Jinzhan

Jinzhan Township (Chinese: 金盏乡; pinyin: Jīnzhǎn Xiāng) is a township situated at northeastern corner of Chaoyang District, Beijing, China. It borders Sunhe and Tianzhu Townships to the north, Songzhuang Town to the east, Changying Township to the south, Dongba and Cuigezhuang Townships to the west. The township has a population of 82,756 as of 2020.^[1]

Jinzhan Township 金盏乡
Township
Aerial view of Jinzhan, 2023
Jinzhan Township Show map of Beijing Jinzhan Township Show map of China
Coordinates: 40°00′07″N 116°33′47″E
Country	China
Municipality	Beijing
District	Chaoyang
Village-level Divisions	6 communities 13 villages
Area
• Total	50.27 km2 (19.41 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	82,756
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	100018
Area code	010

According to Tianfu Guangji (Chinese: 天府广记; lit. 'Extensive Record on Heavenly State') written during the Ming dynasty, the region was named Jinzhan (Chinese: 金盏; lit. 'Marigold') due to the flowers that grew on a local shallow lake and looked like marigolds.^[2]

History

History of Jinzhan Township^[3]

Year	Status
1949	Part of Tong County, Hebei
1953	Established as Jinzhan Township
1956	Transferred under Dongjiao District, Beijing
1957	Formed Jinzhan Production Team, Part of the 4th Management Station, People's Commune of Chaoyang
1959	Formed Jinzhan Management Station, Part of People's Commune of Sino-German Friendship
1961	Formed its own commune
1983	Reinstated as a township
2004	Incorporated Louzizhuang Township, became an area while retaining township status

Administrative Divisions

As of 2021, the area oversees 19 subdivisions, including 6 residential communities and 13 villages:^[4]

Administrative Division Code	Community Name in Simplified Chinese	Community Name in English	Type
110105036001	朝阳农场	Chaoyang Nongchang	Community
110105036003	楼梓庄	Louzizhuang	Community
110105036004	金泽家园	Jinze Jiayuan	Community
110105036005	金盏嘉园第一	Jinzhan Jiayuan Diyi	Community
110105036006	金盏嘉园第二	Jinzhan Jiayuan Dier	Community
110105036007	金泽家园北	Jinzhan Jiayuanbei	Community
110105036200	雷庄村	Leizhuangcun	Village
110105036201	东大队村	Dongdaduicun	Village
110105036202	西大队村	Xidaduicun	Village
110105036203	小店村	Xiaodiancun	Village
110105036204	长店村	Changdiancun	Village
110105036205	北马房村	Beimafangcun	Village
110105036206	楼梓庄	Louzizhuang	Village
110105036207	沙窝	Shawo	Village
110105036208	黎各庄	Ligezhuang	Village
110105036209	马各庄	Magezhuang	Village
110105036210	皮村	Picun	Village
110105036211	东窑	Dongyao	Village
110105036212	曹各庄	Caogezhuang	Village

Gallery

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  Beijing Academy Jinzhan Campus, 2023
• 
  National Institute of Organization Administrators, 2023
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  High School Attached to Northeast Normal University, Chaoyang, 2023
• 
  Chaoyang Kaiwen Academy, 2023

See also

• List of township-level divisions of Beijing