Chaoyang, Beijing

Chaoyang
朝阳区
District
Interactive map of Chaoyang
CountryPeople's Republic of China
MunicipalityBeijing
Township-level divisions43 subdistricts
District seatJianwai Subdistrict (建外街道)
Area
 • Total
470.8 km2 (181.8 sq mi)
Elevation
34 m (112 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
3,452,460
 • Density7,333/km2 (18,990/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
10002X
Websitewww.bjchy.gov.cn

Chaoyang (Chinese: 朝阳区; pinyin: Cháoyáng Qū) is an urban district of Beijing. It borders the districts of Shunyi to the northeast, Tongzhou to the east and southeast, Daxing to the south, Fengtai to the southwest, Dongcheng, Xicheng, and Haidian to the west, and Changping to the northwest.

Chaoyang is home to the majority of Beijing's many foreign embassies, the well-known Sanlitun bar street, as well as Beijing's growing central business district. The Olympic Green, built for the 2008 Summer Olympics, is also in Chaoyang. Chaoyang extends west to Chaoyangmen on the eastern 2nd Ring Road, and nearly as far east as the Ximazhuang toll station on the Jingtong Expressway. Within the urban area of Beijing, it occupies 470.8 km2 (181.8 sq mi),[2] making it the central city's largest district, with Haidian second. As of the end of 2025, Chaoyang had a total population of 3.42 million[3], making it the most populous district in Beijing. The district has jurisdiction over 24 subdistrict offices and 19 area offices.[2] Chaoyang is also home to Silk Street, Bainaohui Computer Shopping Mall, Alien Street (老番街市场), and many other market areas, shopping malls and restaurants.

Beijing CBD in May 2022
Dawangjing Business District in Donghu Subdistrict, April 2021

Climate

Chaoyang District has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dwa). The average annual temperature in Chaoyang is 12.9 °C (55.2 °F). The average annual rainfall is 582.0 mm (22.91 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 26.8 °C (80.2 °F), and lowest in January, at around −3.0 °C (26.6 °F).

Climate data for Chaoyang District, elevation 35 m (115 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1961–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 14.7
(58.5)		 25.7
(78.3)		 29.2
(84.6)		 34.5
(94.1)		 41.1
(106.0)		 41.6
(106.9)		 41.0
(105.8)		 37.7
(99.9)		 36.4
(97.5)		 30.8
(87.4)		 22.5
(72.5)		 18.7
(65.7)		 41.6
(106.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 2.3
(36.1)		 6.2
(43.2)		 13.2
(55.8)		 21.1
(70.0)		 27.2
(81.0)		 30.7
(87.3)		 31.7
(89.1)		 30.7
(87.3)		 26.4
(79.5)		 19.3
(66.7)		 10.3
(50.5)		 3.7
(38.7)		 18.6
(65.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) −3.0
(26.6)		 0.3
(32.5)		 7.3
(45.1)		 15.0
(59.0)		 21.1
(70.0)		 24.9
(76.8)		 26.8
(80.2)		 25.7
(78.3)		 20.6
(69.1)		 13.2
(55.8)		 4.7
(40.5)		 −1.3
(29.7)		 12.9
(55.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −7.5
(18.5)		 −4.8
(23.4)		 1.2
(34.2)		 8.3
(46.9)		 14.3
(57.7)		 19.2
(66.6)		 22.4
(72.3)		 21.3
(70.3)		 15.5
(59.9)		 7.7
(45.9)		 −0.2
(31.6)		 −5.6
(21.9)		 7.7
(45.8)
Record low °C (°F) −19.4
(−2.9)		 −21.2
(−6.2)		 −13.9
(7.0)		 −3.8
(25.2)		 2.7
(36.9)		 9.3
(48.7)		 14.2
(57.6)		 13.3
(55.9)		 4.3
(39.7)		 −4.9
(23.2)		 −13.2
(8.2)		 −17.8
(0.0)		 −21.2
(−6.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2.3
(0.09)		 5.3
(0.21)		 8.1
(0.32)		 22.1
(0.87)		 36.4
(1.43)		 80.8
(3.18)		 183.9
(7.24)		 138.6
(5.46)		 59.5
(2.34)		 29.3
(1.15)		 13.8
(0.54)		 1.9
(0.07)		 582.0
(22.91)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 1.5 2.3 2.8 4.7 5.9 10.1 12.8 10.5 7.3 4.9 2.9 1.7 67.4
Average snowy days 2.7 2.3 1.1 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.7 2.6 10.6
Average relative humidity (%) 43 42 41 43 49 60 72 73 68 63 57 47 55
Mean monthly sunshine hours 179.1 179.8 222.4 237.6 263.5 219.7 181.5 193.6 201.1 193.3 159.0 164.6 2,395.2
Percentage possible sunshine 60 59 60 59 59 49 40 46 54 57 54 57 55
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

