Gubeikou

Gubeikou Town is a town of Miyun District in northeastern Beijing, traversed by, bordering with Luanping County, Hebei to the north and the Beijing towns of Gaoling (高岭镇) to the west, Xinchengzi (新城子镇) to the east and Taishitun (太师屯镇). The area is one of the important passes of the Great Wall of China, serving as an ancient chokepoint for travelers between Northeast China and Beijing. As of 2020, it had a total population of 7,170 under its administration.

Name
This town's name originated in 1736. During Qianlong Emperor's visit, he named this region by combining two inscrpted names, Guguan and Beikou, into Gubeikou  that is still being used to this day.

Administrative divisions
So far in 2021, Gubeikou Town is composed of 13 subdivisions, of which 4 are communities and 9 are villages. They are listed as follows:

Landmark

 * Simatai