Shunyi, Beijing

Shunyi District (simplified Chinese: 顺义区; traditional Chinese: 順義區; pinyin: Shùnyì Qū) is an administrative district of Beijing, located to the northeast of the city's urban core. As of 2014, the population of the district is around 983,000, of which approximately 601,000 have local residency permits. The Beijing Capital International Airport is located in the geographical boundaries of the district, though it is technically under the jurisdiction of Chaoyang district. Shunyi borders the Beijing districts of Pinggu to the east, Tongzhou to the south, Chaoyang to the southwest, Changping to the west, Huairou to the north, and Miyun to the northeast, as well as Hebei province to the southeast.

Shunyi
顺义区
District
COFCO Shine Hills
COFCO Shine Hills
Location of Shunyi District in Beijing
Location of Shunyi District in Beijing
Coordinates (Shunyi District government): 40°09′00″N 116°39′41″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
MunicipalityBeijing
Township-level divisions
  • 6 subdistricts
  • 19 towns
Area
 • Total1,020 km2 (390 sq mi)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total636,479
 • Density620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code0010

Shunyi has large communities of foreign expatriates.[1]

Overview

Shunyi District has an area of 1,020 square kilometres (390 sq mi) and a long-term resident population of approximately 983,000 as of 2013. The district is divided into 5 subdistricts of the city of Shunyi, the Airport subdistrict, and 19 towns. The urban area of Shunyi (2000 Census population 104,952 in Subdistricts) has an area of 19 km2 (7.3 sq mi) and has an estimated urban area population of 190,000. Other important urban areas are Tianzhu/Jichang (55,000 estimated population, Jichang is an exclave of Chaoyang District surrounded by Shunyi District), Houshayu (45,000), Yangzhen (22,000), and Mapo (22,000).

The Tianzhu Development Zone region abutting the airport to the west contains the largest international exhibition centre in China, the New China International Exhibition Center.

The International School of Beijing (ISB) is located in Shunyi District in the region known as the "Beijing Central Villas District" - the area immediately to the south of the new International Exhibition Centre - and more particularly just north of Yosemite Villas. Across the road from ISB is the new campus of the British School of Beijing which moved to this location during the summer of 2009. From west to east, the villas include EuroVillage, River Garden, Le Leman Lake, Capital Paradise, Gahood, Yosemite and Dragon Bay Villa and Rose & Gingko. In addition to having many different housing complexes there are also several small shopping malls nearby including Europlaza, Pinnacle Plaza and Lakeview.

The Beijing 2008 Olympics rowing, canoeing, and kayaking events were held at the newly built Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.

When Beijing Capital International Airport was first built, Shunyi was a subdistrict of Chaoyang. When Shunyi was promoted to full districtship, Chaoyang maintained direct control over the airport, so although the airport is completely surrounded by Shunyi district, it is not administratively in Shunyi; it pays its taxes to the Chaoyang government.

Administrative divisions

There are 6 subdistricts and 19 towns with 7 towns of which carry the "area" (地区) label within the district:[2][3]

NameChinese (S)Hanyu PinyinPopulation (2010)[4]Area (km2)
Shengli Subdistrict胜利街道Shènglì Jiēdào34,8589.00
Guangming Subdistrict光明街道Guāngmíng Jiēdào54,7314.12
Shiyuan Subdistrict石园街道Shíyuán Jiēdào48,5319.60
Shuangfeng Subdistrict双丰街道Shuāngfēng Jiēdào22,87529.49
Wangquan Subdistrict旺泉街道Wàngquán Jiēdào44,38512.81
Konggang Subdistrict空港街道Kōnggǎng Jiēdào43,81426.98
Renhe (town) Area仁和(镇)地区Rénhé (Zhèn) Dìqū49,00477.00
Houshayu (town) Area后沙峪(镇)地区Hòushāyù (Zhèn) Dìqū40,79342.60
Tianzhu (town) Area天竺(镇)地区Tiānzhú (Zhèn) Dìqū33,34242.00
Yangzhen Area (Yang town)杨镇地区(杨镇)Yángzhèn Dìqū (Yáng Zhèn)54,40696.00
Niulanshan (town) Area牛栏山(镇)地区Niúlánshān (Zhèn) Dìqū35,78931.40
Nanfaxin (town) Area南法信(镇)地区Nánfǎxìn (Zhèn) Dìqū26,15320.60
Mapo (town) Area马坡(镇)地区Mǎpō (Zhèn) Dìqū10,85035.00
Gaoliying town高丽营镇Gāolí Zhèn44,46161.10
Liqiao town李桥镇Lǐqiáo Zhèn69,83075.00
Lisui town李遂镇Lǐsuì Zhèn20,04640.50
Nancai town南彩镇Náncǎi Zhèn50,63957.60
Beiwu town北务镇Běiwù Zhèn11,41332.00
Dasungezhuang town大孙各庄镇Dàsūngèzhuāng Zhèn24,22374.30
Zhang town张镇Zhāng Zhèn23,63654.00
Longwantun town龙湾屯镇Lóngwāntún Zhèn15,45756.60
Mulin town木林镇Mùlín Zhèn33,55783.00
Beixiaoying town北小营镇Běixiǎoyíng Zhèn37,95955.80
Beishicao town北石槽镇Běishícáo Zhèn15,38633.50
Zhaoquanying town赵全营镇Zhàoquányíng Zhèn30,48264.45

Transport

The district is linked to the city proper through a series of arterial roads. The Northern Approach Route of the Airport Expressway passes through Shunyi District. Shunyi district is served by Line 15 of the Beijing Subway.

