Daxing District Overview
Daxing District is a suburb of Beijing, situated to the south of the city.
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 kilometers,Daxing District is divided into nine towns and 18 townships with a population of 520,000. A flat plain district it is one of the satellite cities of Beijing. Panggezhuang in Daxing is famous for its watermelons.
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 the residents themselves, mostly of whom have moved in from the countryside
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