Wangjing, Beijing
Wangjing (Chinese: 望京街道; pinyin: Wàngjīng Jiēdào) is a major residential area and subdistrict of Chaoyang District, in the northeast of Beijing, China. The name "Wangjing" means "view of Beijing".
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[edit] Koreatown
Expansive in dimensions, it is a very important residential zone and has a large number of high-rise apartments built from the mid-1990s onwards. Because of the large number of South Korean residents in "Wangjing" , it has earned a nickname as Beijing's Koreatown. More than 70,000 South Koreans live in the neighborhood.[1]
[edit] Transport
Wangjing sits between the northeastern 4th Ring Road and the northeastern 5th Ring Road (a new exit is being built, heading clockwise on the ring road), as well as Jingcheng Expressway and the Airport Expressway. Many buses serve the area, and Beijing subway CityRail Line 13 links to Wangjing from its Wangjing West station. Wangjing is served by Line 15 of the Beijing Subway.
[edit] Technology Center
Wangjing houses many technology companies, both small startup companies as well as national, and international giants. Examples of this presence include:
- Wangjing Science and Technology Park[2], which houses mainly technology startup companies.
- A major office of China Telecom.
- The headquarters of Siemens Ltd. China
- Many foreign telecommunication R&D offices for companies such as Panasonic, Ericsson, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, Nortel, Alcatel and Lucent.
[edit] Education
There are plenty of schools in Wangjing, and some of them are prestigious:
- China Central Academy of Fine Arts
- Beijing No.80 High School (the only Beacon high school located in Chaoyang District)
[edit] References
- ^ Koreatown Grows in District of Beijing
- ^ Invest in Beijing, Official Chinese Government Information about Wangjing Science and Technology Park
[edit] External links
Coordinates: 39°59′34″N 116°28′10″E / 39.99278°N 116.46944°E
