Fengtai District
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| Fengtai District 丰台区 |
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| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Region | Beijing |
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| • Total | 306 km2 (118 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,360,000 |
| • Density | 4,400/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 100071 |
| Area code(s) | 010 |
| Website | www.bjft.gov.cn |
Fengtai District (simplified Chinese: 丰台区; traditional Chinese: 豐台區; pinyin: Fēngtái Qū) is a suburban district of the municipality of Beijing. It lies to the southwest of the urban core of the city.
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[edit] History
In Qing Dynasty times, Fengtai was where the Imperial Manchu Army had its camps, trained, and held parades on festive occasions.[citation needed]
It is 304.2 square kilometers in area, making it the third-largest precinct in the greater urban part of Beijing, and is home to 790,000 inhabitants.
It is divided into 14 subdistricts of the city proper of Beijing, 2 towns, and 5 townships (2 of which are suburbs of the city proper of Beijing). This precinct is newly urbanized in comparison to those precincts in the old city, and until 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[when?] rapid economic development that the precinct was urbanized. Its postal code is 100071.[citation needed]
Changxindian (population 78,092) and Yungang (population 32,894) street committees of Beijing make up an urban area distinct from Beijing.[citation needed]
The district is mainly an industrial area (there are Beijing county level development zones including Fengtai Baipengyao Industrial Warehousing Area, Fengtai Changxindian Industrial Area, Fengtai materials Transport Area), but there are several cultural and historical sites such as the China Space Museum, Fengtai Park, and the Marco Polo Bridge (Lugou Bridge).[citation needed]
[edit] Transportation
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The southwestern stretches of the 3rd Ring Road, 4th Ring Road and 5th Ring Road all run through the area, as well as the Jingshi Expressway (Jingzhu Expressway).
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[edit] Economy
Okay Airways previously had its headquarters in Fengtai District.[1][2]
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[edit] Notes
- ^ "北京总公司." Okay Airways. Retrieved on October 4, 2009. "北京总公司" and "北京市丰台区方庄芳星园三区18号"
- ^ "China to approve private airline - report.(Okay Airways Co)(Brief Article)." Airline Industry Information. February 22, 2005. Retrieved on October 4, 2009.
[edit] General references
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- Harper, Damian, Beijing: City Guide, 7th Edition, Oakland, California: Lonely Planet Publications, 2007. Cf. pp. 96–98, 138, 266-267.
- Harper, Damian, Beijing: City Guide, 6th Edition, Oakland, California : Lonely Planet Publications, 2005. ISBN 1740597826. Cf. section beginning on p. 88, "Fengtai & Xuanwu".
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Coordinates: 39°49′42″N 116°16′56″E / 39.828273°N 116.282161°E
