Xingshou

Xingshou Town
兴寿镇
Xingshou Railway Station
Location within Changping District
Location within Changping District
Xingshou Town is located in Beijing
Xingshou Town
Xingshou Town
Xingshou Town is located in China
Xingshou Town
Xingshou Town
Coordinates: 40°12′47″N 116°24′11″E / 40.21306°N 116.40306°E / 40.21306; 116.40306
CountryChina
MunicipalityBeijing
DistrictChangping
Village-level Divisions21 villages
Area
 • Total74.88 km2 (28.91 sq mi)
Elevation
48 m (157 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total34,139
 • Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
102211
Area code010

Xingshou Town (simplified Chinese: 兴寿镇; traditional Chinese: 興壽鎮; pinyin: Xìngshòu Zhèn) is a town located in the east end of Changping District, Beijing, China. Bounded by Taihang Mountain Range to its immediate north, Xingshou shares border with Qiaozi and Yanshou Towns in the north, Beishicao and Zhaoquanying Towns in the east, Xiaotangshan Town in the south, and Cuicun Town in the west. It had a total population of 34,139 as of 2020.[1]

Xingshou (Chinese: 兴寿; lit. 'Rise Lifespan'), The name of the town, came from Chongshou Buddhist Temple (崇寿禅寺), also named "Xingshouli" (兴寿里), that was built in the region during the Liao dynasty.[2]

  1. ^ "北京市昌平区第七次全国人口普查公报". bj.bjd.com.cn (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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