Houshayu Town () 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 () 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 TownYearStatusBelonged1950–19561st DistrictShunyi County1956–1958Houshayu Township Huiminying Township1958–1960Part of Zhangxizhuang People's Commune1960–1962Chaoyang District1962–1966Houshayu People's CommuneShunyi County1966–1976Part of Tianzhu People's Commune1976–1983Houshayu People's Commune1983–1994Houshayu Township1994–1998Houshayu Town1998–2000Houshayu AreaShunyi District2000–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 transliterationType110113004002双裕西区Shuangyu XiquCommunity110113004003香花畦XianghuaqiCommunity110113004004江山赋JiangshanfuCommunity110113004005双裕东区Shuangyu DongquCommunity110113004006蓝尚家园Lanshang JiayuanCommunity110113004008金成裕雅苑Jinchengyu YayuanCommunity110113004201西泗上XisishangVillage110113004202古城GuchengVillage110113004203罗各庄LuogezhuangVillage110113004208马头庄MatouzhuangVillage110113004209后沙峪HoushayuVillage110113004212火神营HuoshenyingVillage110113004213铁匠营TiejiangyingVillage110113004214枯柳树KuliushuVillage110113004215回民营HuiminyingVillage110113004216董各庄DonggezhuangVillage
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See also
List of township-level divisions of Beijing
References