Beilin, Xi'an

Beilin District 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, 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
The area around the present district was organized as Xianning County during the Qing Dynasty. At the time, the name was variously spelled Hien-ning, Hsien-ning, and Hsien-ning-hsien.

Administrative divisions
As 2020, Beilin District is divided to 8 subdistricts.
 * Subdistricts

Population
According to the seventh national census, at 00:00 on November 1, 2020: the resident population of the region was 756,840 people.

Tourist Attractions

 * Stele Forest
 * Xi'anviewpic9.jpgXi'an 200911 23.jpg[[Jianfu Temple]]
 * Small Wild Goose Pagoda
 * Xi'an Museum
 * Xingqinggong Park
 * 2010 CHINE (4565613103).jpg]]Wolong Temple

Education
Beilin district is an important center of Xi'an. There are many educational institutions in Beilin.

University

 * 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

 * Middle School Attached to Northwestern Polytechnical University
 * High School Affiliated to Xi'an Jiaotong University