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  Chongwen District - Definition, explanation
Beijing's Chongwen District (Simplified Chinese: 崇文区; Hanyu Pinyin: Chóngwén Qū) is located southeast relative to city center (Tiananmen), and is situated between Yongdingmen and Qianmen.
Although not outlying, Chongwen District is among one of Beijing's more compact districts, with per capita area being considerably less than others.
Chongwen District is renowned for The Temple of Heaven and Longtan Park, as well as housing both Quanjude and Bianyifang, the two original (and still most authentic) Peking Roast Duck restaurants.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/c/ch/chongwen_district.php   (186 words)

  
  Chongwen District - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Although not outlying, Chongwen Precinct is among one of Beijing's more compact precincts, with per capita area being considerably less than others.
Before the communist takeover, Chongwen and Xuanwu Districts were the two precincts with large number of residents who lived in poverty.
Chongwen Precinct is renowned for The Temple of Heaven and Longtan Park, as well as housing both Quanjude and Bianyifang, the two original (and still most authentic) Peking Roast Duck restaurants.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Chongwen_District   (191 words)

  
 Friendship City
Chongwen District is one of the four central districts of Beijing Municipality, the municipal government of China's capital city.
The district is relatively close to the National Palace Museum and Tiananmen Square, while the district itself includes Tian Tan Park(photo), one of Beijing's most famous spots, and Long Tan Park.
Chongwen's economy is based largely on trade and services, and the district includes some of Beijing's leading shopping areas, such as Qianmen, Chongwai and Huashi.
www.city.meguro.tokyo.jp /english/friendship/subun.htm   (197 words)

  
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Chongwen district will do its best to get rid of old and dangerous houses of 2.18 million square meters, remove residents of about 85 thousand households; and improve residential conditions so as to be able to provide development space for economics and every public facility in this district.
In future 3-4 years, Chongwen district will construct its main road with features of 4 horizontal and 5 longitudinal street formations, and take basically the shape of perfect urban road backbone and civil facility network so as to heighten the carrying capacity of this city.
In order to realize reasonable utilization of land resources to the largest extent and enhance the construction of functional district, a number of historic objects will be utilized through construction and rebuilding so as to display both its appearance of ancient capital and style full of modern metropolis.
www.cwi.gov.cn /english/english-en.html   (264 words)

  
 Constitution Helps Couple Fight for Home
The house, which Huang inherited from his father, is in Beijing's Chongwen District, where most of the old dwellings are set to be demolished to make room for new high-rises.
Huang said he and his wife were not able to agree on resettlement compensation with the developer and have refused to move out of their home.
Chongwen District officials say they are continuing to negotiate to try to end the dispute.
www.china.org.cn /english/2004/Apr/92234.htm   (475 words)

  
 Chongwen Hotels by SmartStays - Lowest room rates and hotel reservations
The district is also home to the beautiful Temple of Heaven, the Natural History Museum and the Hong Qiao Market.
The district is famous for its peaceful, comfortable ambiance and vast luxuriant forests.
The district has been declared by the United Nations to be the first ecological village in China.
www.asia-hotel.net /chongwen-beijing-china   (1852 words)

  
 Chaoyang Travel Information Website
The Chaoyang District is located in the east and northeast of Beijing downtown area between 39.48 and 40.09 North Latitude, 116.21 and 116.42 East Longitude.
It is adjacent to the Tongzhou District in the east, to the Haidian, Xicheng, Dongcheng and Chongwen District in the west.
The Chaoyang District is the largest suburban district in Beijing with 28km from south to north and 17km from east to west, with a total land area of 470.8 square kilometers, among which the area with constructions is 177.2 square kilometers.
www.bjchy-travel.com /goldenchaoyang/index.html   (182 words)

  
 China Vitae : Beijing, Chongwen District :: Locations
China Vitae : Beijing, Chongwen District :: Locations
No officials in the database were born in Beijing, Chongwen District
2 official(s) have career data listings in Beijing, Chongwen District (view list)
www.chinavitae.com /location/9560.002014000000   (84 words)

  
 Xinhua - English
The government of Chongwen District in Beijing is committed to building the Cultural Circle of the Temple of Heaven,to develop the economy while preserving local characteristics, as the capital city advances the strategy of "accelerating the development of South Beijing" in preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games.
The district displays a unique blend of the traditional and the modern, which accords a significant character to the cultural circle of the Temple of Heaven and further enhances its appeal.
Chongwen District will focus on constructing three areas with distinct industrial functions - the Front Gate cultural innovation industrial area, the Longtan Lake sports industrial park area, and the south-central axes modern commercial area, Party Secretary of Chongwen District Li Xiaoguang said.
news.xinhuanet.com /english/2007-03/09/content_5821503.htm   (709 words)

  
 Beijing Official Website International   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Chongwen District of Beijing has seen rapid economic growth and considerable success in various social undertakings over the past three years, according to the local government's 2007 work report.
Chongwen ranked fourth among the eight urban districts of Beijing in terms of per capita disposable income last year at 20,600 yuan, up 13.1 percent year-on-year.
The municipal government last year assessed the 18 districts and counties under its jurisdiction in terms of coordination between economic and social development, and Chongwen District topped the list in the index of progress.
www.ebeijing.gov.cn /BjToday/t741298.htm   (733 words)

