Gubeikou Town (simplified Chinese: 古北口镇; traditional Chinese: 古北口鎮; pinyin: Gǔběikǒu Zhèn) is a town of Miyun District in northeastern Beijing,^[1] traversed by G101, bordering with Luanping County, Hebei to the north and the Beijing towns of Gaoling (高岭镇) to the west, Xinchengzi (新城子镇) to the east and Taishitun (太师屯镇). The area is one of the important passes of the Great Wall of China, serving as an ancient chokepoint for travelers between Northeast China and Beijing. As of 2020, it had a total population of 7,170 under its administration.^[2]

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Gubeikou Town 古北口镇
Town
Town center of Gubeikou, 2010
Location within Miyun District
Gubeikou Town Show map of Beijing Gubeikou Town Show map of China
Coordinates: 40°41′24″N 117°09′26″E
Country	China
Municipality	Beijing
District	Miyun
Village-level Divisions	4 communities 9 villages
Area
• Total	86.3 km2 (33.3 sq mi)
Elevation	216 m (709 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	7,170
• Density	83/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	101508
Area code	010

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This town's name originated in 1736. During Qianlong Emperor's visit, he named this region by combining two inscrpted names, Guguan (simplified Chinese: 古关; traditional Chinese: 古關; lit. 'Old Pass') and Beikou (Chinese: 北口; lit. 'North Gate'), into Gubeikou (Chinese: 古北口; lit. 'Old North Gate') that is still being used to this day.^[3]

So far in 2021, Gubeikou Town is composed of 13 subdivisions, of which 4 are communities and 9 are villages. They are listed as follows:^[4]

• Simatai

• The Gubeikou Great Wall towards Jinshanling, 2010
• Gubeikou Taoist Temple, 2015
• Gubeikou Railway Station, 2018
• Gubeikou section of the Great Wall of China (facing west), 2018

• List of township-level divisions of Beijing