Yancun Town () is a town situated in the eastern part of Fangshan District, Beijing, China. It borders Xinzhen Subdistrict and Qinglonghu Town in its north, Xilu, Gongchen Subdistricts and Liangxiang Town in its east, Doudian Town in the south, Chengguan Subdistrict in the west, and contains Xingcheng Subdistrict as well as an exclave of Xinzhen Subdistrict within. It is home to 77,621 residents as of 2020.
The name came to be during the reign of Yongle Emperor of Ming dynasty. At the time eight families with the surname Yan moved here from Zhuozhou, and thus the settlement was known as Yancun ().
History +Timeline of Yancun TownYearStatus1916Within the 8th Northern District of Liangxiang County1950Within the 2nd District1956Within Xiaodongcun and Da Shisanli Townships1958Within Da Zicaowu Township1960Within Da Zicaowu Management District, Liangxiang People's Commune1961Within Zicaowu People's Commune, Fangshan County1983Zicaowu People's Commune was changed to Zicaowu Township1994Changed to Yancun Town (闫村镇)2008Renamed to Yancun Town (阎村镇)
Administrative Divisions
In 2021, there were 30 subdivisions within Yancun Town, including 8 communities and 22 villages: Administrative division codeSubdivision namesName transliterationType110111101001梨园东里Liyuan DongliCommunity110111101002消防器材厂Xiaofang QicaichangCommunity110111101003桥梁厂QiaoliangchangCommunity110111101004绿城LüchengCommunity110111101005万紫嘉园Wnzi JiayuanCommunity110111101006乐活家园Lehuo JiayuanCommunity110111101007紫园ZiyuanCommunity110111101008云瑞嘉园Yunduan JiayuanCommunity110111101200大紫草坞Da ZicaowuVillage110111101201小紫草坞Xiao ZicaowuVillage110111101202前沿QianyanVillage110111101203后沿HouyanVillage110111101204张庄ZhangzhuangVillage110111101205公主坟GongzhufenVillage110111101206北坊BeifangVillage110111101207南坊NanfangVillage110111101208吴庄WuzhuangVillage110111101209焦庄JiaozhuangVillage110111101210大董DadongVillage110111101211小董XiaodongVillage110111101212西坟XifenVillage110111101213开古庄KaiguzhuangVillage110111101214南梨园NanliyuanVillage110111101215二合庄ErhezhuangVillage110111101216大十三里Da ShisanliVillage110111101217小十三里Xiao ShisanliVillage110111101218后十三里Hou ShisanliVillage110111101219肖庄XiaozhuangVillage110111101220元武屯YuanwutunVillage110111101221炒米店ChaomidianVillage
See also List of township-level divisions of Beijing
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