Huilongguan

Huilongguan (回龙观) is a suburban residential neighborhood in northern Beijing, located in Changping District, 33 km north of the city.[1] Originally, a satellite town, Huilongguan has grown to become part of the extended Beijing metropolis inside the 6th Ring Road.

The sports park in Huilongguan

History

During the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Hongzhi established a Taoist temple in what is now Huilongguan. This temple, named Xuanfu Palace, began construction in 1504 and was completed 12 years later, under the Zhengde Emperor. The temple later came to be known as Huilongguan.

After its completition, the temple was often used by the Ming emperors as a stopping place between the Forbidden City and the Ming tombs at Tianshou Mountain. This may explain why the temple was also known as Huilongguan (Returning Dragon View).[2] Alternatively, the name could have come from a nearby Taoist temple named Huilong, which would have been visible from Xuanfu Palace.[3]

Public transit

The suburb is accessible by the Beijing Subway via Line 8 and Line 13. Line 13 makes three stops along the southern edge of Huilongguan, at Longze, Huilongguan and Huoying. Line 8 has stops at Yuzhilu, Pingxifu, Huilongguan Dongdajie, and Huoying. Huilongguan is also traversed by a myriad of public buses, some running from the many apartment complexes in the area to the subway stations and others from the suburb into the city.

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References
  1. (Chinese) 回龙观历史沿革,回龙观发展 2008-04-13
  2. "回龙观的由来". web.archive.org. 2011-02-11. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  3. "三条地铁新线-搜狐滚动". roll.sohu.com. Retrieved 2020-07-01.

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