Beijing's Xicheng District/Precinct (Simplified Chinese: 西城区) (West City District) spans 32 square kilometres, making it the largest portion of the old city (inside the 2nd Ring Road), and has 790,000 inhabitants. Its postal code is 100032. Image File history File links ChunaBeijingXicheng. ... Beijing (Chinese: 北京; ; IPA: ), a city in northern China (formerly spelled in English as Peking or Peiking), is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... Simplified Chinese characters (Simplified Chinese: 简体字; Traditional Chinese: 簡體字; pinyin: jiǎntǐzì; also called 简化字/簡化字, jiǎnhuàzì) are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ...

The Xidan commercial district, Finance Street (Jinrongjie), Beihai Park, Jingshan Park and the famous Zhongnanhai are within its jurisdiction. The popular Houhai bar area is also in Xicheng Precinct. Before the communist takeover, most wealthy merchants and middle-class resides in this precinct. Xidan in Beijing (July 2004 image) Xidan (西单) is home to a commercial district in Beijing. ... The bridge to the White Pagoda. ... Fung Shui hill in Jingshan Park Jingshan Park (景山公园) is a public park of Beijing, China. ... An aerial view of Zhongnanhai Zhongnanhai (Chinese: 中南海; Pinyin: Zhōngnánhăi) is a complex of buildings in Beijing, China which serves as the central headquarters for the Communist Party of China and the government of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

Additionally, Xicheng Precinct is where one finds the Beijing Zoo and Yuetan Park. The Beijing Zoo lies west of Xizhimen and is the western part of the Beijing, China. ...

The northwestern stretch of the 2nd Ring Road runs through the precinct. 2nd Ring Road (Eastern segment, taken in July of 2004) Yonghegong Lamasery from the 2nd Ring Road (Northern segment, taken in July of 2004) Central to Beijing, the 2nd Ring Road (pinyin: Er Huan Lu) lies just a few kilometres away from the city centre and is an extremely convenient...

edit	County-level divisions of Beijing
Districts: Dongcheng | Xicheng | Chongwen | Xuanwu | Chaoyang | Haidian | Fengtai | Shijingshan Mentougou | Fangshan | Tongzhou | Shunyi | Changping | Daxing | Huairou | Pinggu Counties: Miyun | Yanqing
	see also: Township-level divisions of Beijing

Due to Chinas large population and area, the political divisions of China have always consisted of several levels since ancient times. ... Beijing (Chinese: 北京; ; IPA: ), a city in northern China (formerly spelled in English as Peking or Peiking), is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... cropped from Image:Forbidden City1. ... District, in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China. ... Spanning an area of 24. ... Beijings Chongwen District (Simplified Chinese: 崇文区; Hanyu Pinyin: Chóngwén Qū) is located southeast relative to city center (Tiananmen), and is situated between Yongdingmen and Qianmen. ... Xuanwu District (Simplified Chinese: 宣武区, Hanyu Pinyin: XuānwÇ” QÅ«) is a district of the municipality of Beijing. ... Beijings Chaoyang district (Simplified Chinese: 朝阳区; Hanyu Pinyin: Cháoyáng Qū) is home to a good part of Beijings diplomatic quarters, with many embassies located in the area. ... Haidian District (Simplified Chinese: 海淀区 (officially), 海甸区 (alternatively), Hanyu Pinyin: Hǎidiàn Qū) is a district of the municipality of Beijing. ... Fengtai District (Simplified Chinese: 丰台区, Hanyu Pinyin: Fēngtái Qū) is a district of the municipality of Beijing. ... Shijingshan District (Chinese: 石景山区; Hanyu Pinyin: ) is a district of the municipality of Beijing. ... Mentougou District is in west Beijing. ... Fangshan District (Simplified Chinese: 房山区; Traditional Chinese: 房山區; Hanyu Pinyin: Fángshān QÅ«) is situated in the southwest of Beijing and 38km away from downtown Beijing. ... // Overview Tongzhou District (Simplified Chinese: 通州区; Traditional Chinese: 通州區; Hanyu Pinyin: Tōngzhōu QÅ«), located in southeast Beijing, is considered as the capitals eastern gate. ... Shunyi District is an administrative District outside of Beijing proper. ... Changping District (Simplified Chinese: 昌平区; Traditional Chinese: 昌平區; Hanyu Pinyin: Chāngpíng QÅ«) is situated at the suburb of northwest Beijing. ... Daxing District (Simplified Chinese: 大兴区; Traditional Chinese: 大興區; Hanyu Pinyin: DàxÄ«ng QÅ«) is situated at the suburb of south Beijing. ... Huairou District (Simplified Chinese: 怀柔区; Traditional Chinese: 懷柔區; Hanyu Pinyin: Huáiróu QÅ«) is situated at northeast Beijing. ... Beijings Pinggu District lies at the extreme eastern end of Beijing municipality, and borders Tianjin municipality near Jixian County. ... In the context of Political divisions of China, county is the standard English translation of 县 (xiàn). ... Miyun County (Simplified Chinese: 密云县; Traditional Chinese: 密雲縣; Hanyu Pinyin: Mìyúng Xiàn) is situated at northeast Beijing. ... Yanqing County (Simplified Chinese: 延庆县; Traditional Chinese: 延慶縣; Hanyu Pinyin: Yánqìng Xiàn) is situated at the suburb of northwest Beijing. ... Beijing, an independent municipality in China is divided into ten districts and eight counties. ...

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• Photo Gallery of Houhai area Includes 20 high quality photographs
• Photo Gallery of Qianhai area Includes 20 high quality photographs