Chaoyang, Beijing



Chaoyang District is an urban district of Beijing. It borders the districts of Shunyi to the northeast, Tongzhou to the east and southeast, Daxing to the south, Fengtai to the southwest, Dongcheng, Xicheng, and Haidian to the west, and Changping to the northwest.

Chaoyang is home to the majority of Beijing's many foreign embassies, the well-known Sanlitun bar street, as well as Beijing's growing central business district. The Olympic Green, built for the 2008 Summer Olympics, is also in Chaoyang. Chaoyang extends west to Chaoyangmen on the eastern 2nd Ring Road, and nearly as far east as the Ximazhuang toll station on the Jingtong Expressway. Within the urban area of Beijing, it occupies 470.8 km2, making it the central city's largest district, with Haidian second. As of November 2020, Chaoyang had a total population of 3,452,460, making it the most populous district in Beijing. The district has jurisdiction over 24 subdistrict offices and 19 area offices. Chaoyang is also home to Silk Street, Bainaohui Computer Shopping Mall, Alien Street (老番街市场), and many other market areas, shopping malls, and restaurant strips.

Administrative divisions
Chaoyang is divided into 24 subdistricts, and 19 townships of which carry the "area" label:

Government and infrastructure
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Culture are headquartered in the district.

Economy
In the year of 2022, the GDP of Chaoyang district was 791.12 billion yuan ($117.62 billion by nominal), with GDP per capita at 229,843 yuan ($34,172 by nominal).

China National Aviation Holdings Company (parent company of Air China), SOHO China, CITIC Group, Sinopec, Qihoo 360, COFCO, and Beijing Capital Airlines have their headquarters in Chaoyang District. Renren Inc. has its headquarters on the 23rd floor of the Jing An Center in Chaoyang District.

Wanda Group has its headquarters in the Wanda Plaza (万达广场). Wanda Cinemas is headquartered in the same complex.

China Resources Beverage, the distributor of C'estbon water, has its north China regional office in the district.

Foreign companies
According to Chaoyang's official website, the district "is home to more than 60 percent of the foreign business agencies in Beijing, over 3,000 foreign companies, 167 international news agencies, and two-thirds of the 158 of the global top 500 transnational companies that have invested in Beijing." Some of these are:

ABB Group (China headquarters), Air France, All Nippon Airways, (Beijing Office, Beijing Fortune Building) Halliburton, IBM, KBR, Kerr-McGee China Petroleum Ltd. (an Occidental Petroleum subsidiary), Korean Air (Hyundai Motor Tower ), Kroll Inc., Lummus Technology, a subsidiary of CB&I, Lufthansa (Beijing Lufthansa Center), Asiana Airlines, Standard & Poor's, Swire Group, Etihad Airways, EVA Air, and Qatar Airways.

The Hong Kong-based company Swire Properties has two locations in Chaoyang.

Beijing Hyundai Motor Company, a 50–50 joint venture of the Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. and Hyundai Motor Company, has its sales offices in the Hyundai Motor Tower in Chaoyang District.

Embassies
Chaoyang serves as Beijing's diplomatic district. All foreign embassies to China are located in the district except for that of Russia and Luxembourg, which both are in Dongcheng. Chaoyang has three embassy areas in the Ritan, Sanlitun, and Liangmaqiao neighborhoods.

Developments


Chaoyang District is one of the fastest growing districts in the Beijing Metropolitan Area. There are several subway lines running through the district. The Beijing Capital Airport, although surrounded by the Shunyi District, is an exclave of Chaoyang District. The municipality as well as the Chinese national government spend almost a half million USD per day on developing this district.

Metro
Chaoyang is currently served by 14 metro lines of the Beijing Subway:


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 * – Jianguomen, Chaoyangmen
 * – Lishuiqiao, Lishuiqiao South, Beiyuanlu North, Datunlu East , Huixinxijie Beikou, Huixinxijie Nankou , Hepingxiqiao
 * – Chaoyangmen, Dongdaqiao, Hujialou , Jintailu , Shilipu, Qingnianlu, Dalianpo, Huangqu, Changying, Caofang
 * – Shuangjing, Jiulongshan , Dajiaoting, Baiziwan, Huagong, Nanlouzizhuang, , , Shuanghe, Jiaohuachang, Huang Chang, Lang Xin Zhuang, Hei Zhuang Hu
 * – Lincuiqiao, South Gate of Forest Park, Olympic Green, Olympic Sports Center, Beitucheng , Anhuaqiao
 * – Jiandemen, Beitucheng, Anzhenmen, Huixinxijie Nankou , Shaoyaoju , Taiyanggong, Sanyuanqiao , Liangmaqiao, Agricultural Exhibition Center, Tuanjiehu, Hujialou , Jintaixizhao, Guomao , Shuangjing , Jinsong, Panjiayuan, Shilihe,
 * – Lishuiqiao, Beiyuan, Wangjing West , Shaoyaoju , Guangximen, Liufang
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 * – Olympic Park, Anlilu, Datunlu East , Guānzhuang, Wangjingxi , Wangjing ,Wangjingdong, Cuigezhuang, Maquanying, Sunhe
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 * – Sanyuanqiao, Terminal 2
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 * – Xiaocun, Xiaohongmen

Tertiary academic institutions

 * University of International Business and Economics (Beijing)
 * Beijing International Studies University
 * Communication University of China
 * Beijing University of Technology

Public schools

 * No.80 High School of Beijing
 * RDFZ Chaoyang School
 * RDFZ Chaoyang Branch School
 * Beijing Ritan High School
 * Beijing No. 17 High School
 * The Affiliated High School to UIBE
 * Beijing Chen Jing Lun High School
 * Beijing Hepingjie No.1 Middle School
 * The High School Affiliated to Beijing University of Technology

International schools and kindergartens

 * Hope International School of Beijing
 * Beijing BISS International School
 * Yew Chung International School of Beijing
 * Japanese School of Beijing
 * Korean International School in Beijing (KISB), in Wangjing
 * Harrow International School Beijing
 * Canadian International School of Beijing
 * Lycée Français International de Pekin (French school)
 * Deutsche Botschaftsschule Peking (German school)
 * Pakistan Embassy College Beijing
 * Australian International School of Beijing
 * Beijing World Youth Academy
 * British School of Beijing Sanlitun Campus and Sanlitun Early Years Campus **
 * Star Education Beijing
 * The International Montessori School of Beijing Cherry Tree Lane Campus
 * Beanstalk International Bilingual School
 * Beijing City International School
 * International Academy of Beijing Lido Campus and Ya Ao Campus
 * Etonkids International Kindergarten

Notable areas

 * Beijing Central Business District (Beijing CBD)
 * The China World Trade Center
 * Guomao
 * Chaowai
 * Beijing Dongyue Temple
 * Sanlitun
 * Workers Stadium
 * Chaoyang Park
 * 798 Art Zone
 * Olympic Green
 * Bird's Nest
 * Water Cube
 * Digital Beijing Building
 * Beijing Olympic Tower
 * Wangjing
 * Beijing Capital International Airport
 * Yabaolu (Yabao Street)
 * Aura Gallery

Climate
Chaoyang District has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dwa). The average annual temperature in Chaoyang is 12.9 C. The average annual rainfall is 582 mm with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 26.8 C, and lowest in January, at around -3.0 C.