Qianmen Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing Municipality

Qianmen Street

Qianmen Street, under the jurisdiction of Dongcheng District, Beijing, is located in the west of Dongcheng District, between 116 ° 23'23 "~ 116 ° 24'20" east longitude and 39 ° 53'24 "~ 39 ° 53'58" north latitude. It is adjacent to Chongwenmenwai Street by beiguanyuan and Daijia Hutong in the East, Zhushikou East Street and Tiantan street in the south, Dashilan street in Xicheng District by Qianmen Street (North Section) in the west, and Donghuamen street by Qianmen East Street in the north. The maximum distance from east to west is 1.3 km, and the maximum distance from north to south is 1 km, with a total area of 1.1 square kilometers.

During the period of the Republic of China, Qianmen area belonged to the eighth (outer one) district. After 1949, it belonged to the eighth District, the Sixth District and Qianmen district. In 1954, there were eight streets, namely grinding factory, xihuying, lucaoyuan and caochang, and a small part of Xuejiawan and Daqiao Hutong. In 1958, it was incorporated into Qianmen Street after being classified as Chongwen District.

As of June 2020, Qianmen Street has three communities under its jurisdiction. In 2011, Qianmen Street had a total population of 12173, 114 commercial outlets and a total financial revenue of 32.35 million yuan.

History of construction

During the period of the Republic of China, Qianmen area belonged to the eighth (outer one) district.

After 1949, Qianmen district was divided into the eighth District, the Sixth District and Qianmen district.

In 1954, there were four streets in Qianmen area, including grinding factory, xihuying, lucaoyuan and caochang, and a small part of Xuejiawan and Daqiao Hutong.

In 1958, it was incorporated into Qianmen Street after being classified as Chongwen District.

administrative division

By the end of 2011, Qianmen Street had 9 residents' committees, including Qianmen East Street, caochang East, caochang West, Dajiang, bingjiaochang, Xianyukou, Qingyun, the first community of grinding factory and the second community of grinding factory, with 125 residents' groups.

As of June 2020, Qianmen Street has three communities under its jurisdiction, and the office is located at No. 1, nancaoyuan Hutong, Qianmen Street.

geographical environment

Qianmen Street is located in the west of Dongcheng District, between 116 ° 23'23 "~ 116 ° 24'20" E and 39 ° 53'24 "~ 39 ° 53'58" n. It is adjacent to Chongwenmenwai Street by beiguanyuan and Daijia Hutong in the East, Zhushikou East Street and Tiantan street in the south, Dashilan street in Xicheng District by Qianmen Street (North Section) in the west, and Donghuamen street by Qianmen East Street in the north. The maximum distance from east to west is 1.3 km, and the maximum distance from north to south is 1 km, with a total area of 1.1 square kilometers.

Population nationality

As of 2010, the total population of Qianmen Street was 12924.

At the end of 2011, the total population of the district was 12173. There are 3645 floating population. In the total population, there are 6181 males, accounting for 50.8%. There were 5992 females, accounting for 49.2%. 572 people under 14 years old, accounting for 4.7%. There were 9836 people aged 15-64, accounting for 80.8%. 1765 people were over 65 years old, accounting for 14.5%.

In 2011, the birth rate was 5.1 ‰, the death rate was 4.2 ‰, and the natural growth rate was 1.5 ‰.

Economics

At the end of 2011, Qianmen Street had 114 commercial outlets.

In 2011, the total revenue of Qianmen Street was 32.35 million yuan.

social undertakings

education

At the end of 2011, there was a primary school in Qianmen Street, with 322 students and 31 full-time teachers. The enrollment rate of school-age children was 100%. There is an ordinary middle school with 709 students and 73 full-time teachers. The enrollment rate of junior middle school age, the enrollment rate from primary school to primary school, and the coverage rate of nine-year compulsory education all reach 100%. There is one Non-governmental School and educational institution at all levels.

Cultural and sports undertakings

At the end of 2011, Qianmen Street had 2 cultural and art groups with 155 members. The cultural and art works created included the single string duet "Beijinger", "Beijing Spirit", Jingyun drum "car driver", "spirit of rule of law into thousands of homes", "window", etc. One cultural center. One public library (room), with a building area of 300 square meters and a collection of 8582 books. One museum. No other entertainment facilities. There are 29 employees in the cultural industry. The main cultural and artistic groups are Jingyun Qianmen Art Troupe and Beijing Youlan Opera Troupe.

At the end of 2011, Qianmen Street had a sports venue, a sports association and 25 social sports instructors at all levels. The sports activities regularly held every year include "harmony Cup" table tennis competition, chess and card competition, etc. 25% of the urban communities have installed fitness equipment, and 60% of the permanent residents often participate in sports activities.

medical and health work

By the end of 2011, Qianmen Street had 3 medical and health institutions at all levels, including 2 secondary hospitals and 1 community health station.

social security

In 2011, Qianmen Street had 362 urban minimum living security households with 663 people, and the expenditure was 3.33 million yuan, an increase of 5.7% over the previous year. The monthly per capita income was 414 yuan, an increase of 13.1% over the previous year. 81 people received medical assistance.

In 2011, Qianmen Street had 58 people receiving various kinds of state pension and subsidies, and the pension expenses were 466000 yuan. Social welfare was 135000 yuan, an increase of 12.5% over the previous year. There are 5 community service facilities, including 1 community service center and 4 community service stations. There were 520 newly employed people, 509 laid-off and unemployed people were reemployed, 262 people with employment difficulties were reemployed, 1327 people were unemployed in cities and towns at the end of the year, and the registered unemployment rate in cities and towns was 1.4%.

In 2011, a total of 1360 people participated in the basic medical insurance for urban residents in Qianmen Street, 155 more than at the end of last year. 743 people participated in unemployment insurance, 202 more than at the end of last year. At the end of the year, 49 people received unemployment insurance benefits, 15 more than at the end of the previous year.

Transportation

Qianmen Street has 6 streets and 67 hutongs.

History and culture

The origin of place names

Because Zhengyangmen (commonly known as Qianmen Louzi) in the territory of the name.

famous scenery

Zhengyangmen

Zhengyang gate, commonly known as Qianmen, Qianmen Louzi and daqianmen, was originally called Lizhengmen. It was the South Gate of the inner city of Beijing in Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is located at the southernmost end of Tiananmen Square on the north-south axis of Beijing city and south of Chairman Mao Memorial Hall. It was built in 1419, which is one of the "nine gates of the capital" in old Beijing. It integrates Zhengyangmen tower, arrow tower and urn as a whole, and is a complete ancient defensive building system. According to the local chronicles, the city towers and archery towers at that time were magnificent in scale and tall in shape, and the urn city was magnificent, which was the representative work of the old Beijing city wall architecture. Now only the city towers and archery towers are left, which is the only well preserved city gate in Beijing. There is a Beijing folk custom exhibition hall on the tower.

On January 13, 1988, Zhengyangmen was announced as the third batch of national key cultural relics protection units by the State Council.

Qianmen arrow tower

Qianmen Jianlou is located at the south end of Zhengyangmen. It was built in 1439, the fourth year of Zhengtong reign of Ming Dynasty. It has a history of more than 450 years. In Ming and Qing Dynasties, Jianlou was once connected with the wall of Zhengyangmen tower, forming a large urn. After the Republic of China, the urn was gradually demolished, and the majestic archery tower stood alone at the south end of Tiananmen Square, facing Zhengyang gate tower across the street.

Qianmen Street

Qianmen Street is a very famous commercial street in Beijing. Located in the central axis of the capital, it starts from Yueliangwan, Qianmen in the north and ends at the intersection of Tianqiao in the south, connecting with the South Street of Tianqiao. Before the construction of the outer city in 1550, it was the royal road for the emperor to go to the temple of heaven and the mountain and river altar. After the construction of the outer city, it was the main north-south street. It is commonly known as Qianmen Street. The main street is 845 meters long and the carriageway is 20 meters wide. From Ming Dynasty to the Republic of China, it was called Zhengyangmen street. It was officially named Qianmen Street in 1965.