Daxing District ( Chinese : 大兴区 ; pinyin : Dàxīng Qū ) is a district of Beijing , covering the southern suburbs of the city. It borders the Beijing districts of Tongzhou to the east/northeast, Fangshan to the west, Fengtai to the northwest, Chaoyang to the northeast, and the Hebei province to the south.
8-588: The Daxing Massacre of August 27-31, 1966 during the Cultural Revolution resulted in the deaths of at least 325 people, ranging in age from 38 days to 80 years. Daxing District was upgraded from a county to a district with the approval from the State Council on April 30, 2001. Covering an area of 1,012 square kilometres (391 sq mi) with a population of 671,444, Panggezhuang in Daxing
16-599: Is 12.9 °C (55.2 °F). The average annual rainfall is 533.5 mm (21.00 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 −3.2 °C (26.2 °F). Daxing Massacre The Daxing Massacre ( Chinese : 大兴屠杀 ; pinyin : Dàxīng túshā ), also known as the Daxing Incident ( 大兴事件 ),
24-508: Is famous for its watermelons. In 2021, there are 8 subdistricts , 14 towns with 5 towns of which carry the "area" ( 地 区 ) label in the district, and 4 analogous township-level units: Located in the south of Beijing, the area is not as affluent as those that most visitors to Beijing are familiar with, such as Xidan and Guomao . Much of the industry in Daxing is related to distribution of food and consumer goods to service Beijing. There are many self-built communities casually created by
32-734: The Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication. Both of them are headquartered in Qingyuan Subdistrict (清源), and have its branch in Kangzhuang (康庄). Qingyuan and Kangzhuang are planned as a university town in Daxing District. The Yang Guang Qing School of Beijing is also located in the district. National Seminary of Catholic Church in China is in Daxing District. It was decided in 2009 that Daxing would be
40-545: The Minister of Ministry of Public Security , ordering to protect the Red Guards and not arrest them; on August 26, 1966, the day before the massacre began, Xie stated that it was not incorrect for the Red Guards to beat "bad people", and it was fine if the "bad people" were killed. Methods of torture and slaughter during the Daxing massacre included beating, whipping, strangling, trampling, and beheading; in particular,
48-639: The location of the Beijing Daxing International Airport . It was constructed in the southern part of Daxing District of Beijing and along the border of Beijing and Hebei Province. The airport was opened in September 2019. Daxing is currently served by four metro lines of the Beijing Subway : Daxing has a humid continental climate ( Köppen climate classification Dwa ). The average annual temperature in Daxing
56-471: The residents themselves, mostly of whom have moved in from the countryside. The Beijing Municipal Administration of Prisons operates the following correctional facilities in the district: Additionally Okay Airways , and Xiabu Xiabu have their headquarters in Daxing District. There are two major universities located in Daxing District, the Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology and
64-832: Was part of the Red August massacre in Beijing during the early Cultural Revolution . It took place in Daxing District of Beijing from August 27 to 31, primarily targeting members of the Five Black Categories . In total, 325 people were killed in the massacre by September 1, 1966; the oldest killed was 80 years old, while the youngest was only 38 days old; 22 families were wiped out. The Daxing Massacre occurred after Mao Zedong publicly supporting Red Guards' movement in Beijing and Xie Fuzhi ,
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