Jiugong

Jiugong

Jiugong

Area & Town in Beijing, China

Jiugong (simplified Chinese: 旧宫地区; traditional Chinese: 舊宮地區; pinyin: Jiùgōng Dìqū; lit. 'old palace') is an area in northern Daxing District, Beijing,[1] located just inside the 5th Ring Road. It borders Huaxiang and Nanyuan Subdistircts to its north and west, Xiaohongmen and Yizhuang Towns to its east, as well as Yinghai and Xihongmen Towns to its south. As of 2020, it had a population of 189,300 under its administration.[2]

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During the Ming and Qing dynasties, this area hosted a palace that served as temporary adobe for the emperor. After the fall of Qing dynasty, the palace was destroyed by armies of the Fengtian clique. The region was given the name Jiugong (Chinese: 旧宫; lit. 'Old Palace') as a result.[3]

History

From 1913 to 1949, it was part of Daxing County, and after the establishment of the People's Republic transferred to Nanyuan District, then established as a township in 1953; five years later Jiugong Township was returned to Daxing County but under the guise of Hongxing People's Commune (红星人民公社). In 1983, the commune was abolished and Jiugong was upgraded to a town in 1990.[4]

Administrative divisions

As of the year 2021, Jiugong Area consisted of 30 subdivisions, with 28 communities and 2 industrial areas:[5]

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：大兴区 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on February 19, 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
  2. [2]
    "北京市大兴区第七次全国人口普查公报". www.bjdx.gov.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
  3. [3]
    李立国; 李万钧; 吴世民, eds. (2013). 中华人民共和国政区大典, 北京市卷. Beijing: 中国社会出版社. ISBN 978-7-5087-4058-4. OCLC 910451741.
  4. [4]
    旧宫地区 Archived 2011-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
  5. [5]
    "2021年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码". www.stats.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-10-22.


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