Huairou, Beijing


Huairou District is situated in northern Beijing about from the city centre.

History

In 1995 during the United Nation's 4th World's Women Conference in Beijing, the Civil Society community was forced to meet in the Huairou district, an hour from the official proceedings, leading to a great deal of discontent, as many of the non-governmental actors present felt marginalized. In a tent at the Civil Society Village established especially for poor, grassroots women at the conference, the Huairou Commission, a registered non-governmental organization with a global secretariat in Brooklyn, NY, was established to ensure that grassroots women would have a voice at subsequent UN conferences and in other development processes.
Also in 1995, film industry began to develop in Yangsong, a town in the southeast of Huairou. China Film Group Corporation built its studio in Huairou in 2005.
In 2014, another international conference was held in Huairou: the APEC China 2014.

Geography

Huairou District covers an area of, 90 percent of which is mountainous area. Because of its 69% forest cover, the district is known as the natural "oxygen bar" of Beijing. In addition, it boasts a rich combination of plant, animal and tourism resources. Therefore, Huairou is of great importance to Beijing in ensuring the environmental quality and the ecosystem of the capital city.
Huairou's urban area has an estimated area of and an estimated population of 90,000.

Administrative divisions

There are 2 subdistricts, 12 towns, and 2 ethnic townships in the district.
NameChinese Hanyu PinyinPopulation Area
Longshan Subdistrict
龙山街道Lóngshān Jiēdào44,2037.50
Quanhe Subdistrict泉河街道Quánhé Jiēdào54,4715.10
Huairou town怀柔镇Huáiróu Zhèn66,48569.00
Yanqi town雁栖镇Yànqī Zhèn25,933154.08
Miaocheng town庙城镇Miàochéng Zhèn34,02732.70
Beifang town北房镇Běifáng Zhèn24,54142.10
Yangsong town杨宋镇Yángsòng Zhèn24,64230.50
Qiaozi town桥梓镇Qiáozǐ Zhèn21,914112.62
Huaibei town怀北镇Huáiběi Zhèn12,475104.72
Tanghekou town汤河口镇Tānghékǒu Zhèn6,372225.09
Bohai town渤海镇Bóhǎi Zhèn14,016192.02
Jiuduhe town九渡河镇Jiǔdùhé Zhèn15,206177.40
Liulimiao town琉璃庙镇Liúlímiào Zhèn5,938226.30
Baoshan town宝山镇Bǎoshān Zhèn8,244250.45
Changshaoying Manchu Ethnic Township长哨营满族乡Chángshàoyíng Mǎnzú Xiāng6,570249.43
Labagoumen Manchu Ethnic Township喇叭沟门满族乡Lǎbāgōumén Mǎnzú Xiāng4,895302.00

Climate

Huairou District has a humid continental climate. The average annual temperature in Huairou 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.

Economy

Its major agricultural products are chestnuts, walnuts, hawthorns, sweet pears, and apricots.

Tourism

The Great Wall of China runs through the district and some of the choicest tourist sections are located in the district. The portion known as Mutianyu is one of the most popular sections of the Great Wall for tourists. The Lakeside Great Wall in Huanghuacheng village, Jiuduhe is another tourist section known for the proximity of the Great Wall to man-made reservoir and even parts of the Great Wall are submerged under the lake water.
Another tourist attraction is Hong Luo Mountain on which the Hong Luo Temple is located.
Film-related attractions are aggregated in Yangsong, including China Film Group studio, Stellar Megamedia studio and Beijing Vintage Car Museum.

Education