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Changping .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal} 昌平区
District
Location of Changping District in Beijing
Coordinates (Changping government): 40°13′16″N 116°13′52″E / 40.2210°N 116.2312°E / 40.2210; 116.2312Coordinates: 40°13′16″N 116°13′52″E / 40.2210°N 116.2312°E / 40.2210; 116.2312
Country	People's Republic of China
Municipality	Beijing
Township-level divisions	8 subdistricts 10 towns
District seat	Chengbei Subdistrict (城北街道)
Area
• Total	1,352 km2 (522 sq mi)
Population (2016)	1,908,000
• Density	450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code(s)	0010

Changping District (simplified Chinese: 昌平区; traditional Chinese: 昌平區; pinyin: Chāngpíng Qū), formerly Changping County (昌平县), is a district situated in the suburbs of northwest Beijing.

History

Changping county and Jundu county which administered the area were established in Han dynasty. Changping was incorporated into Jundu when the Northern Wei dominated, however, the condition was reversed since the Eastern Wei.The county was promoted as Changping subprefecture had jurisdiction over Miyun, Shunyi and Huairou, in the era of Zhengde during Ming dynasty. These three counties were transferred to Shuntian Prefecture in the era of Yongzheng during Qing dynasty. Changping became a county again after Xinhai Revolution, and it was transferred to Beijing from Hebei in 1956.^[1]

Geography

Changping District, covering an area of 1,430 square kilometres (550 sq mi), contains two subdistricts of the city of Changping and 15 towns (five of which are suburbs of Beijing) with total population of 1.83 million (2012),^[2] a rapid increase from the 614,821 recorded in the 2000 census. About 34 km (21 mi) from the city center, Changping is renowned for its numerous scenic spots and tourist facilities, like Datangshan museum. It is rich in natural resources, mineral products, and rural products.

The urban area of Changping (116,961 in subdistricts) has an area of 16 km² (6.2 sq mi) and an estimated population of 130,000. Other major urban areas are Nankou (70,000) and Yangfang (40,000).^[3]

Changping District is now connected to the Beijing Subway System via the Changping Line ^[4] The line terminus is at Changping Xishankou, and the Changping Line connects to Line 8 at Zhuxinzhuang station and Line 13 at Xi'erqi Station.

Administrative divisions

There are 8 subdistricts and 14 towns with 4 towns of which carry the "area" (地区) label in the district:^[5][6]

Features

• Ming Dynasty Tombs


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  Cloud Platform at Juyong Pass, one of the "three great mountain passes" of the Great Wall of China
  


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  Triathlon Venue for the Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics
  


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  Qincheng Prison of the Ministry of Public Security (near Xiaotangshan)^[8]
  


• Wonderland Amusement Park (Beijing)

Transport

Changping is currently served by four metro lines operated by Beijing Subway and one commuter line operated by BCR:

Metro

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       Line 5 - Tiantongyuan North, Tiantongyuan, Tiantongyuan South
  


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       Line 8 - Zhuxinzhuang  Changping , Yuzhilu, Pingxifu, Huilongguan Dongdajie, Huoying  13 
  


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       Line 13 - Longze, Huilongguan, Huoying
  


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       Changping line - Life Science Park, Zhuxinzhuang  8 , Gonghuacheng, Shahe, Shahe University Park, Nanshao, Beishaowa, Changping Dongguan, Changping, Ming Tombs, Changping Xishankou
  

Beijing Suburban Railway

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       Line S2 - Changping Railway Station, Nankou Railway Station, Huangtudian Railway Station
  

Education

Colleges and universities

• The China University of Petroleum (Beijing) is in the district.^[9]
  


• Beida-Changping (Peking University at Changping)


• Central University of Finance and Economics


• Beihang University


• China Foreign Affairs University

Primary and secondary schools

Public schools:

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  Changping District No. 1 High School (北京市昌平区第一中学)


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  Changping District No. 2 High School (北京市昌平区第二中学)

Private schools:

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  Beijing Huijia Private School is in Changping District.^[10]
  


• Beijing Royal School


• The Korean International School in Beijing was previously located in Changping District.^[11]
  

Gallery

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  Shisanling Reservoir
  

  
  

  
  


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  Jiutai Road (九台路) in northern Changping District
  

  
  

  
  


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  Cloud Platform at Juyongguan
  

  
  

  
  

See also

• Changping Railway Station


• Index: Districts of Beijing


• List of administrative divisions of Beijing

References

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Changping District.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Changping District.

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  Changping District (in Chinese)