Wangjing, Beijing
Encyclopedia
Wangjing is a major residential area and subdistrict
of Chaoyang District
, in the northeast of Beijing
, China. The name "Wangjing" means "view of Beijing".
n residents in "Wangjing" , it has earned a nickname as Beijing's Koreatown
. More than 70,000 South Koreans live in the neighborhood.
and the Airport Expressway
. Many buses serve the area, and Beijing subway
CityRail Line 13 links to Wangjing from its Wangjing West station. As of December 2010, Wangjing Subway station on Subway Line 15 is opened to the public, allowing better access to the area.
as well as national, and international giants. Examples of this presence include:
Subdistrict (China)
The subdistrict , is one of the smallest political divisions of China. It is a form of township-level division which is typically part of a larger urban area, as opposed to a discrete town surrounded by rural areas, or a rural townships known as a xiang .In general, urban areas are divided into...
of Chaoyang District
Chaoyang District, Beijing
Chaoyang District is a district of Beijing, China.Chaoyang is home to the majority of Beijing's many foreign embassies, the well-known Sanlitun bar street, as well as Beijing's growing CBD. The Olympic Park, built for the 2008 Summer Olympics, is also in Chaoyang...
, in the northeast of Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, China. The name "Wangjing" means "view of Beijing".
Koreatown
Expansive in dimensions, it is a very important residential zone and has a large number of high-rise apartments built from the mid-1990s onwards. Because of the large number of South KoreaSouth Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n residents in "Wangjing" , it has earned a nickname as Beijing's Koreatown
Koreatown
Koreatown is a term to describe a Korean ethnic enclave within a city or metropolitan area. Similar terms may include Little Seoul or Little Korea.-Beijing:There are more than 150,000 Koreans living in Beijing...
. More than 70,000 South Koreans live in the neighborhood.
Activities
Wangjing sits between the northeastern 4th Ring Road and the northeastern 5th Ring Road (a new exit is being built, heading clockwise on the ring road), as well as Jingcheng ExpresswayJingcheng Expressway
The Jingcheng Motorway is a motorway in China which links Beijing to Chengde in Hebei province. The total length is 210 kilometres.It is a new motorway linking the northeastern portion of the 3rd Ring Road with the north and northeastern outlying regions of Beijing municipality...
and the Airport Expressway
Airport Expressway (Beijing)
The Airport Expressway is an expressway in Beijing, China, which links central Beijing to the Beijing Capital International Airport...
. Many buses serve the area, and Beijing subway
Beijing Subway
The Beijing Subway is a rapid transit rail network that serves the urban and suburban districts of Beijing municipality. It is owned by the city of Beijing and has two operators, the wholly state owned Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., which operates 12 lines, and the Beijing MTR...
CityRail Line 13 links to Wangjing from its Wangjing West station. As of December 2010, Wangjing Subway station on Subway Line 15 is opened to the public, allowing better access to the area.
Technology Center
Wangjing houses many technology companies, both small startup companiesStartup company
A startup company or startup is a company with a limited operating history. These companies, generally newly created, are in a phase of development and research for markets...
as well as national, and international giants. Examples of this presence include:
- Wangjing Science and Technology ParkWangjing Science and Technology ParkWangjing Science and Technology Park is a technology center in Wangjing, Beijing, China that houses hundreds of enterprises, primarily in telecommunication and computer science....
, which houses mainly technology startup companiesStartup companyA startup company or startup is a company with a limited operating history. These companies, generally newly created, are in a phase of development and research for markets...
. - A major office of China TelecomChina TelecomChina Telecom Corp. Ltd. is a Chinese state-owned telecommunication company. It is the largest fixed line service and 3rd largest mobile telecommunication provider in the People's Republic of China.-Sectors:...
. - The headquarters of Siemens Ltd. China
- Many foreign telecommunicationTelecommunicationTelecommunication is the transmission of information over significant distances to communicate. In earlier times, telecommunications involved the use of visual signals, such as beacons, smoke signals, semaphore telegraphs, signal flags, and optical heliographs, or audio messages via coded...
R&D offices for companies such as PanasonicPanasonicPanasonic is an international brand name for Japanese electric products manufacturer Panasonic Corporation, which was formerly known as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd...
, EricssonEricssonEricsson , one of Sweden's largest companies, is a provider of telecommunication and data communication systems, and related services, covering a range of technologies, including especially mobile networks...
, MotorolaMotorolaMotorola, Inc. was an American multinational telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois, which was eventually divided into two independent public companies, Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions on January 4, 2011, after losing $4.3 billion from 2007 to 2009...
, Sony EricssonSony EricssonSony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB is a joint venture established on October 1, 2001 by the Japanese consumer electronics company Sony Corporation and the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson to manufacture mobile phones....
, NortelNortelNortel Networks Corporation, formerly known as Northern Telecom Limited and sometimes known simply as Nortel, was a multinational telecommunications equipment manufacturer headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada...
, AlcatelAlcatelAlcatel Mobile Phones is a brand of mobile handsets. It was established in 2004 as a joint venture between Alcatel-Lucent of France and TCL Communication of China....
and Lucent.
Education
There are plenty of schools in Wangjing, and some of them are prestigious:- China Central Academy of Fine ArtsChina Central Academy of Fine ArtsChina Central Academy of Fine Arts or CAFA is the only advanced academy of fine arts under direct charge of Department of Education in China. The Manila Bulletin called the school "China’s most prestigious and renowned art academy"...
- Beijing No.80 High SchoolBeijing No.80 High SchoolBeijing No. 80 High School , founded in 1956, is a high school in Chaoyang District, Beijing, and the beacon high school of the most prestige in this district. It has more than 2600 junior and senior high school students....
(the only Beacon high schoolBeacon high schools in BeijingBeacon high schools in Beijing is a system used by the municipal government of Beijing, China to designate model high schools.Traditionally, some high schools in China have been statically designated as "key schools", which are associated with academic prestige and preferential resource...
located in Chaoyang DistrictChaoyang District, BeijingChaoyang District is a district of Beijing, China.Chaoyang is home to the majority of Beijing's many foreign embassies, the well-known Sanlitun bar street, as well as Beijing's growing CBD. The Olympic Park, built for the 2008 Summer Olympics, is also in Chaoyang...
)