Chaoyang
朝阳区
People's Republic of China
43 subdistricts
Jianwai Subdistrict (建外街道)
470.8 km2 (181.8 sq mi)
34 m (112 ft)
3,452,460 [1]
Chaoyang District (Chinese: 朝阳区; pinyin: cháoyángqū) is an urban district of Beijing. It borders the districts of Shunyi to the northeast, Tongzhou to the east and southeast, Daxing to the south, Fengtai to the southwest, Dongcheng, Xicheng, and Haidian to the west, and Changping to the northwest.
Chaoyang is home to the majority of Beijing's many foreign embassies, the well-known Sanlitun bar street, as well as Beijing's growing central business district. The Olympic Green, built for the 2008 Summer Olympics, is also in Chaoyang. Chaoyang extends west to Chaoyangmen on the eastern 2nd Ring Road, and nearly as far east as the Ximazhuang toll station on the Jingtong Expressway. Within the urban area of Beijing, it occupies 470.8 square kilometres (181.8 sq mi),[2] making it the central city's largest district, with Haidian second. As of November 2020, Chaoyang had a total population of 3,452,460,[3] making it the most populous district in Beijing. The district has jurisdiction over 24 subdistrict offices and 19 area offices.[2]
Chaoyang is also home to Silk Street, Bainaohui Computer Shopping Mall, Alien Street (老番街市场), and many other market areas, shopping malls, and restaurant strips.
Embassies[edit]
Chaoyang serves as Beijing's diplomatic district. All foreign embassies to China are located in the district except for that of Russia and Luxembourg, which both are in Dongcheng. Chaoyang has three embassy areas in the Ritan, Sanlitun, and Liangmaqiao neighborhoods.[22]
Transport[edit]
Metro[edit]
Chaoyang is currently served by 14 metro lines of the Beijing Subway: