Houshayu, Beijing


Houshayu Town is a town located on the western side of Shunyi District, Beijing, China. It shares border with Gaoliying Town in the north, Nanfaxin Town and Capital Airport Subdistrict in the east, Konggang Subdistrict in the south, and Beiqijia Town in the west. It had a population of 74,841 as of 2020.
The town's name originated in the Yuan dynasty. At the time the settlement in this region was called Shayu for its concaved landscape and being covered in sands. It was split into two villages in the Ming dynasty, and Houshayu became the predecessor of the town today.

Administrative divisions

As of 2021, Houshayu Area was composed of 16 subdivisions, in which 6 were communities and 10 were villages:
Administrative division codeSubdivision namesName transliterationType
110113004002双裕西区Shuangyu XiquCommunity
110113004003香花畦XianghuaqiCommunity
110113004004江山赋JiangshanfuCommunity
110113004005双裕东区Shuangyu DongquCommunity
110113004006蓝尚家园Lanshang JiayuanCommunity
110113004008金成裕雅苑Jinchengyu YayuanCommunity
110113004201西泗上XisishangVillage
110113004202古城GuchengVillage
110113004203罗各庄LuogezhuangVillage
110113004208马头庄MatouzhuangVillage
110113004209后沙峪HoushayuVillage
110113004212火神营HuoshenyingVillage
110113004213铁匠营TiejiangyingVillage
110113004214枯柳树KuliushuVillage
110113004215回民营HuiminyingVillage
110113004216董各庄DonggezhuangVillage