Xiaotangshan, Beijing

Xiaotangshan Town 小汤山镇
Town
Xiaotangshan as seen from Litang Road
Location inside of Changping District
Xiaotangshan Town Show map of Beijing Xiaotangshan Town Show map of China
Coordinates: 40°10′33″N 116°23′37″E
Country	China
Municipality	Beijing
District	Changping
Village-level Divisions	6 community 24 villages
Area
• Total	69.95 km^2 (27.01 sq mi)
Elevation	37 m (121 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	80,273
• Density	1,100/km^2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	102211
Area code	010

Xiaotangshan Town (simplified Chinese: 小汤山镇; traditional Chinese: 小湯山鎮; pinyin: Xiǎotāngshān Zhèn) is a small town in the Changping District of Beijing, China.^[1] It lies immediately outside Beijing's 6th Ring Road, to the north of the city. According to the 2020 census, Xiaotangshan was home to 80,273 inhabitants.^[2]

With a total area of 70.1 square kilometers, Xiaotangshan has rich geothermal resources, so much so that the name Xiaotangshan (Chinese: 小汤山; lit. 'Small Hot Spring Mountain') originated from its abundance of geothermal springs.^[3] Xiaotangshan Hospital appeared in the news in May 2003 when the government hastily built a 1000-bed field hospital there to deal with an outbreak of SARS.^[4][5]

History

Timeline of Xiaotangshan's History

Year	Status	Under
1949–1956	4th District	Changping County
1956–1958	Sixiao District
1958–1982	Xiaotangshan People's Commune (Beiqijiazhuang, Songlanbao and Shahe Working Stations separated away in 1959)
1982–1990	Xiaotangshan Township
1990–1999	Xiaotangshan Town (Integrated Dadongliu Township in 1997)
1999–present		Changping District

Administrative divisions

By 2021, Xiaotangshan Town was divided into 30 subdivisions, more specifically 6 communities and 24 villages:^[6]

Administrative Division Code	Subdisvision Names	Name Transliteration	Type
110114110001	市场街	Shichangjie	Community
110114110003	大东流	Dadongliu	Community
110114110004	太阳城	Taiyangcheng	Community
110114110005	汤南	Tangnan	Community
110114110006	龙脉	Longmai	Community
110114110007	金汤	Jintang	Community
110114110201	小汤山	Xiaotangshan	Village
110114110202	尚信	Shangxin	Village
110114110203	讲礼	Jiangli	Village
110114110204	马坊	Mafang	Village
110114110205	官牛坊	Guanniufang	Village
110114110206	阿苏卫	Asuwei	Village
110114110207	葫芦河	Huluhe	Village
110114110208	大柳树	Daliushu	Village
110114110209	大汤山	Datangshan	Village
110114110210	后牛坊	Houniufang	Village
110114110211	大东流	Da Dongliu	Village
110114110212	土沟	Tugou	Village
110114110213	酸枣岭	Suanzaoling	Village
110114110214	前蔺沟	Qian Lingou	Village
110114110215	后蔺沟	Hou Lingou	Village
110114110216	小东流	Xiao Dongliu	Village
110114110217	常兴庄	Changxingzhuang	Village
110114110218	大赴任庄	Da Furenzhuang	Village
110114110219	小赴任庄	Xiao Durenzhuang	Village
110114110220	赴任辛庄	Furenxinzhuang	Village
110114110221	南官庄	Nanguanzhuang	Village
110114110222	赖马庄	Laimazhuang	Village
110114110223	西官庄	Xi Guanzhuang	Village
110114110224	东官庄	Dong Guanzhuang	Village

Hot springs

Xiaotangshan has a long history of geothermal hot spring. The use of hot spring water can be traced back to the Southern and Northern Dynasties period of China, dating back over 1,500 years ago. The Xiaotangshan hot springs has records of early emperors using the springs for medical baths. The Qianlong Emperor of the Qing dynasty built the Xiaotangshan imperial palace and inscribed "九華兮秀". The hot spring water contains minerals and trace elements such as strontium, lithium, selenium, and other silicic acid mineral elements.

Xiaotangshan has rich geothermal resources. In Xiaotangshan center, resources are within 30 kilometers of ground water. Deep geothermal water depth in regions ranging from about 150–1400 meters to Xiaotangshan for the most shallow, less than one hundred meters. Due to the different regions and the depth of water, the water temperature is different, mostly in the 40-50 °C, the highest in the central area of Xiaotangshan 55-64 °C.

Economy

In 1994, Xiaotangshan town was named the pilot town for the construction of small towns in Beijing. In 1995, it was identified as the national pioneer town of comprehensive reform. In 2002, it was named by the United Nations Development as the small pilot town for sustainable development in China. In 2003 it was named "National Environmentally Beautiful Town" by the National Environmental Protection Administration. In 2004, it was identified as the first batch of national development and Reform pilot town and the Ministry of Construction and other six ministries identified it as one of the 1887 focus town. In 2005, the China Mining Association named Xiaotangshan as "Chinese hot springs town", and the National Steering Committee awarded it as "spiritual civilization advanced the town".

Features

• Xiaotangshan Palace, The Hot Springs and The Xiaotangshan Dragon Venture Hot Springs Plaza.
• Xiaotangshan Hospital [zh], a hospital near Xiaotangshan hot spring, which became famous during the 2003 SARS epidemic. This saw a sudden increase in patients with the same condition and similar needs, and so an additional 'Rehabilitation Hospital' was built adjacent to the hospital site in little more than a week.^[5] The temporary structure, built of prefabricated units and with a service life of 3 years, was operational for 51 days in 2003, from April 30 to June 20.^[7] Subsequently, it was 'quietly abandoned'^[8] and in 2010 was to be demolished.^[7] It was rebuilt due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[9]
• Xiaotangshan Modern Agricultural Science Demonstration Park, the largest modern agricultural park in China.^[10]

Transport

•      Line 17 - Future Science City North
• G4501 – Shunyi, Mentougou

See also

• Datangshan

References

1. Modern Agricultural Science Demonstration Park at Xiaotangshan Chineseoo.com Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine accessed 2020-02-06.
2. "北京市昌平区第七次全国人口普查公报". bj.bjd.com.cn (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2022-10-18.
3. 李立国; 李万钧; 吴世民, eds. (2013). 中华人民共和国政区大典, 北京市卷. Beijing: 中国社会出版社. ISBN 978-7-5087-4058-4. OCLC 910451741.
4. China Times
5. China rushes to build new hospital for virus care: The facility in the central city of Wuhan is expected to be in use by February 3 (2020) 2 February 2020, www.asiatimes.com, accessed 2020-02-06.
6. "2021年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码". www.stats.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
7. Expert Interpretation: Why Xiaotangshan was demolished after seven years 2010-04-10 www.cyol.net Archived August 15, 2019, at the Wayback Machine accessed 2020-02-06.
8. Williams, Sophie (2020-01-31). "How can China build a hospital so quickly?". BBC News. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
9. 张洁. "Beijing to rebuild Xiaotangshan Hospital to fight virus - Chinadaily.com.cn". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
10. Investment Changping/ Xiaotangshan modern agricultural technology demonstration park Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2020-02-06.

External links

• (in Chinese) Xiaotangshan website
• Changping District website