Administrative divisions

Chaoyang is divided into 24 subdistricts, 18 townships and one ethnic township.[6]

NameChinese (S)Hanyu PinyinPopulation (2020)[7]Area (km2)
Jianwai Subdistrict建外街道Jiànwài Jiēdào36,4144.40
Chaowai Subdistrict朝外街道Cháowài Jiēdào33,2122.20
Hujialou Subdistrict呼家楼街道Hūjiālóu Jiēdào53,0182.80
Sanlitun Subdistrict三里屯街道Sānlǐtún Jiēdào32,3472.90
Zuojiazhuang Subdistrict左家庄街道Zuǒjiāzhuāng Jiēdào70,2454.17
Xiangheyuan Subdistrict香河园街道Xiānghéyuán Jiēdào43,0022.50
Hepingjie Subdistrict和平街街道Hépíngjiē Jiēdào81,1804.54
Anzhen Subdistrict安贞街道Ānzhēn Jiēdào57,0163.60
Yayuncun Subdistrict亚运村街道Yàyùncūn Jiēdào67,7455.13
Xiaoguan Subdistrict小关街道Xiǎoguān Jiēdào61,9662.58
Jiuxianqiao Subdistrict酒仙桥街道Jiǔxiānqiáo Jiēdào63,9115.30
Maizidian Subdistrict麦子店街道Màizidiàn Jiēdào30,1036.80
Tuanjiehu Subdistrict团结湖街道Tuánjiéhú Jiēdào32,0911.23
Liulitun Subdistrict六里屯街道Liùlǐtún Jiēdào75,2294.40
Balizhuang Subdistrict八里庄街道Bālǐzhuāng Jiēdào98,0844.40
Shuangjing Subdistrict双井街道Shuāngjǐng Jiēdào93,9625.10
Jinsong Subdistrict劲松街道Jìnsōng Jiēdào103,3165.20
Panjiayuan Subdistrict潘家园街道Pānjiāyuán Jiēdào102,2724.30
Fatou Subdistrict垡头街道Fátóu Jiēdào78,9529.60
Datun Subdistrict大屯街道Dàtún Jiēdào132,45710.01
Wangjing Subdistrict望京街道Wàngjīng Jiēdào146,22010.36
Aoyuncun Subdistrict奥运村街道Àoyùncūn Jiēdào109,68819.60
Capital Airport Subdistrict首都机场街道Shǒudū Jīchǎng Jiēdào16,83712.50
Donghu Subdistrict东湖街道Dōnghú Jiēdào62,46710.40
Nanmofang Township南磨房乡Nánmòfáng Xiāng127,26810.00
Gaobeidian Township高碑店乡Gāobēidiàn Xiāng109,63115.30
Jiangtai Township将台乡Jiāngtái Xiāng53,71413.70
Taiyanggong Township太阳宫乡Tàiyánggōng Xiāng86,9355.85
Xiaohongmen Township小红门乡Xiǎohóngmén Xiāng83,67512.50
Shibalidian Township十八里店乡Shíbālǐdiàn Xiāng178,17723.30
Pingfang Township平房乡Píngfáng Xiāng85,58115.18
Dongfeng Township东风乡Dōngfēng Xiāng63,2365.30
Laiguangying Township来广营乡Láiguǎngyíng Xiāng163,97031.30
Changying Hui Ethnic Township常营回族乡Chángyíng Huízú Xiāng113,89111.30
Sanjianfang Township三间房乡Sānjiānfáng Xiāng109,6728.80
Guanzhuang Township管庄乡Guǎnzhuāng Xiāng93,27310.30
Jinzhan Township金盏乡Jīnzhǎn Xiāng82,75644.30
Sunhe Township孙河乡Sūnhé Xiāng31,28826.50
Cuigezhuang Township崔各庄乡Cuīgèzhuāng Xiāng107,02924.40
Dongba Township东坝乡Dōngbà Xiāng124,16324.60
Heizhuanghu Township黑庄户乡Hēizhuānghù Xiāng49,98319.60
Dougezhuang Township豆各庄乡DòugèzhuāngXiāng53,76614.10
Wangsiying Township王四营乡Wángsìyíng Xiāng54,67919.30

