Zhangshanying

Zhangshanying Town
张山营镇
Mount Haituo within the town, 2021
Mount Haituo within the town, 2021
Location within Yanqing District
Location within Yanqing District
Zhangshanying Town is located in Beijing
Zhangshanying Town
Zhangshanying Town
Zhangshanying Town is located in China
Zhangshanying Town
Zhangshanying Town
Coordinates: 40°28′39″N 115°51′03″E / 40.47750°N 115.85083°E / 40.47750; 115.85083
CountryChina
MunicipalityBeijing
DistrictYanqing
Village-level Divisions2 communities
32 villages
Area
 • Total261.2 km2 (100.8 sq mi)
Elevation
525 m (1,722 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total24,259
 • Density93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
102115
Area code010

Zhangshanying Town (simplified Chinese: 张山营镇; traditional Chinese: 張山營鎮; pinyin: Zhāngshānyíng Zhèn) is a town in the Yanqing District of Beijing. It shares border with Dahaituo Township in the north, Jiuxian and Shenjiaying Towns in the east, Yanqing Town in the south, and Beixinpu Town in the west. As of 2020, Zhangshanying had a population of 24,249.[1]

Its name Zhangshanying (Chinese: 张山营; lit. 'Zhang Mountain Barrack') originated in 1644, when Li Zicheng stationed his troops in Zhang Mountain after he entered Beijing.[2]

Inside the area of the town is the Guyaju Caves and the nearby village of Dongmenying; also within the area of the town is the West Dazhuangke village, the host settlement of the Yanqing cluster of 2022 Winter Olympics.

  1. ^ 统计局. "北京市延庆区第七次全国人口普查公报[1]". www.bjyq.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  2. ^ 李立国; 李万钧; 吴世民, eds. (2013). 中华人民共和国政区大典, 北京市卷. Beijing: 中国社会出版社. ISBN 978-7-5087-4058-4. OCLC 910451741.