# Shijingshan, Beijing

Shijingshan District (Chinese: 石景山区; pinyin: Shíjǐngshān Qū; Wade–Giles: Shih-ching-shan Chʻü) is an urban district of the city 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.
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:
| Name | Chinese (S) | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010) | Area (km$^2$) |
| Babaoshan Subdistrict | 八宝山街道 | Bābǎoshān Jiēdào | 53,606 | 5.24 |
| Laoshan Subdistrict | 老山街道 | Lǎoshān Jiēdào | 42,606 | 6.21 |
| Bajiao Subdistrict | 八角街道 | Bājiǎo Jiēdào | 116,416 | 6.30 |
| Gucheng Subdistrict | 古城街道 | Gǔchéng Jiēdào | 59,783 | 15.41 |
| Pingguoyuan Subdistrict | 苹果园街道 | Píngguǒyuán Jiēdào | 101,775 | 13.80 |
| Jinding Street Subdistrict | 金顶街街道 | Jīndǐngjiē Jiēdào | 75,736 | 7.30 |
| Guangning Subdistrict | 广宁街道 | Guǎngníng Jiēdào | 17,395 | 6.11 |
| Wulituo Subdistrict | 五里坨街道 | Wǔlǐtuó Jiēdào | 30,462 | 26.94 |
| Lugu Subdistrict | 鲁谷街道 | Lǔgǔ Jiēdào | 95,455 | 5.57 |

## 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:
* Line 1 - Pingguoyuan, Gucheng, Bajiao Amusement Park, Babaoshan, Yuquanlu
* Line 6 - Jin'anqiao, Pingguoyuan, Yangzhuang, Xihuangcun
* Line 11 - Moshikou, Jin'anqiao, Beixin'an, Xinshougang (Shougang Park)
* Line S1 - Pingguoyuan, Jin'anqiao

## Important areas

* North China University of Technology
* Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery
* Shijingshan Amusement Park
* Shougang industrial complex
* Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP), Chinese Academy of Sciences

## Economy

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

## Sports

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

## Climate

Shijingshan District has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dwa). The average annual temperature in Shijingshan is 13.2 °C (55.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 565.9 mm (22.28 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 27.0 °C (80.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around −2.7 °C (27.1 °F).
Climate data for Shijingshan District, elevation 63 m (207 ft), (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) |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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 ||||||||||||||