Daxing District

Daxing District was upgraded from a county to a district with the approval from the State Council on April 30, 2001. Covering an area of 1,012 square kilometers with a population of 671,444, Daxing District is divided into 3 subdistricts of the city proper of Beijing and 14 towns (5 of which are suburbs of the city proper of Beijing). Panggezhuang in Daxing is famous for its watermelons

Beijing Daxing District is an ancient district with a history of 2400 years. From Yuan to Qing dynasties, Daxing District was first important city. Daxing District was belonged to Hebei Province till 1958. And since 1958, Daxing District became a sub-district of Beijing till now.