Shijingshan, Beijing

Coordinates: 39°54′23″N 116°13′23″E / 39.9063°N 116.2230°E / 39.9063; 116.2230
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Shijingshan
石景山区
Postal code
100043
Area code0010

Shijingshan District (

Mentougou
to the west. The district consists of 9 subdistricts of Beijing's city proper.

Although the hills around Yunju Temple may also be called Shijingshan, they have Chinese characters different from those of the district and hence are unrelated to Shijingshan District.

It is 86 square kilometres (33 sq mi) in area, making it one of the smaller districts in the greater urban part of Beijing (the immense

postal code
is 100043.

Administrative divisions

There are 9

subdistricts in the district:[1]

Name
S
)
Hanyu Pinyin
Population (2010)[2] Area (km2)
Babaoshan Subdistrict 八宝山街道 Bābǎoshān Jiēdào 53,606 5.24
Laoshan Subdistrict 老山街道 Lǎoshān Jiēdào 42,606 6.21
Bajiao Subdistrict 八角街道 Bājiǎo Jiēdào 116,416 6.30
Gucheng Subdistrict 古城街道 Gǔchéng Jiēdào 59,783 15.41
Pingguoyuan Subdistrict 苹果园街道 Píngguǒyuán Jiēdào 101,775 13.80
Jinding Street Subdistrict 金顶街街道 Jīndǐngjiē Jiēdào 75,736 7.30
Guangning Subdistrict 广宁街道 Guǎngníng Jiēdào 17,395 6.11
Wulituo Subdistrict 五里坨街道 Wǔlǐtuó Jiēdào 30,462 26.94
Lugu Subdistrict 鲁谷街道 Lǔgǔ Jiēdào 95,455 5.57

Transportation

The western stretch of the

runs through Shijingshan.

Metro

Shijingshan District is currently served by 4 metro lines of the Beijing Subway system:

Important areas

Beijing Shijingshan Amusement Park

Economy

In 2017, the regional GDP of the district was 53.54 billion yuan,[3] with GDP per capita at 87.5 thousand yuan.

Education

Sports

The district is the location of hosting the 2008 Summer Olympics BMX and track-cycling events at the location of the Laoshan Velodrome,[4] as well as hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics Big Air snowboarding and freestyle skiing events at the Big Air Shougang.[5]

Climate

Shijingshan District has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dwa). The average annual temperature in Shijingshan is 12.7 °C (54.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 540.8 mm (21.29 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 26.5 °C (79.7 °F), and lowest in January, at around −3.3 °C (26.1 °F).

Climate data for Shijingshan District (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 14.5
(58.1)
19.2
(66.6)
28.4
(83.1)
32.8
(91.0)
37.9
(100.2)
39.7
(103.5)
41.0
(105.8)
38.2
(100.8)
35.3
(95.5)
30.8
(87.4)
21.8
(71.2)
20.1
(68.2)
41.0
(105.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 2.6
(36.7)
6.4
(43.5)
13.3
(55.9)
21.2
(70.2)
27.5
(81.5)
30.9
(87.6)
31.8
(89.2)
30.9
(87.6)
26.6
(79.9)
19.4
(66.9)
10.6
(51.1)
3.9
(39.0)
18.8
(65.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.7
(27.1)
0.6
(33.1)
7.5
(45.5)
15.3
(59.5)
21.4
(70.5)
25.2
(77.4)
27.0
(80.6)
25.9
(78.6)
20.8
(69.4)
13.4
(56.1)
5.0
(41.0)
−1.1
(30.0)
13.2
(55.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −7.1
(19.2)
−4.3
(24.3)
1.8
(35.2)
8.9
(48.0)
14.8
(58.6)
19.6
(67.3)
22.5
(72.5)
21.4
(70.5)
15.6
(60.1)
8.2
(46.8)
0.3
(32.5)
−5.2
(22.6)
8.0
(46.5)
Record low °C (°F) −17.7
(0.1)
−16.1
(3.0)
−11.9
(10.6)
−2.6
(27.3)
4.7
(40.5)
10.0
(50.0)
14.5
(58.1)
12.9
(55.2)
3.4
(38.1)
−5.6
(21.9)
−11.2
(11.8)
−16.4
(2.5)
−17.7
(0.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2.1
(0.08)
5.5
(0.22)
9.2
(0.36)
21.6
(0.85)
36.0
(1.42)
85.9
(3.38)
194.9
(7.67)
110.4
(4.35)
57.1
(2.25)
26.9
(1.06)
13.8
(0.54)
2.5
(0.10)
565.9
(22.28)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 1.4 2.1 2.9 4.6 6.0 10.6 13.0 10.5 7.7 5.3 3.1 1.7 68.9
Average snowy days 2.3 2.3 1.1 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 2.3 9.7
Average
relative humidity
(%)
43 41 39 42 47 59 71 73 67 61 54 46 54
Mean monthly sunshine hours 173.1 177.3 215.3 227.2 252.3 204.4 168.8 185.5 189.9 183.8 155.0 159.9 2,292.5
Percent possible sunshine 57 58 58 57 56 46 37 44 51 54 52 55 52
Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7]

References

  1. National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original
    on August 8, 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  2. .
  3. ^ [1]"Regional Yearbook of Beijing,2018"
  4. ^ Cycling Weekly (2008-08-14). "INSIDE THE LAOSHAN VELODROME". cyclingweekly.com. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
  5. ^ "冬奥到底给石景山带来什么?". www.sohu.com. 2018-07-09. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  6. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  7. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.