  
 Beijing, China
Chongwen District - Located south of the city, this is an established area with boutiques, and shops selling everything from eyeglasses to sporting goods.
Not as flashy as the other areas, Chongwen is still worth a visit for the Temple of Heaven as well as the Chongwen/Hongqiao open air market which is found northeast of Temple of Heaven.
Haidian District - this northwest part of the city is also known as the university district where China's equivalent to Harvard and Yale, Beijing University and Qinghua University, reside.
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 Beijingers vote for district deputies
Ninety-four-year-old Su Shuhua casts her ballot at a polling station in Beijing's Chongwen District yesterday as the city started electing deputies for the local people's congresses of its 18 districts and counties.
They will elect 4,403 deputies to the congresses of 18 districts and counties, and nearly 10,000 members of congresses in towns.
Liu Jingsheng, 18, a senior in No 125 high school in Chongnei Community, Dongcheng District, said: "This is the first time in my life I've had the right to vote.
www.chinadaily.com.cn /china/2006-11/09/content_728292.htm   (423 words)

  
 Chinese food, cuisine, China tour
For many Beijing people, tanghulu is not only a tasty treat, but also an auspicious symbol and highlight of the traditional temple fairs held during the Lunar New Year holidays in Beijing.
Tanghulu sold at the Changdian Temple Fair in Xuanwu District are regarded as the most auspicious ones by many Beijingers.
Dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the temple fair at Changdian was resumed in 2001, after a 37-year halt, and is now one of the largest such fairs in the capital city.
www.chinatour.com /cuisine/cuisine.htm   (2167 words)

  
 Asiaweek.com | Fighting City Hall | 1/26/2001
Officials in his central Chongwen district were giving households in the area just two weeks to clear out; their homes would be razed to make way for the New World Center, a commercial complex jointly development by the district government and a Hong Kong company, New World China Land.
District governments set up development companies to take over old neighborhoods and raze tenements for the construction projects.
District police acting on the orders of local officials have visited the leading petitioners, warning them not to "cause trouble." But people like Jia are unfazed.
www.asiaweek.com /asiaweek/magazine/nations/0,8782,95633,00.html   (2130 words)

  
 Invest Beijing
As the central district of Beijing city, the Chongwen District boasts a rich traditional cultural accumulation and is a hot spot full of vigor and vitality.
In recent years, the Chongwen District has made great efforts to tap a road of the great leap forward development for the modernization construction of the central district of the capital city.
As a result, great changes have taken place in terms of the outlook of the city, the function of it has been gradually defined and improved, the investment environment has being optimized day after day.
www.bjinvest.gov.cn /english/dac/cw   (111 words)

  
 China today
Out of a total 500 divorces handled by the Jiang'an District, Wuhan City, from January to September last year, 417 plaintiffs were women, making up 82 percent.
A full 64 percent of the 1,102 divorces handled by Chongwen District, Beijing, involved women plaintiffs.
It is reported that on hearing that the court would not approve their divorce petitions, some women committed suicide by taking large quantities of sleeping pills, or by cutting their wrists.
www.chinatoday.com.cn /English/20023/woman5.htm   (395 words)

  
 Kayak.com Beijing Hotels: Find and Compare Hotel Room Rates for Beijing Hotels   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Beijing Jilong hotel is a 3 star hotel that sits at south-east side of chaoyang district Sanyuan flyover.
It is overall a good product and a good choice both for business and leisure traveler who want to stay in a convenient place and travel on budget.
Located in the suburb of southwest of the city.30 km from the central of the city.
www.kayak.com /h/destinations/cityid/3286?page=14   (683 words)

  
 Chongwen District Menu - Info,Map,Landmarks,Monuments,Hotspots,More
It is however a charming getaway and close enough to other Landmarks of Interest.
Hidden away in the Hutong streets of the Xuanwu district, just east of and very near Ox Street (Niu Jie) we find the romantic Fayuansi or Temple of the Source of the Law.
The Ox Street Area and Xuanwu District regularly celebrate the rich (islamic) minority backgrounds of it's Citizens.
www.drben.net /ChinaReport/Beijing/Landmarks-Hotspots/ChongWen/Beijing-Landmarks-Hotspots-ChongWen_District_Menu.html   (1087 words)

  
 Wumei Merged With Pujinda, Totaling 34 Chain Stores in Beijing
With the merge ratified by the Chongwen District government the Wumei Pujinda Supermarket, instead of the previous Pujinda will soon begin to operate.
As revealed by an anonymous high-level insider, Wumei had successfully acquired several non-staple food chain stores in Shijingshan, Fengtai and Chongwen Districts respectively in 1998, 1999 and 2000.
So far, Wumei claims to be the biggest chain-store enterprise in north China with 102 stores all told and 1.27 bn yuan annually in terms of sales turnover.
english.peopledaily.com.cn /english/200104/12/eng20010412_67563.html   (382 words)

