PLA Beijing Garrison

The Beijing Garrison District is a military district of corps grade (正军级) under the direct jurisdiction of the People's Liberation Army Headquarters and the Central Military Commission.^[2] The Garrison is responsible for the defense of the city of Beijing, the protection of all the state institutions in the capital, military mobilization in case of war, and civilian-military relations. ^[3]

Beijing Garrison
中国人民解放军北京卫戍区
Beijing Garrison Map (China)
Founded	1 February 2016; 9 years ago (2016-02-01)
Country	People's Republic of China
Allegiance	Chinese Communist Party
Type	Theater Command
Role	Command and control
Part of	People's Liberation Army
Headquarters	Haidian, Beijing
Commanders
Commander	Major General Fu Wenhua[1]
Political Commissar	Major General Zhang Fandi
Chief of Staff	Senior Colonel

History

The Beijing Garrison District was created from the old Beijing Military Region in August of 2016, as part of the 2015 reforms.^[4] Due to the importance of the capital, and the sensitivity of its military affairs, the garrison was given its own military district, distinct to the Central Theater Command, and was placed directly under the control of the Central Military Commission.

Another peculiarity, only shared with the Xinjiang Military District, is that Beijing units preserved their traditional division/regiment structure rather than become brigades as elsewhere in the PLA.^[5]

Subordinate Units

Two garrison MPs at Tiananmen Square

As of 2022, the Beijing Garrison District controlled the following units:^[6]

• 17th Guards Regiment (警卫第十七团)
• 1st Guards Division (警卫第一师)^[7] Stationed at Fuxing Road, Haidian District
  • 3rd Guards Regiment (警卫第三团)
  • 4th Guards Regiment (警卫第四团)
  • 5th Guards Regiment (警卫第五团)
  • 6th Guards Regiment (警卫第六团)^[8]
  • Beijing Garrison Honor Guard Battalion (仪仗大队)
• 3rd Guard Division (警卫第三师), stationed in Tongzhou District
  • 11th Guards Regiment "Tigers" (警卫第十一团)
  • 13th Guards Regiment (警卫第十三团)
  • 14th Guards Regiment (警卫第十四团)
  • 15th Guards Regiment (警卫第十五团)
  • Artillery Regiment (炮兵团)
  • Anti-Aircraft Regiment (高炮团)
  • Support Regiment (支援保障团)