The urban center of Shunyi is near the north-eastern 6th Ring Road.

Metro

Shunyi is currently served by two metro lines operated by Beijing Subway:

Economy
Air China HQ Building
China Geographic Information Science and Technology Industrial Park

In 2017, the regional GDP of the district is 171.59 billion yuan,[5] with GDP per capita at 152.1 thousand yuan.

Air China has its headquarters in Zone A of the Tianzhu Airport Industrial Zone (天竺空港工业区) in the Shunyi District.[6] Okay Airways has its headquarters in a separate Air China facility.[7][8]

Beijing Hyundai Motor Company, a joint-venture with Korean auto manufacturer Hyundai Motor Company and the Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co.[9] has its head office and factory in the Linhe Industrial Development Zone (林河工业开发区) in Shunyi District.[10]

Ritchie Bros Auctioneers (Beijing) Co. Ltd. (利氏兄弟拍卖（北京）有限公司), a subsidiary of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers of Canada, is an investor in the Tianzhu Free Trade Zone and is the first wholly foreign-owned auction company in China.

Diplomatic missions

The warehouse of the Embassy of the United States, Beijing is located in the Beijing Tianzhu Airport Industrial Zone in Shunyi.[11]

Education
See also: List of schools in Shunyi District

Public high schools:

  • Beijing Shunyi District No. 1 High School (北京市顺义区第一中学)
  • Niulanshan No.1 High School
  • Beijing Shunyi District Yangzhen No. 1 Middle School (zh)

International schools located in Shunyi District include:

Closed:

Notable areas

Climate

Shunyi District has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dwa). The average annual temperature in Shunyi is 12.3 °C (54.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 571.3 mm (22.49 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 26.3 °C (79.3 °F), and lowest in January, at around −4.0 °C (24.8 °F).

Climate data for Shunyi 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) 13.8
(56.8)		 20.4
(68.7)		 27.8
(82.0)		 32.5
(90.5)		 38.2
(100.8)		 39.7
(103.5)		 42.0
(107.6)		 37.5
(99.5)		 34.9
(94.8)		 30.9
(87.6)		 21.8
(71.2)		 15.8
(60.4)		 42.0
(107.6)
Average high °C (°F) 2.1
(35.8)		 5.9
(42.6)		 13.0
(55.4)		 21.0
(69.8)		 27.3
(81.1)		 30.8
(87.4)		 31.7
(89.1)		 30.7
(87.3)		 26.4
(79.5)		 19.2
(66.6)		 10.1
(50.2)		 3.4
(38.1)		 18.5
(65.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −3.5
(25.7)		 −0.1
(31.8)		 6.9
(44.4)		 14.8
(58.6)		 21.0
(69.8)		 25.0
(77.0)		 26.8
(80.2)		 25.7
(78.3)		 20.5
(68.9)		 13.1
(55.6)		 4.5
(40.1)		 −1.8
(28.8)		 12.7
(54.9)
Average low °C (°F) −7.6
(18.3)		 −4.8
(23.4)		 1.3
(34.3)		 8.7
(47.7)		 14.7
(58.5)		 19.7
(67.5)		 22.7
(72.9)		 21.6
(70.9)		 16.0
(60.8)		 8.2
(46.8)		 0.1
(32.2)		 −5.6
(21.9)		 7.9
(46.3)
Record low °C (°F) −18.4
(−1.1)		 −16.9
(1.6)		 −11.5
(11.3)		 −1.9
(28.6)		 4.1
(39.4)		 9.8
(49.6)		 15.7
(60.3)		 13.9
(57.0)		 5.3
(41.5)		 −4.1
(24.6)		 −11.1
(12.0)		 −15.5
(4.1)		 −18.4
(−1.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2.4
(0.09)		 4.9
(0.19)		 8.8
(0.35)		 19.8
(0.78)		 34.8
(1.37)		 73.5
(2.89)		 192.1
(7.56)		 137.1
(5.40)		 60.3
(2.37)		 27.5
(1.08)		 14.1
(0.56)		 2.2
(0.09)		 577.5
(22.73)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 1.4 2.1 3.0 4.7 6.2 10.0 12.7 10.8 7.8 5.0 2.8 1.6 68.1
Average snowy days 2.6 2.3 1.4 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.7 2.5 10.6
Average relative humidity (%) 44 44 42 43 49 60 72 74 68 62 56 48 55
Mean monthly sunshine hours 186.3 181.7 223.7 239.0 262.9 222.7 184.3 203.9 208.6 197.3 168.9 176.4 2,455.7
Percent possible sunshine 62 60 60 60 59 50 41 48 57 58 57 61 56
Source: China Meteorological Administration[16][17]

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