Government and infrastructure

Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Culture are headquartered in the district.[8][9]

Economy

Wanda Plaza, 2007

In the year of 2022, the GDP of Chaoyang district was 791.12 billion yuan ($117.62 billion by nominal),[10] with GDP per capita at 229,843 yuan ($34,172 by nominal).

China National Aviation Holdings Company (parent company of Air China),[11] SOHO China,[12] CITIC Group,[13] Sinopec,[14] Qihoo 360,[15] COFCO,[16] and Beijing Capital Airlines have their headquarters in Chaoyang District.[17][18] Renren Inc. has its headquarters on the 23rd floor of the Jing An Center (静安中心; 靜安中心; Jìng'ān Zhōngxīn) in Chaoyang District.[19]

Wanda Group has its headquarters in the Wanda Plaza (万达广场).[20] Wanda Cinemas is headquartered in the same complex.[21]

China Resources Beverage, the distributor of C'estbon water, has its north China regional office in the district.[22]

Foreign companies

According to Chaoyang's official website, the district "is home to more than 60 percent of the foreign business agencies in Beijing, over 3,000 foreign companies, 167 international news agencies, and two-thirds of the 158 of the global top 500 transnational companies that have invested in Beijing."[23] Some of these are:

ABB (China headquarters),[24][25] Air France,[26] All Nippon Airways, (Beijing Office, Beijing Fortune Building)[27] Halliburton,[28] IBM,[29] KBR,[30] Kerr-McGee China Petroleum Ltd. (an Occidental Petroleum subsidiary), Korean Air (Hyundai Motor Tower (现代汽车大厦; Xiàndài qìchē dàshà)),[31] Kroll,[32] Lummus Technology, a subsidiary of CB&I,[33] Lufthansa (Beijing Lufthansa Center),[34] Asiana Airlines,[35] Standard & Poor's,[36] Swire,[37] Etihad Airways,[38] EVA Air,[39] and Qatar Airways.[40]

The Hong Kong-based company Swire Properties has two locations in Chaoyang.[41]

Beijing Hyundai Motor Company (simplified Chinese: 北京现代汽车有限公司; traditional Chinese: 北京現代汽車有限公司; pinyin: Běijīng Xiàndài Qìchē Yǒuxiàngōngsī; Korean: 북경현대), a 50–50 joint venture of the Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. and Hyundai Motor Company,[42] has its sales offices in the Hyundai Motor Tower in Chaoyang District.[43]

Embassies

Chaoyang serves as Beijing's diplomatic district. All foreign embassies to China are located in the district except for that of Russia and Luxembourg, which both are in Dongcheng. Chaoyang has three embassy areas in the Ritan, Sanlitun, and Liangmaqiao neighborhoods.[23]

Developments

A Transformers: Dark of the Moon character in Beijing

Chaoyang District is one of the fastest growing districts in the Beijing Metropolitan Area. There are several subway lines running through the district. The Beijing Capital Airport, although surrounded by the Shunyi District, is an exclave of Chaoyang District.[44] The municipality as well as the Chinese national government spend almost a half million USD per day on developing this district.

Transport

Metro

Chaoyang is currently served by 16 metro lines of the Beijing Subway:

Education

Tertiary academic institutions

Public schools

  • No.80 High School of Beijing (北京市第八十中学)
  • RDFZ (Renmin University Affiliated) Chaoyang School (人大附中朝阳学校)
  • RDFZ (Renmin University Affiliated) Chaoyang Branch School (人大附中朝阳分校)
  • Beijing Ritan High School (北京日坛中学)
  • Beijing No. 17 High School (北京市第十七中学)
  • The Affiliated High School to UIBE(对外经济贸易大学附属中学)
  • Beijing Chen Jing Lun High School (北京市陈经纶中学)
  • Beijing Hepingjie No.1 Middle School (北京市和平街第一中学)
  • The High School Affiliated to Beijing University of Technology (北京工业大学附属中学)

International schools and kindergartens

Notable areas

Chaoyang Park

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