# Mentougou, Beijing

Mentougou District (Chinese: 门头沟区; pinyin: Méntóugōu Qū) is a district of the city of Beijing. It is at the western part of the city. Spanning 1,321 square kilometres (510 sq mi), with 392,606 inhabitants (2020 Census), it is subdivided into 4 subdistricts and 9 towns. It borders the Beijing districts of Changping to the northeast, Haidian and Shijingshan to the east, Fengtai to the southeast, and Fangshan to the south, as well as Hebei province to the west and northwest.
It lies in the Western Hills of Beijing and is mountainous in terrain. In fact, the mountainous terrain—including a hundred or more peaks—occupy a stunning 93% of the entire area.

## Tourism

Mentougou District is gaining popularity as a tourist destination. Among its main sights are Jietai Temple, Tanzhe Temple, Longmen Gully (or Canyon), Mount Baihua, Mount Ling (the highest mountain in Beijing at 2,303 metres), Mount Miaofeng, and Cuandixia Village.

## Transport
### Road

The 6th Ring Road runs through the eastern part of Mentougou District.

### Metro

Mentougou District is served by one line of the Beijing Subway.
* Line S1 - Shichang, Xiaoyuan, Liyuanzhuang, Shang'an, Qiaohuying, Sidaoqiao

## Administrative divisions

There are 4 subdistricts and 9 towns (including 3 towns of which carry the "area" label):
| Name | Chinese (S) | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010) | Area (km$^2$) |
| Dayu Subdistrict | 大峪街道 | Dàyù Jiēdào | 80,413 | 4.40 |
| Chengzi Subdistrict | 城子街道 | Chéngzi Jiēdào | 34,555 | 2.90 |
| Dongxinfang Subdistrict | 东辛房街道 | Dōngxīnfáng Jiēdào | 27,335 | 18.00 |
| Datai Subdistrict | 大台街道 | Dàtái Jiēdào | 11,296 | 81.00 |
| Wangping (town) Area | 王平(镇)地区 | Wángpíng (Zhèn) Dìqū | 6,513 | 46.00 |
| Yongding (town) Area | 永定(镇)地区 | Yǒngdìng (Zhèn) Dìqū | 42,446 | 68.60 |
| Longquan (town) Area | 龙泉(镇)地区 | Lóngquán (Zhèn) Dìqū | 32,149 | 49.00 |
| Tanzhesi town | 潭柘寺镇 | Tánzhèsì Zhèn | 8,672 | 73.20 |
| Junzhuang town | 军庄镇 | Jūnzhuāng Zhèn | 12,516 | 34.00 |
| Yanchi town | 雁翅镇 | Yànchì Zhèn | 6,587 | 239.00 |
| Zhaitang town | 斋堂镇 | Zhāitáng Zhèn | 10,817 | 392.40 |
| Qingshui town | 清水镇 | Qīngshuǐ Zhèn | 7,906 | 339.00 |
| Miaofengshan town | 妙峰山镇 | Miàofēngshān Zhèn | 9,271 | 110.00 |

## Climate

Mentougou District has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dwa). The average annual temperature in Mentougou is 12.9 °C (55.2 °F). The average annual rainfall is 568.6 mm (22.39 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 26.6 °C (79.9 °F), and lowest in January, at around −3.0 °C (26.6 °F).
Climate data for Mentougou District, elevation 86 m (282 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) | 14.7 (58.5) | 19.3 (66.7) | 28.1 (82.6) | 32.1 (89.8) | 37.4 (99.3) | 39.9 (103.8) | 41.8 (107.2) | 37.2 (99.0) | 34.8 (94.6) | 30.7 (87.3) | 22.0 (71.6) | 20.3 (68.5) | 41.8 (107.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) | 6.1 (43.0) | 13.0 (55.4) | 20.9 (69.6) | 27.1 (80.8) | 30.6 (87.1) | 31.4 (88.5) | 30.4 (86.7) | 26.2 (79.2) | 19.2 (66.6) | 10.4 (50.7) | 3.8 (38.8) | 18.5 (65.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.0 (26.6) | 0.3 (32.5) | 7.1 (44.8) | 14.9 (58.8) | 21.1 (70.0) | 24.9 (76.8) | 26.6 (79.9) | 25.4 (77.7) | 20.3 (68.5) | 13.2 (55.8) | 4.8 (40.6) | −1.4 (29.5) | 12.9 (55.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.4 (18.7) | −4.7 (23.5) | 1.4 (34.5) | 8.5 (47.3) | 14.5 (58.1) | 19.4 (66.9) | 22.2 (72.0) | 21.0 (69.8) | 15.3 (59.5) | 8.0 (46.4) | 0.2 (32.4) | −5.6 (21.9) | 7.7 (45.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −19.8 (−3.6) | −16.4 (2.5) | −12.1 (10.2) | −2.9 (26.8) | 4.0 (39.2) | 9.2 (48.6) | 13.7 (56.7) | 12.3 (54.1) | 4.2 (39.6) | −4.5 (23.9) | −11.3 (11.7) | −16.0 (3.2) | −19.8 (−3.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.0 (0.08) | 5.2 (0.20) | 9.3 (0.37) | 20.5 (0.81) | 36.3 (1.43) | 84.9 (3.34) | 202.9 (7.99) | 112.0 (4.41) | 55.6 (2.19) | 24.5 (0.96) | 13.0 (0.51) | 2.4 (0.09) | 568.6 (22.38) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.3 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 10.5 | 13.1 | 10.7 | 7.3 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 68.6 |
| Average snowy days | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 9.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 42 | 41 | 39 | 41 | 47 | 58 | 71 | 73 | 67 | 59 | 52 | 44 | 53 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 173.4 | 171.7 | 208.9 | 223.5 | 242.8 | 193.1 | 158.7 | 176.5 | 187.9 | 181.6 | 155.5 | 163.3 | 2,236.9 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 58 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 54 | 43 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 53 | 53 | 56 | 51 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||
Climate data for Zhaitang, elevation 440 m (1,440 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) | 14.3 (57.7) | 20.1 (68.2) | 31.0 (87.8) | 34.9 (94.8) | 38.9 (102.0) | 40.5 (104.9) | 40.6 (105.1) | 37.9 (100.2) | 36.9 (98.4) | 31.2 (88.2) | 23.9 (75.0) | 18.9 (66.0) | 40.6 (105.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) | 5.4 (41.7) | 12.3 (54.1) | 20.4 (68.7) | 26.5 (79.7) | 29.9 (85.8) | 30.7 (87.3) | 29.7 (85.5) | 25.6 (78.1) | 18.9 (66.0) | 9.8 (49.6) | 3.0 (37.4) | 17.8 (64.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.4 (20.5) | −2.7 (27.1) | 4.5 (40.1) | 12.9 (55.2) | 19.0 (66.2) | 22.7 (72.9) | 24.4 (75.9) | 22.9 (73.2) | 17.7 (63.9) | 10.6 (51.1) | 2.1 (35.8) | −4.6 (23.7) | 10.3 (50.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −12.0 (10.4) | −8.8 (16.2) | −2.3 (27.9) | 5.4 (41.7) | 11.1 (52.0) | 15.8 (60.4) | 19.0 (66.2) | 17.5 (63.5) | 11.4 (52.5) | 4.3 (39.7) | −3.5 (25.7) | −9.9 (14.2) | 4.0 (39.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −22.6 (−8.7) | −19.3 (−2.7) | −16.3 (2.7) | −5.3 (22.5) | 0.9 (33.6) | 7.4 (45.3) | 9.7 (49.5) | 9.0 (48.2) | 1.0 (33.8) | −7.9 (17.8) | −16.5 (2.3) | −19.5 (−3.1) | −22.6 (−8.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.2 (0.05) | 4.3 (0.17) | 6.9 (0.27) | 20.1 (0.79) | 38.3 (1.51) | 79.0 (3.11) | 142.7 (5.62) | 86.3 (3.40) | 49.9 (1.96) | 23.8 (0.94) | 9.5 (0.37) | 1.5 (0.06) | 463.5 (18.25) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 5.4 | 7.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 11.6 | 8.4 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 73.7 |
| Average snowy days | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 10.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 45 | 42 | 39 | 40 | 46 | 60 | 73 | 75 | 70 | 60 | 53 | 47 | 54 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 196.7 | 191.5 | 226.9 | 234.5 | 258.1 | 215.6 | 195.9 | 205.6 | 206.3 | 207.4 | 185.9 | 187.8 | 2,512.2 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 65 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 48 | 43 | 49 | 56 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 58 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||