Dongcheng Destrict, Beijing

Dongcheng Destrict (; literally "east ceety precinct") is an urban destrict in Beijing coverin the eastren hauf o Beijing's urban core. It is 24.7 square kilometres in aurie an haes a population o 535,558 (2000 Census). Dongcheng Destrict covers several important pairts o Beijing. Wangfujing an Dongdan, as well as the Beijing Railway Station, the Eastren Chang'an Avenue, an the northeastren stretch o the 2nt Ring Road aw belang tae its jurisdiction. The destrict is subdividit intae 17 subdestricts o the ceety proper o Beijing. The umwhile Chongwen Destrict wis mergit intae Dongcheng on Julie 2010.

It is the seicont lairgest precinct in the aurie o the auld ceety (which is inside the 2nt Ring Road) an haes the postal code 100010. Afore the communist takeower, maist walthy merchants an middle-class residit in this precinct.

The Chaoyangmen aurie is locatit in the Dongcheng Destrict.

Some o the well-kent auries in the Dongcheng Destrict are:
Forbidden Ceety
Yong He Gong Lamasery
Temple of Confucius
 Imperial College (Guozijian)
Tian'anmen Square
Mausoleum o Mao Zedong
Zhongshan Park
National Museum o Cheenae
Temple o Earth
Jingshan Park
St. Joseph's Catholic Church (Dong Tang)
Beijing Gulou an Zhonglou (Drum Tower & Bell Tower)
 Cheenae Airt Gallery (Zhongguo Meishuguan)
Zhihua Si Temple
 Science & Technology Museum (Kejiguan)
Donghuamen Night Market
The Temple of Heaven
Longtan Park
Wangfujing

Govrenment
The Ceevil Aviation Admeenistration o Cheenae an the Cheena Maritime Safety Admeenistration are heidquairtered in the destrict."English." Civil Aviation Administration of China. Retrieved on June 9, 2009. "北京市东城区东四西大街155号.""Home ." China Maritime Safety Administration.  Retrieved on January 17, 2012. "11#, Jianguomennei Avenue, Beijing,China 100736" - Address in Chinese: "北京市建国门内大街11号"

Economy
China National Petroleum Corporation an subsidiary PetroChina share ane heidquarters facility in the destrict."Contact Us." China National Petroleum Corporation. Retrieved on July 8, 2010."Contact Us ." PetroChina. Retrieved on July 8, 2010. "Address: 9 Dongzhimen North Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, P.R.China."

Air Koryo haes an office in the Swissôtel Beijing in Dongcheng Destrict."Contact ." Air Koryo. Retrieved on August 6, 2009.

The Beijing offices o a number o WPP Group-awned mercatin agencies are locatit on Jinbao Street, Dongcheng Destrict. 

Admeenistrative diveesions

The destrict contains 17 subdestricts:

Jingshan Subdestrict (seat o govrenment)
Donghuamen Subdestrict
Jiaodoukou Subdestrict
Andingmen Subdestrict
Beixinqiao Subdestrict
Dongsi Subdestrict
Chaoyangmen Subdestrict
Jianguomen Subdestrict
Dongzhimen Subdestrict
Hepingli Subdestrict
Qianmen Subdestrict
Chongwenmenwai Subdestrict
Donghuashi Subdestrict
Longtan Subdestrict
Tiyuguan Road Subdestrict
Temple of Heaven Subdestrict
Yongdingmenwai Subdestrict

References

Further readin
 Lonely Planet Beijing, 10th Edition (Oakland, CA: Lonely Planet Publications, 2007), 133-137.
 Calum MacLeod, "Beijing bulldozes its old neighborhoods: Some decry loss; others cheer change," USA Today, May 27, 2010, p. A7.

Category:Destricts o Beijing
Category:Dongcheng Destrict, Beijing