Minzu University of China
By the early 1950s, Weigongcun had only a handful of farming families and had long lost its Uyghur character. The local population grew as the city of Beijing expanded into Haidian District and residents from other parts of Beijing moved into high rises built in the neighborhood. The opening of the Nationalities University (now known as Minzu University of China in English) nearby, however, brought a new wave of Uyghur residents.