Municipality Beijing Elevation 34 m (112 ft) Area 475 km² Province Beijing | Township-level divisions 41 subdistricts Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) Population 3.545 million (2010) | |
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Country People's Republic of China District seat Jianwai Subdistrict (建外街道) Points of interest Beijing National Stadium, Chaoyang Park, Silk Street, Beijing National Aquatics, China Ethnic Museum | ||
Chaoyang District (simplified Chinese: 朝阳区; traditional Chinese: 朝陽區; pinyin: Cháoyáng Qū; lit. "facing the sun") is a district of the city proper of Beijing, China.
Contents
- Map of Chaoyang Beijing China
- Administrative divisions
- Government and infrastructure
- Economy
- Foreign Hong Kong and Taiwan companies
- Former economic operations
- Embassies
- Developments
- Metro
- Tertiary academic institutions
- Public schools
- International schools and kindergartens
- Notable areas
- References
Map of Chaoyang, Beijing, China
Chaoyang is home to the majority of Beijing's many foreign embassies, the well-known Sanlitun bar street, as well as Beijing's growing central business district. The Olympic Green, built for the 2008 Summer Olympics, is also in Chaoyang. Chaoyang extends west to Chaoyangmen on the eastern 2nd Ring Road, and nearly as far east as the Ximazhuang toll station on the Jingtong Expressway. Within the urban area of Beijing, it occupies 475 square kilometres (183 sq mi), making it the largest district, with Haidian second. As of 2005, Chaoyang had a total population of 3,642,000, making it the most populous in Beijing. The district has jurisdiction over 22 subdistrict offices and 20 area offices. Chaoyang is also home to Silk Street, and many other market areas, shopping malls, and restaurant strips.
Administrative divisions
Chaoyang is divided into 24 subdistricts, and 19 townships of which carry the "area" (地区) label:
Government and infrastructure
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Culture are headquartered in the district.
Economy
China National Aviation Holdings Company (parent company of Air China), SOHO China, CITIC Group, Sinopec, Qihoo 360, and Beijing Capital Airlines have their headquarters in Chaoyang District. Renren Inc. has its headquarters on the 23rd floor of the Jing An Center (S: 静安中心, T: 靜安中心, P: Jìng'ān Zhōngxīn) in Chaoyang District, and subsidiary 56.com is headquartered on the 5th floor of the same building.
Wanda Group has its headquarters in the Wanda Plaza (万达广场). Wanda Cinemas is headquartered in the same complex.
China Resources Beverage, the distributor of C'estbon water, has its north China regional office in the district.
Foreign, Hong Kong, and Taiwan companies
According to Chaoyang's official website, the district "is home to more than 60 percent of the foreign business agencies in Beijing, over 3,000 foreign companies, 167 international news agencies, and two-thirds of the 158 of the global top 500 transnational companies that have invested in Beijing." Some of these are:
ABB Group (China headquarters), Air France, All Nippon Airways, (Beijing Office, Beijing Fortune Building) Halliburton, IBM, KBR, Kerr-McGee China Petroleum Ltd. (Anadarko Petroleum Corporation subsidiary), Korean Air (Hyundai Motor Tower (现代汽车大厦 Xiàndài qìchē dàshà)), Kroll Inc., Lummus Technology, a subsidiary of CB&I, Lufthansa (Beijing Lufthansa Center), Asiana Airlines, Standard & Poor's, Swire Group, Etihad Airways, EVA Air, and Qatar Airways.
The Hong Kong-based company Swire Properties has two locations in Chaoyang.
Beijing Hyundai Motor Company (BHMC, Chinese: S: 北京现代汽车有限公司, T: 北京現代汽車有限公司, P: Běijīng Xiàndài Qìchē Yǒuxiàngōngsī, Korean: 북경현대), a 50-50 joint venture of the Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. and Hyundai Motor Company, has its sales offices in the Hyundai Motor Tower in Chaoyang District.
Former economic operations
At one time China Xinhua Airlines had its headquarters in Chaoyang.
Embassies
Chaoyang serves as Beijing's diplomatic district. All foreign embassies to China are located in the district except for those of Russia and Luxembourg, which are both in Dongcheng. Chaoyang has three embassy areas in the Sanlitun, Chaoyangmenwai, and Liangmahe neighborhoods.
Developments
Chaoyang District is one of the fastest growing districts in the Beijing Metropolitan Area. There are several subway lines running through the district. The Beijing Capital Airport, although surrounded by the Shunyi District, is an exclave of Chaoyang District. The municipality as well as the Chinese national government spend almost a half million USD per day on developing this district.
Metro
Chaoyang is currently served by thirteen metro lines operated by Beijing Subway: