Haidian District


Haidian District is a district of the municipality of Beijing. It is mostly situated in northwestern Beijing, but also to a lesser extent in the west, where it has borders with Xicheng District and Fengtai District.
It is 431 square km in area, making it the second-largest district in urban Beijing, and is home to 2,240,124 inhabitants ; however, in comparison to other districts, a higher percentage of its inhabitants do not have the governmental residential certificates for long-term residence, because Haidian District is where most universities are located and therefore many of its inhabitants are university students.

Sister cities

Since 1992, Haidian District has signed official papers and established Sister City relationship with 14 cities and districts from 10 countries of 4 continents. Some sister cities are shown below:
South America
North America
Europe
East Asia
The administrative division of the district was reported as follows:
NameChinese Hanyu PinyinPopulation Area
Wanshou Road Subdistrict万寿路街道Wànshòulù Jiēdào172,4568.90
Yongding Road Subdistrict永定路街道Yǒngdìnglu Jiēdào49,3460.70
Yangfangdian Subdistrict羊坊店街道Yángfāngdiàn Jiēdào127,1346.61
Ganjiakou Subdistrict甘家口街道Gānjiākǒu Jiēdào118,4556.50
Balizhuang Subdistrict八里庄街道Bālǐzhuāng Jiēdào135,9844.40
Zizhuyuan Subdistrict紫竹院街道Zǐzhúyuàn Jiēdào138,4116.23
Beixiaguan Subdistrict北下关街道Běixiàguān Jiēdào158,7766.04
Beitaipingzhuang Subdistrict北太平庄街道Běitàipíngzhuāng Jiēdào201,6145.17
Xueyuan Road Subdistrict学院路街道Xuéyuànlù Jiēdào243,3078.49
Zhongguancun Subdistrict中关村街道Zhōngguāncūn Jiēdào159,6376.23
Haidian Subdistrict海淀街道Hǎidiàn Jiēdào144,7005.00
Qinglongqiao Subdistrict青龙桥街道Qīnglóngqiáo Jiēdào128,88715.50
Qinghuayuan Subdistrict清华园街道Qīnghuáyuán Jiēdào51,7852.70
Yanyuan Subdistrict燕园街道Yànyuán Jiēdào37,5481.84
Xiangshan Subdistrict香山街道Xiāngshān Jiēdào28,53525.37
Qinghe Subdistrict清河街道Qīnghé Jiēdào139,7529.37
Huayuan Road Subdistrict花园路街道Huāyuánlù Jiēdào148,8296.30
Xisanqi Subdistrict西三旗街道Xīsānqí Jiēdào144,1268.70
Malianwa Subdistrict马连洼街道Mǎliánwā Jiēdào106,5855.50
Tiancun Road Subdistrict田村路街道Tiáncūnlù Jiēdào106,7447.70
Shangdi Subdistrict上地街道Shàngdì Jiēdào102,1059.40
Shuguang Subdistrict曙光街道Shǔguāng Jiēdào102,3979.61
Wanliu Area 万柳地区Wànliǔ Dìqū 28,06241.90
Dongsheng Area东升地区Dōngshēng Dìqū49,85245.20
Wenquan Area温泉地区Wēnquán Dìqū50,80033.23
Sijiqing Area四季青地区Sìjìqīng Dìqū170,57940.83
Xibeiwang Area西北旺地区Xīběiwàng Dìqū142,66451.02
Sujiatuo Area苏家坨地区Sūjiātuó Dìqū46,78684.51
Shangzhuang Area上庄地区Shàngzhuāng Dìqū44,81438.45

History

Haidian was originally a village outside of Beijing's Inner City. It was first built in the Yuan Dynasty and became one of the eight major business areas of the capital during the Qing Dynasty and was the seat of such old shops as Lotus White, Quanjude and Hongbin House. The famed Old Summer Palace and Summer Palace, two grand imperial gardens are also among its reputed features. It became a university district after the building of the Tsinghua University and Yenching University campus in the early twentieth century. It is mentioned in Lao She's novel Camel Xiangzi as an academic village for students. After the foundation of the People's Republic, it was deliberately developed as a university area, with many of the Yan'an institutions moving there. It officially became an administrative district in June 1954. Since the reform and opening up, it has become the centre of China's IT industry. In the words of Time magazine:
During the later half of the 1990s, out of the Beijing districts, Haidian had the highest per capita GDP. During that period the GDP of Haidian District grew by double digits each year.

Transportation

The northwestern stretches of the 3rd Ring Road, 4th Ring Road and 5th Ring Road all run through the area.

Metro

Haidian is currently served by nine metro lines of the Beijing Subway and one commuter line operated by Beijing Suburban Railway :
The China National Space Administration has its headquarters in the district.
The State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs has its headquarters in Zhongguancun.
The People's Liberation Army Military Music Hall is located in the district.
Ministry of State Security

Economy

In 2017,the regional GDP is 592.48 billion yuan, with GDP per capita at 170.8 thousand yuan.
A central part of Haidian's economy, the Zhongguancun electronics district, hosts the Beijing offices of many software and computer-technology companies.

Higher education

Institutions of higher education in Haidian include:
The Beijing Municipal Commission of Education, the local education authority, has its headquarters in the Beijing Olympic Building.
Institutions of secondary education
Private schools include:
The Chinese Ice Hockey Association, which governs ice hockey and bandy in China, has its offices at 56, Zhongguacun South Street in Haidian District.

Gallery

Haidian's Technology hubs