Municipality Beijing Postal code 100071 Area 306 km² Population 2.261 million (2013) | Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) Website www.bjft.gov.cn Local time Saturday 4:16 AM Area code 0010 | |
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Country People's Republic of China Township-level divisions 14 subdistricts
2 town
5 townships Weather 5°C, Wind NW at 6 km/h, 36% Humidity | ||
Fengtai District (simplified Chinese: 丰台区; traditional Chinese: 豐台區; pinyin: Fēngtái Qū) is a district of the municipality of Beijing. It lies to the southwest of the city center, extending into the city's southwestern suburbs.
Contents
- Map of Fengtai Beijing China
- History
- Administrative divisions
- Communities
- Transportation
- Metro
- Tourism
- Economy
- References
Map of Fengtai, Beijing, China
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.
In Qing Dynasty times, Fengtai was where the Imperial Manchu Army had its camps, trained, and held parades on festive occasions.
It is 304.2 square kilometres (117.5 sq mi) in area, making it the third-largest precinct in the greater urban part of Beijing, and is home to 790,000 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 recent rapid economic development that the precinct was urbanized. Its postal code is 100071.
Changxindian (population 78,092) and Yungang (population 32,894) Subdistricts of Beijing make up an urban area distinct from Beijing.
The district is mainly an industrial area (there are Beijing county level development zones including Fengtai Baipengyao Industrial Warehousing Area, Fengtai Changxindian Industrial Area, Fengtai materials Transport Area), but there are several cultural and historical sites such as the China Space Museum, Fengtai Park, and the Marco Polo Bridge (Lugou Bridge).
Administrative divisions
The district administers 14 subdistricts, 2 towns, and 5 townships of which carry the "area" (地区) label:
Communities
Transportation
The southwestern stretches of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th Ring Roads all run through the area, as well as the Jingshi Expressway (Jingzhu Expressway).
Beijing Nanyuan Airport is located in the district.
Beijing West Railway Station and Beijing South Railway Station, the only stations in Beijing with high-speed rail service, are both located in the northeastern part of Fengtai, near its border with Xicheng.
Metro
Fengtai is currently served by nine metro lines operated by Beijing Subway:
Tourism
Economy
China United Airlines has its headquarters in Fengtai District. Okay Airways previously had its headquarters in Fengtai District.