Fengtai, Beijing Municipality, China

🇨🇳 Fengtai District (丰台区) is a district of the municipality of Beijing. It lies mostly to the south-west of the city centre, extending into the city's south-western suburbs beyond the Sixth Ring Road, but also to the south and, to a smaller extent, the south-east, where it has borders with Chaoyang District and Dongcheng District.

History The Western Han dynasty Prince Liu Jian and his wife were buried in Dabaotai village in south-western Fengtai over 2,000 years ago. The tombs were discovered in 1974 and are now open to visitors at the Dabaotai Western Han Dynasty Mausoleum on Fengbo Road.

In Qing Dynasty times, Fengtai was where the Imperial Manchu Army had its camps, trained, and held parades on festive occasions.

It is 304.2 square km (117.5 sq mi) in area, making it the third-largest precinct in the greater urban part of Beijing.

It is divided into 14 subdistricts of the city proper of Beijing, 2 towns, and 5 townships (2 of which are suburbs of the city proper of Beijing). This precinct is newly urbanized in comparison to those precincts in the old city, and until the mid-1980s, it was still a mostly rural area where pig pens and goat pens were common, and major parts of the precinct had no electricity. It was only during the recent rapid economic development that the precinct was urbanized. Its postal code is 100071.

Changxindian and Yungang Subdistricts of Beijing make up an urban area distinct from Beijing.

Administrative divisions As of 2020, the district administers 14 subdistricts, 3 townships, 2 areas with subdistrict status, and 2 towns.

In 2021, Fengtai District was reorganized into 26 subdivisions, notably removing Lugouqiao and Nayuan Areas, adding Chengshousi, Shiliuzhuang, Yuquanying, Kandan, Wulidian and Qingta Subdistricts, as well as renaming Lugouqiao Subdistrict and Changxindian Town to Liuliqiao Subdistrict and Beigong Town respectively.

Notable communities • Zhejiangcun

Transport The south-western stretches of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th Ring Roads all run through the district, as well as the Jingshi Expressway (Jingzhu Expressway).

Transport: Rail Beijing West railway station and Beijing South railway station are both located in the north-eastern part of Fengtai, near its border with Xicheng District. Beijing Fengtai railway station is currently under renovation.

Transport: Metro Fengtai is currently served by twelve metro lines of the Beijing Subway: • Line 4 - Beijing South railway station  14 Majiapu, Jiaomen West  10 Gongyixiqiao  Daxing  • Line 5 - Puhuangyu  14 Liujiayao, Songjiazhuang  10   Yizhuang  • Line 7 - Beijing West railway station  9  • Line 8 (S) - Muxiyuan, Haihutun, Dahongmen South, Heyi, Donggaodi, Huojianwanyuan • Line 9 - Beijing West railway station  7 Liuliqiao East, Liuliqiao  10 Qilizhuang  14 Fengtai Dongdajie, Fengtainanlu, Keyilu, Fengtai Science Park, Guogongzhuang  Fangshan  • Line 10 - Fenzhongsi, Songjiazhuang  5   Yizhuang Shiliuzhuang, Dahongmen, Jiaomen East, Jiaomen West  4 Caoqiao  Daxing Airport Jijiamiao, Shoujingmao, Fengtai railway station, Niwa, Xiju  14 Liuliqiao  9  • Line 14 (W) - Zhangguozhuang, Garden Expo Park, Dawayao, Guozhuangzi, Dajing, Qilizhuang  9 Xiju  10  • Line 14 (E) - Beijing South railway station  4 Puhuangyu  5 Fangzhuang • Daxing line (through operation to Line 4) - Gongyixiqiao  4 Xingong • Fangshan line - Guogongzhuang  9 Dabaotai • Yizhuang line - Songjiazhuang  5   10  • Daxing Airport Express - Caoqiao  10.

Education Capital Medical University and Capital University of Economics and Business are located in this district.

Economy In 2017, the regional GDP of the district is 142.75 billion yuan, with GDP per capita at 65.3 thousand yuan.

China United Airlines previously had its headquarters in Fengtai District. Okay Airways previously had its headquarters in Fengtai District.

Tourist Industry • Beijing World Park • White Cloud Temple • Marco Polo Bridge • Wanping Fortress, at the eastern end of the bridge • Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, inside the fortress