  
 Beijing Elderly Christian Sentenced to Two Years Imprisonment
Shuang Shuying was sentenced to two years by Beijing Chongwen District People's Court on February 26, 2007 on the charge of willfully damaging public and private property.
Since the trial date was set on the first work day after the Chinese New Year period, her lawyer was not able to collect any evidence to defend her.
She was arrested when she walked to the Chongwen district office to seek information about her son pastor Hua Huiqi who was arrested since January 26.
www.earnedmedia.org /caa0226.htm   (270 words)

  
 Study Chinese in Beijing -- Beijing District Guide
Most areas of interest are the downtown area located in eastern Chaoyang and central Dongcheng district.
Not as flashy as the other areas, Chongwen is still worth a visit since the Temple of Heaven is located there.
Known also as the school district, this northwestern part of the city hosts Beijing University and Tsinghua University, China's equivalent to Harvard and Yale.
www.prcstudy.com /beijing_district_guide.shtml   (735 words)

  
 Falun Dafa Clearwisdom.net
Wang Tianying from the Jiangjiaying Township, Fengrun District of Tangshan City in Hebei Province when she was distributing the "truth-clarification" materials in her township.
At the end of September 2005, the local 610 Office colluded with the police station and the local residential district office and forcibly took Ms.
Zhang Jinping from the Tiantan District of Beijing City was arrested in the Yongdimen Area.
www.clearwisdom.net /emh/articles/2006/1/15/69009.html   (1790 words)

  
 The Epoch Times | 77-Year-Old Woman Sentenced to Two Years
On the morning of February 26, 77-year old Shuang Shuying, was sentenced to two years and fined 2,000 yuan (US$258.3) by the Chongwen District Court in Beijing for "The defacement or destruction of public or private property." According to relatives, Shuang immediately appealed her conviction.
During the Two Sessions (annual sessions of China's top legislature and political advisory body—the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference) in Beijing earlier this year, Hua and his mother went to the Beijing Municipal People's Congress to report about their demolished home, but were instead detained at the local police station.
Both Shuang and her son were brutally beaten by police and Hua was taken to a detention center in Chaoyang District where he remains incarcerated.
en.epochtimes.com /news/7-3-1/52300.html   (493 words)

  
 Chongwen District
Chongwen District is one of the topics in focus at Global Oneness.
Chongwen District: Encyclopedia II - Meguro Tokyo - History
Despite the turmoil of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries — including damage caused by European military intervention, the Japanese invasion of WWII and the Cultural Revolution — and the recent intense urbanisation and transformation, including the demolition of hutongs, Beijing still maintains tourist attractions that are rich in history.
www.experiencefestival.com /chongwen_district   (820 words)

  
 A Glance of Beijing - Meeting and Travel Planner
Beijing is divided into 12 districts arid six counties.
The four city propers are Dongcheng District, Xicheng District, Xuanwu District and Chongwen District.
The four near outskirts are Chaoyang District, Haidian District, Fengtai District and Shijingshan District The four far outskirts are Mentougou District, Fangshan District, Daxing District and Tongzhou District.
www.chinaplanner.com /incentive&meeting/beijing/glance.htm   (424 words)

  
 Beijing Expert » Cinemas
Rm 1213, 3 Wenhuiyuan Lu, Xiaoxitian, Haidian District.
Dashanzi art district, 4 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang District.
Bldg 404, Area 4, Jinsong Zhongjie, Chaoyang District.
beijingexpert.com /beijing-nightlife/cinemas   (119 words)

  
 The Temple of Heaven
The Temple of Heaven, (Tiantan), is located in the Chongwen district in the south part of Beijing, about 6km away from the center of the city.
It was built in 1420 during a time when many other important structures were constructed in Beijing.
The four large pillars in the center are known as the Dragon Well Pillars with each pillar representing one of the four seasons.
www.chinatravelhub.com /templeofheaven/toh.htm   (399 words)

  
 bjdragontravel--首页
The temple of heaven is the largest group of structures in the world dedicated to rituals
The Ming Tombs are located at the foot of Tianshou Mountains, Changping District, Beijing.
A hutong is an ancient city alley or lane typical in Beijing, where hutongs run into the several thousand.
www.bjdragontravel.com   (93 words)

  
 Présentation du District de Chongwen / Pékin / District de Chongwen / Les villes jumelles / Jumelages et partenariats ...
Jumelé avec Issy-les-Moulineaux depuis 1997, le district de Chongwen compte environ 450.000 habitants et abrite quelque uns des plus beaux monuments de Pékin.
Par ailleurs, avec 71 000 étudiants se répartissant dans près de 150 établissements, Chongwen est l’un des centres d’enseignement et de formation les plus actifs de la capitale.
Ces dernières années, Chongwen s'est donné comme priorité l'amélioration des conditions de logement, mais aussi de l'environnement du District.
www.issy.com /index.php/fr/layout/set/print/international/jumelages_et_partenariats/les_villes_jumelles/pekin_district_de_chongwen/presentation_du_district_de_chongwen   (229 words)

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