Year!Status!Under
1948 - 19494th DistrictChangshun County
1949 - 1953Changping County
1953 - 1956Xingshou TownshipTaolin TownshipXiangtun Township
1956 - 1958Xingshou Township
1958 - 1961Part of Xiaotangshan People's Commune
1961 - 1982Xingshou People's Commune
1982 - 1997Xingshou Township
1997 - 1999Xingshou Town (Incorporated Shangyuan and Xiazhuang Townships in 1997. 9 villages transferred to Yanshou Town in 2011)
1999–presentChangping District

Administrative divisions

As of 2021, Xingshou Town was subdivided 21 villages:[3]

Administrative Division CodeSubdisvision NamesName Transliteration
110114116201兴寿Xingshou
110114116202肖村Xiaocun
110114116203香屯Xiangtun
110114116204沙坨Shatuo
110114116205东庄Dongzhuang
110114116206辛庄Xinzhuang
110114116207桃林Taolin
110114116208秦城Qincheng
110114116209象房Xiangfang
110114116210东新城Dongxincheng
110114116211东营Dongying
110114116212西营Xiying
110114116213麦庄Maizhuang
110114116214西新城Xixincheng
110114116215下苑Xiayuan
110114116216秦家屯Qinjiatun
110114116217上苑Shangyuan
110114116218桃峪口Taoyukou
110114116219暴峪泉Baoyuquan
110114116220半壁店Banbidian
110114116221上西市Shangxishi

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 北京市昌平区第七次全国人口普查公报 . 2022-10-18 . bj.bjd.com.cn . zh-CN.
  2. Book: zh:中华人民共和国政区大典, 北京市卷 . 2013 . 中国社会出版社 . 李立国 . 李万钧 . 吴世民 . 978-7-5087-4058-4 . Beijing . 910451741.
  3. Web site: 2021年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码 . 2022-10-20 . www.stats.gov.cn.