Houshayu Town (Chinese: 后沙峪镇; pinyin: Hòushāyù Zhèn) is a town located on the western side of Shunyi District, Beijing, China. It shares border with Gaoliying Town in the north, Nanfaxin Town and Capital Airport Subdistrict in the east, Konggang Subdistrict in the south, and Beiqijia Town in the west. It had a population of 74,841 as of 2020.

The town's name originated in the Yuan dynasty. At the time the settlement in this region was called Shayu (Chinese: 沙峪; lit. 'Sand Ravine') for its concaved landscape and being covered in sands. It was split into two villages in the Ming dynasty, and Houshayu became the predecessor of the town today.

History

Timeline of changes in the status of Houshayu Town
YearStatusBelonged
1950–19561st DistrictShunyi County
1956–1958Houshayu Township Huiminying Township
1958–1960Part of Zhangxizhuang People's Commune
1960–1962Chaoyang District
1962–1966Houshayu People's CommuneShunyi County
1966–1976Part of Tianzhu People's Commune
1976–1983Houshayu People's Commune
1983–1994Houshayu Township
1994–1998Houshayu Town
1998–2000Houshayu AreaShunyi District
2000–presentHoushayu Area (Houshayu Town)

Administrative divisions

As of 2021, Houshayu Area was composed of 16 subdivisions, in which 6 were communities and 10 were villages:

Administrative division codeSubdivision namesName transliterationType
110113004002双裕西区Shuangyu XiquCommunity
110113004003香花畦XianghuaqiCommunity
110113004004江山赋JiangshanfuCommunity
110113004005双裕东区Shuangyu DongquCommunity
110113004006蓝尚家园Lanshang JiayuanCommunity
110113004008金成裕雅苑Jinchengyu YayuanCommunity
110113004201西泗上XisishangVillage
110113004202古城GuchengVillage
110113004203罗各庄LuogezhuangVillage
110113004208马头庄MatouzhuangVillage
110113004209后沙峪HoushayuVillage
110113004212火神营HuoshenyingVillage
110113004213铁匠营TiejiangyingVillage
110113004214枯柳树KuliushuVillage
110113004215回民营HuiminyingVillage
110113004216董各庄DonggezhuangVillage

Gallery

  • The 7th Shunyi Flower Exhibition, 2009
  • Main street of Tiejiangying Village, 2018
  • Parking section of Konggang Hospital, 2018
  • Houshayu Station of Beijing Subway, 2020
  • Building of government of Houshayu Town 2024

See also

Media related to Houshayu at Wikimedia Commons