Beilin, Shaanxi Province, China

🇨🇳 Beilin District is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi Province, Northwest China. It is named after the well-known Xi'an Stele Forest, and Small Wild Goose Pagoda is also located in the district. The smallest, but most densely populated, of Xi'an's county-level divisions, it borders the districts of Xincheng to the north-east, Yanta to the south, and Lianhu to the north-west.

History The area around the present district was organized as Xianning County (咸宁县; 咸寜縣; Xiánníng Xiàn; 'Completely Peaceful County') during the Qing Dynasty. At the time, the name was variously spelled Hien-ning, Hsien-ning, and Hsien-ning-hsien.

Administrative divisions As 2020, Beilin District is divided to 8 subdistricts.

Subdistricts • Nanyuanmen Subdistrict (南院门街道) • Baishulin Subdistrict (柏树林街道) • Changlefang Subdistrict (长乐坊街道) • Dongguannanjie Subdistrict (东关南街街道) • Taiyilu Subdistrict (太乙路街道) • Wenyilu Subdistrict (文艺路街道) • Chang'anlu Subdistrict (长安路街道) • Zhangjiacun Subdistrict (张家村街道)

Education Beilin district is an important centre of Xi'an. There are many educational institutions in Beilin.

Education: University • Xi'an Jiaotong University • Northwest University • Northwestern Polytechnical University • Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology • Xi'an University of Technology • Xi'an Polytechnic University.

High school • Middle School Attached to Northwestern Polytechnical University.