Xicheng District, Beijing Municipality

Xicheng District Xicheng District, subordinate to Beijing, is located in the west of the central city of Beijing. It is connected with Dongcheng District in the East, Haidian District and Chaoyang District in the north, Haidian District and Fengtai District in the West and Fengtai District in the south. The area is 7.1km wide from east to west and 11.2km long from north to south, with a total area of 50.70km2.

Xicheng District is the location of Jicheng, the capital of the Warring States period. It was a part of Kyoto in Liao, Jin, yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. As the capital of Beijing for more than 3000 years and more than 800 years, it is a fusion area of royal culture and folk culture, and a highly integrated area of imperial city culture, official culture, folk culture, religious culture and other cultures. There are many famous scenic spots in Xicheng District, such as Yuetan Park, emperors' temples, Taoranting Park, Beijing Grand View Garden, Prince alcohol garden, Prince Gong's Mansion Garden, etc.

In 2019, Xicheng District has 15 streets under its jurisdiction, with a permanent population of 1.137 million, realizing a GDP of 500.73 billion yuan, of which the added value of the secondary industry is 27.88 billion yuan, and the added value of the tertiary industry is 472.85 billion yuan. According to the permanent population, the per capita GDP of the whole district reaches 432412 yuan (equivalent to US $62682 at the average exchange rate).

In June 2020, it was selected as the first batch of national demonstration areas and projects for the construction of government under the rule of law by the Central Committee of the rule of law; on July 29, it was selected into the list of national health cities (districts) reconfirmed in 2019; on October 20, it was selected into the list of national double support model cities (counties).

Historical evolution

In 1267, Zhongdu was built in the northeast of Jinzhong capital. In 1272, Zhongdu was changed to Dadu and named as Dadu. Kublai Khan adopted Guo Shoujing's suggestion to lead baifuquan water into the city, confluence Jishuitan, dig Tonghui River to Tongzhou, Beijing Hangzhou Grand transportation from Henan to Hangzhou, north to Haizi (Jishuitan), which not only solved the problem of water supply in the metropolis, but also made a large number of grain and water goods arrive in Kyoto.

In the first year of Hongwu of Ming Dynasty (1368), the Ming army occupied Dadu. Most of them will be renamed Beiping.

In the first year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty (1403), Zhu Di changed Beiping mansion into Shuntian mansion and built Beijing City, which was the beginning of officially naming Beijing. Zhu Di moved his capital to Beijing in 1420.

In 1644, the Qing army entered the pass and moved the Han people from the inner city to the outer city.

In 1912, the Qing Dynasty was destroyed, shuntianfu was abolished, Jingzhao was set up, and Zhili was the central government.

In 1928, the Kuomintang army occupied Beijing, abandoned Beijing and changed Beijing into Beiping.

At the beginning of 1949, after the liberation of Beiping, the city had 20 districts under its jurisdiction.

On April 18, 1950, the Government Affairs Council approved the reorganization and merger of Beijing into 16 districts. The present district is the whole of District 2 and 4, the western half of District 5 and a part of District 13 and 14. In September 1952, the municipal government readjusted the division again. Today, Xidan district and the Fourth District of the west, Haidian District and Qianmen district are part of the district. The second district is renamed Xidan district, and the fourth district is renamed the Fourth District of the West. In May 1958, with the approval of the State Council, Xidan district and Xisi district were merged into Xicheng District. In September 1987, Beijing assigned 0.6 square kilometers of Madian in Chaoyang District to Xicheng.

On April 18, 1958, with the approval of the State Council, Qianmen district was abolished, and its administrative areas were merged into Xuanwu District and other districts, forming the jurisdiction of Xuanwu District. At the same time, Xidan district and Xisi district were merged into Xicheng District.

On June 28, 2010, with the approval of the State Council, Beijing Xicheng District and Xuanwu District were abolished and a new Xicheng District was established, with the former Xicheng District and Xuanwu District as the administrative region of the new Xicheng District.

administrative division

In 2019, Xicheng District governs 15 streets. Xicheng District government is located at 27 Erlong Road, financial street.

geographical environment

Location context

Xicheng District is located in the west of the Central District of Beijing. In the East, it is connected with Dongcheng District by gulouwai street, rending Hubei lane, jiugulou street, di'anmenwai street, di'anmennei street, Jingshan East Street, Nanchang Street, Beichang street and the west side of Tiananmen Square; in the north, it is adjacent to Haidian District and Chaoyang District by nanchanghe street, Xizhimen North Street, Deshengmen West Street, xinjiekouwai street, Beisanhuan middle road and Yumin Road; in the west, it is adjacent to Sanli district River Road, East Lianhuachi road and North Maliandao road are the boundaries, bordering Haidian District and Fengtai District; in the south, West Binhe Road of Yongdingmen, East Chenggen of YouAnMen and West Chenggen of YouAnMen are the boundaries, connecting Fengtai District. The area is 7.1km wide from east to west and 11.2km long from north to south, with a total area of 50.70km2.

topographic features

Xicheng District is located in the "Beijing gently inclined alluvial plain" in the plain area. The geomorphic unit is formed by the joint alluvial of ancient Yongding River, Qingshui River and Wenyu River. The whole district is in the middle of the geomorphic unit. The ground elevation is between 30 and 50m, gently dipping from northwest to Southeast, with an average slope of 1.2 ‰ to 1.3 ‰. Jingshan is the commanding point of the former Beijing city.

