Chaoyang, Beijing

39°55′32″N 116°26′30″E

Chaoyang (Chinese: 朝阳区; pinyin: Cháoyáng Qū) 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.

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Chaoyang 朝阳区
District
From left to right: Beijing CBD, National Aquatics Center, National Stadium, Wangjing SOHO, 798 Art Zone, Olympic Forest Park, Taikoo Li Sanlitun, Beijing Chaoyang railway station

Location of Chaoyang District in Beijing
Country	People's Republic of China
Municipality	Beijing
Township-level divisions	43 subdistricts
District seat	Jianwai Subdistrict (建外街道)
Area
• Total	470.8 km² (181.8 sq mi)
Elevation	34 m (112 ft)
Population (2020)
• Total	3,452,460^[1]
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website	www.bjchy.gov.cn

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 (181.8 sq mi),^[2] making it the central city's largest district, with Haidian second. As of November 2020, Chaoyang had a total population of 3,452,460,^[1] making it the most populous district in Beijing. The district has jurisdiction over 24 subdistrict offices and 19 area offices.^[2] 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 restaurants.

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Climate

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Chaoyang District has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dwa). The average annual temperature in Chaoyang is 12.9 °C (55.2 °F). The average annual rainfall is 582.0 mm (22.91 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 26.8 °C (80.2 °F), and lowest in January, at around −3.0 °C (26.6 °F).

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Climate data for Chaoyang District, elevation 35 m (115 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1961–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	14.7 (58.5)	25.7 (78.3)	29.2 (84.6)	34.5 (94.1)	41.1 (106.0)	41.6 (106.9)	41.0 (105.8)	37.7 (99.9)	36.4 (97.5)	30.8 (87.4)	22.5 (72.5)	18.7 (65.7)	41.6 (106.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	2.3 (36.1)	6.2 (43.2)	13.2 (55.8)	21.1 (70.0)	27.2 (81.0)	30.7 (87.3)	31.7 (89.1)	30.7 (87.3)	26.4 (79.5)	19.3 (66.7)	10.3 (50.5)	3.7 (38.7)	18.6 (65.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−3.0 (26.6)	0.3 (32.5)	7.3 (45.1)	15.0 (59.0)	21.1 (70.0)	24.9 (76.8)	26.8 (80.2)	25.7 (78.3)	20.6 (69.1)	13.2 (55.8)	4.7 (40.5)	−1.3 (29.7)	12.9 (55.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−7.5 (18.5)	−4.8 (23.4)	1.2 (34.2)	8.3 (46.9)	14.3 (57.7)	19.2 (66.6)	22.4 (72.3)	21.3 (70.3)	15.5 (59.9)	7.7 (45.9)	−0.2 (31.6)	−5.6 (21.9)	7.7 (45.8)
Record low °C (°F)	−19.4 (−2.9)	−21.2 (−6.2)	−13.9 (7.0)	−3.8 (25.2)	2.7 (36.9)	9.3 (48.7)	14.2 (57.6)	13.3 (55.9)	4.3 (39.7)	−4.9 (23.2)	−13.2 (8.2)	−17.8 (0.0)	−21.2 (−6.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	2.3 (0.09)	5.3 (0.21)	8.1 (0.32)	22.1 (0.87)	36.4 (1.43)	80.8 (3.18)	183.9 (7.24)	138.6 (5.46)	59.5 (2.34)	29.3 (1.15)	13.8 (0.54)	1.9 (0.07)	582.0 (22.91)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	1.5	2.3	2.8	4.7	5.9	10.1	12.8	10.5	7.3	4.9	2.9	1.7	67.4
Average snowy days	2.7	2.3	1.1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.7	2.6	10.6
Average relative humidity (%)	43	42	41	43	49	60	72	73	68	63	57	47	55
Mean monthly sunshine hours	179.1	179.8	222.4	237.6	263.5	219.7	181.5	193.6	201.1	193.3	159.0	164.6	2,395.2
Percentage possible sunshine	60	59	60	59	59	49	40	46	54	57	54	57	55
Source: China Meteorological Administration^[3]^[4]

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Administrative divisions

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Chaoyang is divided into 24 subdistricts, 18 townships and one ethnic township.^[5]

