Xicheng, Beijing

Xicheng is a district of the city of Beijing. Its cover the western half of the old city, and has 1,106,214 inhabitants. Its postal code is 100032. Xicheng is subdivided into 15 subdistricts of the city proper of Beijing. The former Xuanwu District was merged into Xicheng in July 2010.
The Xidan commercial district, Beijing Financial Street, Beihai Park, Jingshan Park, Shichahai, and Zhongnanhai are all within its jurisdiction. The popular Houhai bar area is also in Xicheng Precinct. Before the 1911 Revolution, most royalty and aristocrats resided in the precinct. The oldest Catholic church in Beijing, the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is located in Xicheng.

Administrative divisions

There are 15 subdistricts in the district:

Name	Chinese	Hanyu Pinyin	Population	Area
Financial Street Subdistrict	金融街街道	Jīnróngjiē Jiēdào	67,888	3.78
West Chang'an Avenue Subdistrict	西长安街街道	Xīcháng'ānjiē Jiēdào	51,477	4.24
Xinjiekou Subdistrict	新街口街道	Xīnjiēkǒu Jiēdào	95,497	3.70
Yuetan Subdistrict	月坛街道	Yuètán Jiēdào	116,543	4.13
Zhanlan Road Subdistrict	展览路街道	Zhǎnlǎnlù Jiēdào	130,925	5.87
Desheng Subdistrict	德胜街道	Déshèng Jiēdào	116,768	4.14
Shichahai Subdistrict	什刹海街道	Shénshāhǎi Jiēdào	95,433	5.80
Dashilan Subdistrict	大栅栏街道	Dàshilànr Jiēdào	36,997	1.27
Tianqiao Subdistrict	天桥街道	Tiānqiáo Jiēdào	46,385	2.07
Chunshu Subdistrict	椿树街道	Chūn shù Jiēdào	30,547	1.08
Taoranting Subdistrict	陶然亭街道	Táorán tíng Jiēdào	43,455	2.14
Guang'anmennei Subdistrict	广安门内街道	Guǎng'ānménnèi Jiēdào	73,692	2.43
Niujie Subdistrict	牛街街道	Niújiē Jiēdào	51,877	1.44
Baizhifang Subdistrict	白纸坊街道	Báizhǐfāng Jiēdào	95,737	3.11
Guang'anmenwai Subdistrict	广安门外街道	Guǎng'ānménwài Jiēdào	179,536	5.49

COSCO has its headquarters in the Ocean Plaza building in Xicheng. The Xinhua News Agency has its headquarters in the Dacheng Plaza in Xicheng.
In addition Bank of China, China Construction Bank, the State Grid Corporation of China, China National Nuclear Corporation, and Taikang Life Insurance also have their headquarters in Xicheng.

The Chinese Ministry of Education is headquartered in Xidan, Xicheng District.
The Chinese Academy of Sciences is headquartered in Xicheng District.
The China Food and Drug Administration is headquartered in Xicheng District.
The Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office headquarters is in Xicheng District. The Office of the Government of the HKSAR in Beijing is in Xicheng District.

Xicheng is served by seven metro lines of the Beijing Subway:

The High School Affiliated to Beijing Normal University is in Xicheng; it was located in Xuanwu District before Xicheng absorbed Xuanwu. Beijing No.4 High School is also in Xicheng District.
One school in Niujie, the Beijing Xuanwu Huimin Elementary School, serves the Hui people living in the area. It used to be in Xuanwu District.
The Beijing Municipal Commission of Education, the local education authority, used to be headquartered in Xicheng District.