Beilin, Xi'an
Beilin
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| Coordinates: 34°14′55′′N 108°57′28′′E / 34.2487°N 108.9579°E / 34.2487; 108.9579 [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | People's Republic of China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Province | Shaanxi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sub-provincial city | Xi'an | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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• Total | 23.37 km2 (9.02 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Population (2019)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
• Total | 734,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| • Density | 26,298.54/km2 (68,112.9/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Postal code | 710000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Beilin District (simplified Chinese: 碑林 区 ; traditional Chinese: 碑林 區 ; pinyin: Bēilín Qū) is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi Province, Northwest China. It is named after the well-known Xi'an Stele Forest, and Small Wild Goose Pagoda is also located in the district. The smallest, but most densely populated,[1] of Xi'an's county-level divisions, it borders the districts of Xincheng to the northeast, Yanta to the south, and Lianhu to the northwest.
History
[edit ]The area around the present district was organized as Xianning County (simplified Chinese: 咸宁 县 ; traditional Chinese: 咸寜 縣 ; pinyin: Xiánníng Xiàn; lit. 'Completely Peaceful County') during the Qing Dynasty. At the time, the name was variously spelled Hien-ning,[3] Hsien-ning,[4] and Hsien-ning-hsien.
Administrative divisions
[edit ]As 2020, Beilin District is divided to 8 subdistricts.[5]
- Subdistricts
- Nanyuanmen Subdistrict (南院门街道)
- Baishulin Subdistrict (柏树林街道)
- Changlefang Subdistrict (长乐坊街道)
- Dongguannanjie Subdistrict (东关南街街道)
- Taiyilu Subdistrict (太乙路街道)
- Wenyilu Subdistrict (文艺路街道)
- Chang'anlu Subdistrict (长安路街道)
- Zhangjiacun Subdistrict (张家村街道)
Population
[edit ]According to the seventh national census, at 00:00 on November 1, 2020: the resident population of the region was 756,840 people.[6]
Tourist Attractions
[edit ]- Stele Forest
avilion at the Stele Forest in Xi'an Jianfu Temple - Small Wild Goose Pagoda
- Xi'an Museum
- Xingqinggong Park
Small Wild Goose Pagoda
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Education
[edit ]Beilin district is an important center of Xi'an. There are many educational institutions in Beilin.
University
[edit ]- Xi'an Jiaotong University
- Northwest University
- Northwestern Polytechnical University
- Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology
- Xi'an University of Technology
- Xi'an Polytechnic University
High school
[edit ]- Middle School Attached to Northwestern Polytechnical University
- High School Affiliated to Xi'an Jiaotong University
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "西安市2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (in Chinese). Xi'an Evening News (西安晚报). 25 May 2011. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ "Beilin" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 2014年07月02日.
- ^ "Se-gan Foo" in the Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. XXI.
- ^ The Nestorian Monument in China, p. 6.
- ^ 2020年统计用区划代码(碑林区) (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2020. Archived from the original on 2020年11月30日. Retrieved 2020年11月30日.
- ^ "中國: 陕西省 (地级行政、县级行政区) - 人口统计,图表和地图" [China: Shaanxi Province (prefecture-level administration, county-level administration) - demographics, charts and maps]. www.citypopulation.de. Archived from the original on 2023年12月30日. Retrieved 2023年12月30日.