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Name	Chinese (S)	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2020)^[6]	Area (km²)
Jianwai Subdistrict	建外街道	Jiànwài Jiēdào	36,414	4.40
Chaowai Subdistrict	朝外街道	Cháowài Jiēdào	33,212	2.20
Hujialou Subdistrict	呼家楼街道	Hūjiālóu Jiēdào	53,018	2.80
Sanlitun Subdistrict	三里屯街道	Sānlǐtún Jiēdào	32,347	2.90
Zuojiazhuang Subdistrict	左家庄街道	Zuǒjiāzhuāng Jiēdào	70,245	4.17
Xiangheyuan Subdistrict	香河园街道	Xiānghéyuán Jiēdào	43,002	2.50
Heping Street Subdistrict	和平街街道	Hépíngjiē Jiēdào	81,180	4.54
Anzhen Subdistrict	安贞街道	Ānzhēn Jiēdào	57,016	3.60
Yayuncun Subdistrict	亚运村街道	Yàyùncūn Jiēdào	67,745	5.13
Xiaoguan Subdistrict	小关街道	Xiǎoguān Jiēdào	61,966	2.58
Jiuxianqiao Subdistrict	酒仙桥街道	Jiǔxiānqiáo Jiēdào	63,911	5.30
Maizidian Subdistrict	麦子店街道	Màizidiàn Jiēdào	30,103	6.80
Tuanjiehu Subdistrict	团结湖街道	Tuánjiéhú Jiēdào	32,091	1.23
Liulitun Subdistrict	六里屯街道	Liùlǐtún Jiēdào	75,229	4.40
Balizhuang Subdistrict	八里庄街道	Bālǐzhuāng Jiēdào	98,084	4.40
Shuangjing Subdistrict	双井街道	Shuāngjǐng Jiēdào	93,962	5.10
Jinsong Subdistrict	劲松街道	Jìnsōng Jiēdào	103,316	5.20
Panjiayuan Subdistrict	潘家园街道	Pānjiāyuán Jiēdào	102,272	4.30
Fatou Subdistrict	垡头街道	Fátóu Jiēdào	78,952	9.60
Datun Subdistrict	大屯街道	Dàtún Jiēdào	132,457	10.01
Wangjing Subdistrict	望京街道	Wàngjīng Jiēdào	146,220	10.36
Aoyuncun Subdistrict	奥运村街道	Àoyùncūn Jiēdào	109,688	19.60
Capital Airport Subdistrict	首都机场街道	Shǒudū Jīchǎng Jiēdào	16,837	12.50
Donghu Subdistrict	东湖街道	Dōnghú Jiēdào	62,467	10.40
Nanmofang Township	南磨房乡	Nánmòfáng Xiāng	127,268	10.00
Gaobeidian Township	高碑店乡	Gāobēidiàn Xiāng	109,631	15.30
Jiangtai Township	将台乡	Jiāngtái Xiāng	53,714	13.70
Taiyanggong Township	太阳宫乡	Tàiyánggōng Xiāng	86,935	5.85
Xiaohongmen Township	小红门乡	Xiǎohóngmén Xiāng	83,675	12.50
Shibalidian Township	十八里店乡	Shíbālǐdiàn Xiāng	178,177	23.30
Pingfang Township	平房乡	Píngfáng Xiāng	85,581	15.18
Dongfeng Township	东风乡	Dōngfēng Xiāng	63,236	5.30
Laiguangying Township	来广营乡	Láiguǎngyíng Xiāng	163,970	31.30
Changying Hui Ethnic Township	常营回族乡	Chángyíng Huízú Xiāng	113,891	11.30
Sanjianfang Township	三间房乡	Sānjiānfáng Xiāng	109,672	8.80
Guanzhuang Township	管庄乡	Guǎnzhuāng Xiāng	93,273	10.30
Jinzhan Township	金盏乡	Jīnzhǎn Xiāng	82,756	44.30
Sunhe Township	孙河乡	Sūnhé Xiāng	31,288	26.50
Cuigezhuang Township	崔各庄乡	Cuīgèzhuāng Xiāng	107,029	24.40
Dongba Township	东坝乡	Dōngbà Xiāng	124,163	24.60
Heizhuanghu Township	黑庄户乡	Hēizhuānghù Xiāng	49,983	19.60
Dougezhuang Township	豆各庄乡	DòugèzhuāngXiāng	53,766	14.10
Wangsiying Township	王四营乡	Wángsìyíng Xiāng	54,679	19.30

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Government and infrastructure

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Culture are headquartered in the district.^[7]^[8]

Economy

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In the year of 2022, the GDP of Chaoyang district was 791.12 billion yuan ($117.62 billion by nominal),^[9] with GDP per capita at 229,843 yuan ($34,172 by nominal).

China National Aviation Holdings Company (parent company of Air China),^[10] SOHO China,^[11] CITIC Group,^[12] Sinopec,^[13] Qihoo 360,^[14] COFCO,^[15] and Beijing Capital Airlines have their headquarters in Chaoyang District.^[16]^[17] Renren Inc. has its headquarters on the 23rd floor of the Jing An Center (静安中心; 靜安中心; Jìng'ān Zhōngxīn) in Chaoyang District.^[18]

Wanda Group has its headquarters in the Wanda Plaza (万达广场).^[19] Wanda Cinemas is headquartered in the same complex.^[20]

China Resources Beverage, the distributor of C'estbon water, has its north China regional office in the district.^[21]

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."^[22] Some of these are:

ABB (China headquarters),^[23]^[24] Air France,^[25] All Nippon Airways, (Beijing Office, Beijing Fortune Building)^[26] Halliburton,^[27] IBM,^[28] KBR,^[29] Kerr-McGee China Petroleum Ltd. (an Occidental Petroleum subsidiary), Korean Air (Hyundai Motor Tower (现代汽车大厦; Xiàndài qìchē dàshà)),^[30] Kroll Inc.,^[31] Lummus Technology, a subsidiary of CB&I,^[32] Lufthansa (Beijing Lufthansa Center),^[33] Asiana Airlines,^[34] Standard & Poor's,^[35] Swire Group,^[36] Etihad Airways,^[37] EVA Air,^[38] and Qatar Airways.^[39]

The Hong Kong-based company Swire Properties has two locations in Chaoyang.^[40]

Beijing Hyundai Motor Company (simplified Chinese: 北京现代汽车有限公司; traditional Chinese: 北京現代汽車有限公司; pinyin: Běijīng Xiàndài Qìchē Yǒuxiàngōngsī; Korean: 북경현대), a 50–50 joint venture of the Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. and Hyundai Motor Company,^[41] has its sales offices in the Hyundai Motor Tower in Chaoyang District.^[42]

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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.^[22]

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.^[43] The municipality as well as the Chinese national government spend almost a half million USD per day on developing this district.^{[citation needed]}