Zhangshanying Town 张山营镇
Town
Mount Haituo within the town, 2021
Location within Yanqing District
Zhangshanying Town Show map of Beijing Zhangshanying Town Show map of China
Coordinates: 40°28′39″N 115°51′03″E / 40.47750°N 115.85083°E / 40.47750; 115.85083
Country	China
Municipality	Beijing
District	Yanqing
Village-level Divisions	2 communities 32 villages
Area
• Total	261.2 km2 (100.8 sq mi)
Elevation	525 m (1,722 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	24,259
• Density	93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	102115
Area code	010

Zhangshanying Town (simplified Chinese: 张山营镇; traditional Chinese: 張山營鎮; pinyin: Zhāngshānyíng Zhèn) is a town in the Yanqing District of Beijing. It shares border with Dahaituo Township in the north, Jiuxian and Shenjiaying Towns in the east, Yanqing Town in the south, and Beixinpu Town in the west. As of 2020, Zhangshanying had a population of 24,249.^[1]

Its name Zhangshanying (Chinese: 张山营; lit. 'Zhang Mountain Barrack') originated in 1644, when Li Zicheng stationed his troops in Zhang Mountain after he entered Beijing.^[2]

Inside the area of the town is the Guyaju Caves and the nearby village of Dongmenying; also within the area of the town is the West Dazhuangke village, the host settlement of the Yanqing cluster of 2022 Winter Olympics.

Geography

Zhangshanying Town is on the south of Yan Mountain Range, and the Mount Haituo on its northern border with Hebei is the 2nd tallest mountain in Beijing, with a peak elevation of 2,241 meters.^[2]

Datong–Qinhuangdao railway, National Highway 110 and Kangzhuang-Zhangjiakou Highway all pass through the town.

History

Administrative divisions

As of the year 2021, Zhangshanying Town consisted of 34 subdivisions, including these 2 communities and 32 villages:^[3]

Landmarks

• Guyaju Caves
• Songshan National Nature Reserve

Gallery

• 
  Cliff dwellings in Guyuju, 2013
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  Mount Song, 2013
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  World Grape Expo, 2014
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  Yudu Mountain, 2017

See also

• List of township-level divisions of Beijing

References