Climatic characteristics

The climate of Xicheng District is a typical continental warm temperate monsoon climate with four distinct seasons. It is dry and windy in spring, hot and rainy in summer, cool and humid in autumn and cold and dry in winter. The annual average temperature is about 12 ℃, the maximum temperature is 38 ℃, the minimum temperature is - 15.4 ℃, and the annual average precipitation is 626 mm.

population

By the end of 2019, the permanent resident population of Xicheng District was 1.137 million, a decrease of 3.6% over the previous year; among them, the permanent migrant population was 210000, a decrease of 13000 over the previous year. 8516 people were born, the birth rate was 7.35 ‰, and 7090 people died, the death rate was 6.12 ‰. The permanent population density is 22400 per square kilometer. At the end of the year, the total number of registered residence population was 1 million 499 thousand, an increase of 2.6% over the previous year, and the number of registered residence households was 498 thousand, an increase of 1.3% over the previous year. The birth rate of 14220 registered residence workers, 6566 dead, the natural growth rate of 5.2 per thousand, the registered residence population moved to 60642, 29584 people moved out, and the mechanical growth rate was 21 per thousand.

Politics

Economics

overview

In 2019, Xicheng District will achieve a GDP of 500.73 billion yuan, an increase of 6.1% over the previous year. Among them, the added value of the secondary industry was 27.88 billion yuan, an increase of 0.1% over the previous year; the added value of the tertiary industry was 472.85 billion yuan, an increase of 6.5% over the previous year, accounting for 94.4% of the GDP. According to the resident population, the per capita GDP of the whole region reaches 432412 yuan (US $62682 at the average exchange rate). At the end of the year, there were 57034 units of various types in the region, including 44524 legal person units and 12510 industrial activity units. There are 13359 individual businesses.

Investment in fixed assets

In 2019, the investment in fixed assets (excluding farmers) in Xicheng District decreased by 20.1% over the previous year. By sector, investment in real estate development decreased by 2.2% over the previous year, and investment in urban fixed assets (excluding real estate development) decreased by 25.8% over the previous year. In terms of composition, the investment in construction and installation increased by 0.6% over the previous year. The completed building construction area was 1.265 million square meters, a decrease of 1.3% over the previous year. Among them, the newly started area was 81000 square meters, a decrease of 41.1% over the previous year, and the newly completed area was 292000 square meters, an increase of 25.1% over the previous year.

Revenue and expenditure

In 2019, Xicheng District will achieve a public budget revenue of 43.11 billion yuan, an increase of 0.1% over the previous year. Enterprise income tax, value-added tax, real estate tax, urban maintenance and construction tax and stamp tax accounted for 39.31 billion yuan, an increase of 1.5% over the previous year, accounting for 91.2% of the region's public budget revenue. Among them, enterprise income tax was 15.17 billion yuan, which was basically the same as that of the previous year; value added tax was 14.81 billion yuan, which was 3.9% higher than that of the previous year; real estate tax was 4.7 billion yuan, which was 7.8% higher than that of the previous year; urban maintenance and construction tax was 3.19 billion yuan, which was 7.0% lower than that of the previous year; stamp tax was 1.44 billion yuan, which was 4.9% lower than that of the previous year.

In 2019, Xicheng District completed 42.78 billion yuan of public budget expenditure, a decrease of 0.4% over the previous year. Among them, the expenditure on urban and rural communities was 13.92 billion yuan, 20.1% lower than that of the previous year; the expenditure on social security and employment was 6.75 billion yuan, 7.5% higher than that of the previous year; the expenditure on education was 6.87 billion yuan, 17.7% higher than that of the previous year; the expenditure on health was 3.3 billion yuan, 0.6% higher than that of the previous year.

People's life

In 2019, the per capita disposable income of Xicheng District residents was 88291 yuan, an increase of 8.1% over the previous year; the per capita consumption expenditure of residents was 53437 yuan, an increase of 7.6% over the previous year. The Engel coefficient was 19.8%, an increase of 1.8 percentage points over the previous year. The average consumption tendency of residents was 0.6, which was basically the same as that of the previous year.

primary industry

Xicheng District is the center of Beijing, so there is no primary industry.

the secondary industry

Industry

In 2019, the total industrial output value of Industrial Enterprises above Designated Size in Xicheng District will reach 57.33 billion yuan, a decrease of 1.4% over the previous year. Among them, the output value of energy supply enterprises reached 48.76 billion yuan, down 1.6% over the previous year, accounting for 85.1% of the total output value of Industrial Enterprises above Designated Size in the region. The output value of industrial sales reached 57.81 billion yuan, down 0.6% over the previous year, and the production and sales rate reached 100.8%.

construction

In 2019, the total output value of construction enterprises in Xicheng District will reach 75.07 billion yuan, an increase of 8.4% over the previous year; among them, the output value in other provinces will reach 39.71 billion yuan, an increase of 8.4% over the previous year