Fengtai, Beijing


Fengtai District is a district of the city of Beijing. It lies mostly to the southwest of the city center, extending into the city's southwestern suburbs beyond the Sixth Ring Road, but also to the south and, to a smaller extent, the southeast, where it has borders with Chaoyang and Dongcheng.
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History

The Western Han dynasty Prince Liu Jian and his wife were buried in Dabaotai village in southwestern Fengtai over 2,000 years ago. The tombs were discovered in 1974 and are now open to visitors at the Dabaotai Western Han Dynasty Mausoleum on Fengbo Road.
Image:Kangxi-Lugou-rebuilding-stele-3584.jpg|thumb|left|The western gate of Wanping Fortress, seen from the plaza at the entrance to Marco Polo Bridge - historically, the only bridge connecting the two halves of today's Fengtai District. The stele in memory of Kangxi Emperor's repairs to the bridge, held by a bixi tortoise, is in the foreground
In Qing Dynasty times, Fengtai was where the Imperial Manchu Army had its camps, trained, and held parades on festive occasions.
It is in area, making it the third-largest precinct in the greater urban part of Beijing, and is home to over 2 million inhabitants.
It is divided into 14 subdistricts of the city proper of Beijing, 2 towns, and 5 townships. This precinct is newly urbanized in comparison to those precincts in the old city, and until the mid-1980s, it was still a mostly rural area where pig pens and goat pens were common, and major parts of the precinct had no electricity. It was only during the recent rapid economic development that the precinct was urbanized. Its postal code is 100071.

Administrative divisions

As of 2025, the district administers 24 subdistricts and 2 towns:
NameChinese Hanyu Pinyin
Fengtai Subdistrict丰台街道
You'anmen Subdistrict右安门街道
Taipingqiao Subdistrict太平桥街道
Xiluoyuan Subdistrict西罗园街道
Dahongmen Subdistrict大红门街道
Nanyuan Subdistrict南苑街道
Donggaodi Subdistrict东高地街道
Dongtiejiangying Subdistrict东铁匠营街道
Liuliqiao Subdistrict六里桥街道
Xincun Subdistrict新村街道
Changxindian Subdistrict长辛店街道
Yungang Subdistrict云岗街道
Majiapu Subdistrict马家堡街道
Heyi Subdistrict和义街道
Fangzhuang Subdistrict方庄街道'
Wanping Subdistrict宛平城街道'
Lugouqiao Subdistrict卢沟桥街道Lúgōuqiáo Jiēdào
Huaxiang Subdistrict花乡街道'
Chengshousi Subdistrict成寿寺街道'
Shiliuzhuang Subdistrict石榴庄街道'
Yuquanying Subdistrict玉泉营街道'
Kandan Subdistrict看丹街道'
Wulidian Subdistrict五里店街道'
Qingta Subdistrict青塔街道'
Beigong town北宫镇Běigōng Zhèn
Wangzuo town王佐镇'

Notable communities

Transportation

The southwestern stretches of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th Ring Roads all run through the district, as well as the Jingshi Expressway.

Railway stations

Beijing West railway station and Beijing South railway station are both located in the northeastern part of Fengtai, near its border with Xicheng District. Beijing Fengtai railway station opened in 2022.

Metro

Fengtai is currently served by thirteen metro lines of the Beijing Subway:

Tourism

Economy

In 2017, the regional GDP of the district is 142.75 billion yuan, with GDP per capita at 65.3 thousand yuan.
China United Airlines previously had its headquarters in Fengtai District. Okay Airways previously had its headquarters in Fengtai District.

Education

Capital Medical University and Capital University of Economics and Business are located in this district, as is Minzu University of China's secondary campus.

Climate

Fengtai has a humid continental climate. The average annual temperature in Fengtai is. The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around, and lowest in January, at around.

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