Huangsongyu Township

Huangsongyu Township (simplified Chinese: 黄松峪乡; traditional Chinese: 黃松峪鄉; pinyin: Huángsōngyù Xiāng) is a township in the northeast corner of Pinggu District, Beijing, China. It lies south of the Yan Mountain Range. The township is located to the south of Douziyu Township, west of Jinhaihu Town, north of Nandulehe Town, and east of Xiong'erzhai Township and Zhenluoying Town. According to the 2020 census, Huangsongyu's population was 5,062.^[1]

Huangsongyu Township 黄松峪乡
Township
Glass bridge at Tianyun Mountain, 2018
Location of Huangsongyu Township in Pinggu District
Huangsongyu Township Show map of Beijing Huangsongyu Township Show map of China
Coordinates: 40°13′28″N 117°15′30″E
Country	China
Municipality	Beijing
District	Pinggu
Village-level Divisions	7 villages
Area
• Total	64.56 km2 (24.93 sq mi)
Elevation	153 m (502 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	5,062
• Density	78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	101201
Area code	010

The town was named Huangsongyu (Chinese: 黄松峪; lit. 'Yellow Pine Ravine') after Huangsongyu Village, where the town's government is located.^[2]

History

History of Huangsongyu Township^[2]

Year	Status	Belonged to
1950 - 1953	under 3rd District	Pinggu County, Hebei
1953 - 1956	under 3rd and 6th District
1956 - 1958	Tawa Township Zuwu Township
1958 - 1961	Huangsongyu Management Area, under Hanzhuang People's Commune	Pinggu County, Beijing
1961 - 1984	Huangsongyu People's Commune
1984 - 2002	Huangsongyu Township
2002–present		Pinggu District, Beijing

Administrative divisions

As of the time in writing, Huangsongyu Township was composed of 7 villages, all of which can be seen in the following table:^[3]

Subdisvision Names	Name Transliterations
黄松峪	Huangsongyu
黑豆峪	Heidouyu
白云寺	Baiyunsi
大东沟	Dadonggou
梨树沟	Lishugou
塔洼	Tawa
刁窝	Diaowo

Gallery

• 
  UFO Platform above Shilingxia, 2019
• 
  Waterfall at Huangsongyu National Forest Park, 2022

See also

• List of township-level divisions of Beijing