Gubeikou
Sign in to saveGubeikou Town () is a town of Miyun District in northeastern Beijing, traversed by G101, bordering with Luanping County, Hebei to the north and the Beijing towns of Gaoling () to the west, Xinchengzi () to the east and Taishitun (). The area is one of the important passes of the Great Wall of China, serving as an ancient chokepoint for travelers between Northeast China and Beijing. As of 2020, it had a total population of 7,170 under its administration.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Gubeikou Town
- Settlement.native_name
- 古北口镇
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Gubeikou 37 (4755542579).jpg
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- China
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Beijing
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Miyun
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 86.3
- Settlement.population_total
- 7170
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2020
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +8
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Beijing#China
- Settlement.image_caption
- Town center of Gubeikou, 2010
- Settlement.postal_code
- 101508
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Gubeikou Town () is a town of Miyun District in northeastern Beijing, traversed by G101, bordering with Luanping County, Hebei to the north and the Beijing towns of Gaoling () to the west, Xinchengzi () to the east and Taishitun (). The area is one of the important passes of the Great Wall of China, serving as an ancient chokepoint for travelers between Northeast China and Beijing. As of 2020, it had a total population of 7,170 under its administration.
==Name== thumb|left|250px|Gubeikou and Dushikou marked as the principal gateways through the Great Wall on the general map in the 1754 Provincial Atlas of the [[Qing Empire]] This town's name originated in 1736. During Qianlong Emperor's visit, he named this region by combining two inscrpted names, Guguan () and Beikou (), into Gubeikou () that is still being used to this day.
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