Yongning, Beijing

Yongning is a town in the Yanqing District of Beijing.[1] It is a small town in rural Beijing but has a long history as an economic and military center. A government initiative in the 2000s to rehabilitate the town has restored its architectural landmarks.

Yongning

永宁镇
Town
Town square tower
Yongning
Location in Beijing
Coordinates: 40°31′43″N 116°9′51″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Direct-administered municipalityBeijing
DistrictYanqing District
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

As of 2018, it has one residential community and 36 villages under its administration.[2]

History

During the Ming dynasty it was an important military town, serving as the eastern command of the Xuanfu garrison area. There were 8,000 troops under the jurisdiction of Yongning town during that period.[3] However, by the late Qing dynasty the town declined in importance.[4] By the end of the Cultural Revolution in 1976, the cultural relics of the town's past were gone.[4]

Culture and tourism
Yongning Catholic Church

The town has benefited from a government initiative in the 2000s to restore some of the glory of its condition during its Ming dynasty height.[4] At the center of the town square is a tower. Yongning Catholic Church, a church tracing back to the Qing dynasty, stands today as a curious Gothic Revival architecture in contrast to the appearance of the rest of the town.[3]

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References
  1. 2018年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：延庆区 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
  2. 2018年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：永宁镇 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
  3. "Guichuan Jade Pearl, Ancient Town Cultures (Part One)". Horticultural Expo 2019. International Horticultural Exhibition 2019, Beijing, China.
  4. "Beijing rebuilds its ancient town". China Daily. July 21, 2003.
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