Shisanling (town)

Shisanling Town (simplified Chinese: 十三陵镇; traditional Chinese: 十三陵鎮; pinyin: Shísānlíng Zhèn) is a town located in the northern part of Changping District, Beijing, China. Situated at the immediate south of Taihang Mountain Range, Shisanling shares border with Jingzhuang Town and Dazhuangke Township in the north, Yanshou Town in the east, Cuicun and Nanshao Towns in the southeast, Chengbei and Chengnan Subdistricts in the south, and Nankou Town in the west. In 2020, census counted 34,085 residents living within the town.^[1]

Shisanling Town 十三陵镇
Town
Aerial View of Dagongmen Village within Shisanling, 2022
Location of Shisanling Town in Changping District
Shisanling Town Show map of Beijing Shisanling Town Show map of China
Coordinates: 40°16′13″N 116°13′31″E
Country	China
Municipality	Beijing
District	Changping
Village-level Divisions	2 communities 38 villages
Area
• Total	159.8 km2 (61.7 sq mi)
Elevation	113 m (371 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	34,085
• Density	210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	102213
Area code	010

The name of the town refers to the 13 Ming tombs within the administrative boundary of the town.^[2]

History

Timetable of Shisanling Town^[2]

Year	Status	Under
1940 - 1945	3rd District	Changyan United County
1945 - 1948	1st District 2nd District	Changping County
1948 - 1949	1st District	Changshun County
1949 - 1950	1st District 2nd District	Changping County
1950 - 1956	1st District 9th District
1956 - 1958	Changling Township
1958 - 1961	Shisanling People's Commune
1961 - 1963	Tailingyuan People's Commune Changling People's Commune Tailing People's Commune
1963 - 1966	Shisanling People's Commune Changling People's Commune Tailing People's Commune
1966 - 1982	Shisanling People's Commune Changling People's Commune
1982 - 1997	Shisanling Farm Changling Township
1997 - 1998	Shisanling Farm Changling Town
1998 - 1999	Shisanling Township Changling Town
1999 - 2011	Shisanling Town Changling Town	Changping District
2011–present	Shisanling Town

Administrative divisions

By 2021, Shisanling Town was composed of 40 subdivisions, with 2 communities, and 38 villages:^[3]

Administrative Division Code	Subdisvision Names	Name Transliteration	Type
110114119001	北新村	Beixincun	Community
110114119002	十三陵胡庄	Shisanling Huzhuang	Community
110114119201	胡庄	Huzhuang	Village
110114119202	石牌坊	Shipaifang	Village
110114119203	涧头	Jiantou	Village
110114119204	大宫门	Dagongmen	Village
110114119205	仙人洞	Xiantiandong	Village
110114119206	南新	Nanxin	Village
110114119207	西山口	Xishankou	Village
110114119208	长陵园	Changlingyuan	Village
110114119209	康陵园	Kanglingyuan	Village
110114119210	小宫门	Xiaogongmen	Village
110114119211	王庄	Wangzhuang	Village
110114119212	泰陵园	Tailingyuan	Village
110114119213	悼陵监	Zhuolingjian	Village
110114119214	万娘坟	Wanniangfen	Village
110114119215	德胜口	Deshengkou	Village
110114119216	果庄	Guozhuang	Village
110114119217	景陵	Jingling	Village
110114119218	德陵	Deling	Village
110114119219	永陵	Yongling	Village
110114119220	昭陵	Zhaoling	Village
110114119221	献陵	Xianling	Village
110114119222	长陵	Changling	Village
110114119223	东水峪	Dongshuiyu	Village
110114119224	庆陵	Qingling	Village
110114119225	裕陵	Yuling	Village
110114119226	老君堂	Laojuntang	Village
110114119227	黄泉寺	Huangquansi	Village
110114119228	茂陵	Maoling	Village
110114119229	燕子口	Yanzikou	Village
110114119230	康陵	Kangling	Village
110114119231	泰陵	Tailing	Village
110114119232	石头园	Shitouyuan	Village
110114119233	锥石口	Zhuishikou	Village
110114119234	麻峪房	Mayufang	Village
110114119235	下口	Xiakou	Village
110114119236	上口	Shangkou	Village
110114119237	碓臼峪	Duijiuyu	Village
110114119238	大岭沟	Dalinggou	Village

Landmark

• Ming tombs

Gallery

• 
  Sacred Road of Ming Tombs, 2003
• 
  Great Palace Gate, 2015
• 
  Shisanling Reservoir, 2017
• 
  Emperor Pavilion, 2022

See also

• List of township-level divisions of Beijing

References

1. "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.
2. 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.
3. "2021年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码". www.stats.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-10-20.