Shijingshan, Beijing

Shijingshan District (simplified Chinese: 石景山区; traditional Chinese: 石景山區; pinyin: Shíjǐngshān Qū) is an urban district of the municipality of Beijing. It lies to the west of the urban core of Beijing, and is part of the Western Hills area, bordering the districts of Haidian to the northeast and east, Fengtai to the south, and Mentougou to the west. The district consists of 9 subdistricts of Beijing's city proper.

Shijingshan
石景山区
District
Shijingshan Road
Shijingshan Road
Location of Shijingshan District in Beijing
Location of Shijingshan District in Beijing
Coordinates: 39°54′23″N 116°13′23″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
MunicipalityBeijing
Township-level divisions9 subdistricts
Area
 • Total86 km2 (33 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total616,000
 • Density7,200/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
100043
Area code0010

Although the hills around Yunju Temple may also be called Shijingshan, they have Chinese characters different from those of the district and hence are unrelated to Shijingshan District.

It is 86 square kilometres (33 sq mi) in area, making it one of the smaller districts in the greater urban part of Beijing (the immense Mentougou District to the west of it dwarfs Shijingshan District), and is home to 489,439 inhabitants (2000 Census). Its postal code is 100043.

Administrative divisions

There are 9 subdistricts in the district:[1]

NameChinese (S)Hanyu PinyinPopulation (2010)[2]Area (km2)
Babaoshan Subdistrict八宝山街道Bābǎoshān Jiēdào53,6065.24
Laoshan Subdistrict老山街道Lǎoshān Jiēdào42,6066.21
Bajiao Subdistrict八角街道Bājiǎo Jiēdào116,4166.30
Gucheng Subdistrict古城街道Gǔchéng Jiēdào59,78315.41
Pingguoyuan Subdistrict苹果园街道Píngguǒyuán Jiēdào101,77513.80
Jinding Street Subdistrict金顶街街道Jīndǐngjiē Jiēdào75,7367.30
Guangning Subdistrict广宁街道Guǎngníng Jiēdào17,3956.11
Wulituo Subdistrict五里坨街道Wǔlǐtuó Jiēdào30,46226.94
Lugu Subdistrict鲁谷街道Lǔgǔ Jiēdào95,4555.57

Transportation

The western stretch of the 5th Ring Road lies in this area. The Beijing subway serves this area. China National Highway 109 runs through Shijingshan.

Metro

Shijingshan District is currently served by 4 metro lines of the Beijing Subway system:

Important areas
Beijing Shijingshan Amusement Park

Economy

In 2017, the regional GDP of the district was 53.54 billion yuan,[3] with GDP per capita at 87.5 thousand yuan.

Education
Main article: List of schools in Shijingshan District

Sports

The district is the location of hosting the 2008 Summer Olympics BMX and track-cycling events at the location of the Laoshan Velodrome,[4] as well as hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics Big Air snowboarding and freestyle skiing events at the Big Air Shougang.[5]

Climate

Shijingshan District has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dwa). The average annual temperature in Shijingshan is 12.7 °C (54.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 540.8 mm (21.29 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 26.5 °C (79.7 °F), and lowest in January, at around −3.3 °C (26.1 °F).

Climate data for Shijingshan District (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 14.5
(58.1)		 19.2
(66.6)		 28.4
(83.1)		 32.8
(91.0)		 37.9
(100.2)		 39.7
(103.5)		 41.0
(105.8)		 38.2
(100.8)		 35.3
(95.5)		 30.8
(87.4)		 21.8
(71.2)		 20.1
(68.2)		 41.0
(105.8)
Average high °C (°F) 2.6
(36.7)		 6.4
(43.5)		 13.3
(55.9)		 21.2
(70.2)		 27.5
(81.5)		 30.9
(87.6)		 31.8
(89.2)		 30.9
(87.6)		 26.6
(79.9)		 19.4
(66.9)		 10.6
(51.1)		 3.9
(39.0)		 18.8
(65.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.7
(27.1)		 0.6
(33.1)		 7.5
(45.5)		 15.3
(59.5)		 21.4
(70.5)		 25.2
(77.4)		 27.0
(80.6)		 25.9
(78.6)		 20.8
(69.4)		 13.4
(56.1)		 5.0
(41.0)		 −1.1
(30.0)		 13.2
(55.7)
Average low °C (°F) −7.1
(19.2)		 −4.3
(24.3)		 1.8
(35.2)		 8.9
(48.0)		 14.8
(58.6)		 19.6
(67.3)		 22.5
(72.5)		 21.4
(70.5)		 15.6
(60.1)		 8.2
(46.8)		 0.3
(32.5)		 −5.2
(22.6)		 8.0
(46.5)
Record low °C (°F) −17.7
(0.1)		 −16.1
(3.0)		 −11.9
(10.6)		 −2.6
(27.3)		 4.7
(40.5)		 10.0
(50.0)		 14.5
(58.1)		 12.9
(55.2)		 3.4
(38.1)		 −5.6
(21.9)		 −11.2
(11.8)		 −16.4
(2.5)		 −17.7
(0.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2.1
(0.08)		 5.5
(0.22)		 9.2
(0.36)		 21.6
(0.85)		 36.0
(1.42)		 85.9
(3.38)		 194.9
(7.67)		 110.4
(4.35)		 57.1
(2.25)		 26.9
(1.06)		 13.8
(0.54)		 2.5
(0.10)		 565.9
(22.28)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 1.4 2.1 2.9 4.6 6.0 10.6 13.0 10.5 7.7 5.3 3.1 1.7 68.9
Average snowy days 2.3 2.3 1.1 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 2.3 9.7
Average relative humidity (%) 43 41 39 42 47 59 71 73 67 61 54 46 54
Mean monthly sunshine hours 173.1 177.3 215.3 227.2 252.3 204.4 168.8 185.5 189.9 183.8 155.0 159.9 2,292.5
Percent possible sunshine 57 58 58 57 56 46 37 44 51 54 52 55 52
Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7]

References
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Shijingshan.
  1. 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：石景山区 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on August 8, 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  2. Census Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China; Population and Employment Statistics Division of the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China (2012). 中国2010人口普查分乡、镇、街道资料 (1 ed.). Beijing: China Statistics Print. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.
  3. "Regional Yearbook of Beijing,2018"
  4. Cycling Weekly (2008-08-14). "INSIDE THE LAOSHAN VELODROME". cyclingweekly.com. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
  5. "冬奥到底给石景山带来什么？". www.sohu.com. 2018-07-09. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  6. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  7. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
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