Daxing, Beijing

The Daxing Massacre of August 27-31, 1966 during the Cultural Revolution resulted in the deaths of at least 325 people, ranging in age from 38 days to 80 years.{{Cite web|last=Hu|first=Ping|date=2010-11-02|title=谁是大兴县血案的罪魁祸首？（胡平）|url=https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/pinglun/huping/huping-11022010142606.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208094037/https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/pinglun/huping/huping-11022010142606.html |archive-date=2019-12-08 |accessdate=2019-12-08|work=Radio Free Asia|language=zh-cn}}

Daxing District was upgraded from a county to a district with the approval from the State Council on April 30, 2001.{{Citation needed|date=October 2008}} Covering an area of {{convert|1012|km2}} with a population of 671,444,2000 Census. Panggezhuang in Daxing is famous for its watermelons.{{Citation needed|date=October 2008}}

Located in the south of Beijing, the area is not as affluent as those that most visitors to Beijing are familiar with, such as Xidan and Guomao. Much of the industry in Daxing is related to distribution of food and consumer goods to service Beijing. There are many self-built communities casually created by the residents themselves, mostly of whom have moved in from the countryside.{{Citation needed|date=October 2008}}

The Beijing Municipal Administration of Prisons operates the following correctional facilities in the district:

• Beijing Municipal Prison"[http://www.bjjgj.gov.cn/sub_unit/15.html 监狱简介] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518090016/http://www.bjjgj.gov.cn/sub_unit/15.html |date=2015-05-18 }}." Beijing Municipal Prison. Retrieved on 15 May 2015. "通信地址：北京市大兴区219信箱"
• Beijing Women's Prison[http://www.bjjgj.gov.cn/sub_unit/13.html Home page] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705124251/http://www.bjjgj.gov.cn/sub_unit/13.html |date=2015-07-05 }}. Beijing Women's Prison. Retrieved on May 15, 2015. "地址：北京市大兴区"

Additionally Okay Airways,{{cite web|url=https://www.okair.net/|title=Home|publisher=Okay Airways|accessdate=2022-03-29|quote=北京市大兴区庞各庄镇瓜乡路10号3号楼一层161室}} and Xiabu Xiabu have their headquarters in Daxing District."[http://spkxxy.bua.edu.cn/html/spkxxy/spkxxy_17/20140423104501175123393/20140423104501175123393.html 呷哺呷哺餐饮管理有限公司招聘启事]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040547/http://spkxxy.bua.edu.cn/html/spkxxy/spkxxy_17/20140423104501175123393/20140423104501175123393.html Archive]). Beijing University of Agriculture. 2014-04-23. "我们的联系方式 呷哺呷哺（中国）总部地址：北京市大兴区黄村镇孙村工业开发区海鑫南路15号"

{{seealso|List of schools in Daxing District}}

There are two major universities located in Daxing District, the Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology and the Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication. Both of them are headquartered in Qingyuan Subdistrict (清源), and have its branch in Kangzhuang (康庄). Qingyuan and Kangzhuang are planned as a university town in Daxing District. The Yang Guang Qing School of Beijing is also located in the district.

The National Seminary of Catholic Church in China is in Daxing District.{{cite web|url=http://www.nsccc.cn/html1/folder/1405/3131-1.htm|title=Home|publisher=National Seminary of Catholic Church in China|access-date=2020-08-17|quote=版权所有:中国天主教神哲学院 地址:北京市大兴区兴业大街圣和巷5号 邮编:102600}}

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It was decided in 2009 that Daxing would be the location of the Beijing Daxing International Airport.{{Cite web|url=http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90778/6636914.html|title = Daxing to get Beijing's 2nd airport - People's Daily Online}} It was constructed in the southern part of Daxing District of Beijing and along the border of Beijing and Hebei Province. The airport was opened in September 2019.

Daxing is currently served by five metro lines of the Beijing Subway:

• {{rint|beijing|subway}} {{Rail color box|system=BJS|line=8|inline=yes}} - {{stl|BJS|Wufutang}}, {{stl|BJS|Demao}}, {{stl|BJS|Yinghai}}
• File:BeijingMTRicon.svg {{Rail color box|system=BJS|line=daxing|inline=yes}} - Xihongmen, Gaomidian North, Gaomidian South, Zaoyuan, Qingyuanlu, Huangcun Xidajie, Huangcun Railway Station, Yihezhuang, Biomedical Base, Tiangongyuan
• {{rint|beijing|subway}} {{Rail color box|system=BJS|line=yizhuang|inline=yes}} - Jiugong, Yizhuangqiao, Yizhuang Culture Park, Wanyuanjie, Rongjingdongjie, Rongchangdongjie {{rint|beijing|T1}}
• File:BeijingMTROA.svg {{Rail color box|system=BJS|line=na|inline=yes}} - {{stl|BJS|Daxing Xincheng}}
• File:BeijingPublicTransport.svg {{Rail color box|system=BJS|line=T1|inline=yes}} - {{stl|BJS|Quzhuang}}, {{stl|BJS|Rongxing Jie}}, {{stl|BJS|Ruihezhuang}}, {{stl|BJS|Taiheqiaobei}}, {{stl|BJS|Sihaizhuang}}, {{stl|BJS|Jiuhaocun}}, {{stl|BJS|Taihe Lu}}, {{stl|BJS|Lujuandong}}, {{stl|BJS|Yizhuang Tongren}}, {{stl|BJS|Rongchang Dongjie}} {{rint|beijing|Yizhuang}}, {{stl|BJS|Beijing Etrong IECC}}

As of 2025, there are 8 subdistricts and 14 towns in Daxing.{{Cite web |title=北京市民政局 行政区划 2024年北京市行政区划名称和行政区划代码 |url=https://mzj.beijing.gov.cn/art/2025/1/6/art_9984_684678.html |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=mzj.beijing.gov.cn}}

Daxing has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dwa). The average annual temperature in Daxing is {{cvt|12.9|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|533.5|mm}} with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around {{cvt|26.8|C}}, and lowest in January, at around {{cvt|-3.2|C}}.

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|location = Daxing District, elevation {{convert|38|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)

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|Jan record high C = 14.6

|Feb record high C = 19.8

|Mar record high C = 29.8

|Apr record high C = 33.5

|May record high C = 38.7

|Jun record high C = 40.2

|Jul record high C = 41.4

|Aug record high C = 38.1

|Sep record high C = 35.3

|Oct record high C = 30.5

|Nov record high C = 21.8

|Dec record high C = 16.4

|Jan record low C = -19.6

|Feb record low C = -17.8

|Mar record low C = -11.3

|Apr record low C = -2.2

|May record low C = 1.8

|Jun record low C = 10.3

|Jul record low C = 14.8

|Aug record low C = 13.4

|Sep record low C = 4.0

|Oct record low C = -4.2

|Nov record low C = -11.4

|Dec record low C = -18.8

|Jan high C = 2.3

|Feb high C = 6.2

|Mar high C = 13.3

|Apr high C = 21.2

|May high C = 27.2

|Jun high C = 30.8

|Jul high C = 31.7

|Aug high C = 30.6

|Sep high C = 26.5

|Oct high C = 19.4

|Nov high C = 10.3

|Dec high C = 3.7

|Jan mean C = -3.2

|Feb mean C = 0.3

|Mar mean C = 7.3

|Apr mean C = 15.0

|May mean C = 21.1

|Jun mean C = 25.0

|Jul mean C = 26.8

|Aug mean C = 25.7

|Sep mean C = 20.7

|Oct mean C = 13.2

|Nov mean C = 4.7

|Dec mean C = -1.5

|Jan low C = -7.8

|Feb low C = -4.7

|Mar low C = 1.5

|Apr low C = 8.6

|May low C = 14.5

|Jun low C = 19.4

|Jul low C = 22.5

|Aug low C = 21.4

|Sep low C = 15.5

|Oct low C = 7.9

|Nov low C = 0.0

|Dec low C = -5.7

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|Jan precipitation mm = 2.1

|Feb precipitation mm = 5.8

|Mar precipitation mm = 8.3

|Apr precipitation mm = 22.3

|May precipitation mm = 36.3

|Jun precipitation mm = 71.0

|Jul precipitation mm = 171.5

|Aug precipitation mm = 109.3

|Sep precipitation mm = 62.2

|Oct precipitation mm = 29.3

|Nov precipitation mm = 13.4

|Dec precipitation mm = 2.0

|Jan humidity = 48

|Feb humidity = 45

|Mar humidity = 42

|Apr humidity = 45

|May humidity = 50

|Jun humidity = 61

|Jul humidity = 73

|Aug humidity = 75

|Sep humidity = 69

|Oct humidity = 63

|Nov humidity = 58

|Dec humidity = 50

|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 1.4

|Feb precipitation days = 2.0

|Mar precipitation days = 3.0

|Apr precipitation days = 4.5

|May precipitation days = 6.4

|Jun precipitation days = 10.2

|Jul precipitation days = 12.0

|Aug precipitation days = 10.1

|Sep precipitation days = 7.1

|Oct precipitation days = 4.8

|Nov precipitation days = 3.0

|Dec precipitation days = 1.4

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|Jan sun = 179.3

|Feb sun = 181.7

|Mar sun = 224.2

|Apr sun = 236.5

|May sun = 263.0

|Jun sun = 219.1

|Jul sun = 186.9

|Aug sun = 199.5

|Sep sun = 201.6

|Oct sun = 190.6

|Nov sun = 161.3

|Dec sun = 166.4

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| Jan percentsun = 59

| Feb percentsun = 60

| Mar percentsun = 60

| Apr percentsun = 59

| May percentsun = 59

| Jun percentsun = 49

| Jul percentsun = 41

| Aug percentsun = 48

| Sep percentsun = 55

| Oct percentsun = 56

| Nov percentsun = 54

| Dec percentsun = 57

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|Jan snow days = 2.6

|Feb snow days = 2.3

|Mar snow days = 1.0

|Apr snow days = 0.1

|May snow days = 0

|Jun snow days = 0

|Jul snow days = 0

|Aug snow days = 0

|Sep snow days = 0

|Oct snow days = 0

|Nov snow days = 1.6

|Dec snow days = 2.4

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New record: On May 1, 2021, the meteorological station of Daxing District observed the lowest temperature of 1.8°C.

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