Gubeikou


Gubeikou Town is a town of Miyun District in northeastern Beijing, traversed by G101, bordering with Luanping County, Hebei to the north and the Beijing towns of Gaoling to the west, Xinchengzi to the east and Taishitun. The area is one of the important passes of the Great Wall of China, serving as an ancient chokepoint for travelers between Northeast China and Beijing. As of 2020, it had a total population of 7,170 under its administration.

Name

This town's name originated in 1736. During Qianlong Emperor's visit, he named this region by combining two inscrpted names, Guguan and Beikou, into Gubeikou that is still being used to this day.

History

Administrative divisions

So far in 2021, Gubeikou Town is composed of 13 subdivisions, of which 4 are communities and 9 are villages. They are listed as follows:
Subdivision namesName transliterationsType
南菜园NancaiyuanCommunity
古北口GubeikouCommunity
北头BeitouCommunity
东山DongshanCommunity
古北口GubeikouVillage
河西HexiVillage
潮关ChaoguanVillage
杨庄子YangzhuangziVillage
龙洋LongyangVillage
北甸子BeidianziVillage
北台BeitaiVillage
汤河TangheVillage
司马台SimataiVillage

Landmark

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