Yongning Town () is a town in the Yanqing District of Beijing. It is a small town in rural Beijing but has a long history as an economic and military center. A government initiative in the 2000s to rehabilitate the town has restored its architectural landmarks. It is located to the south of Xiangying and Liubinbao Townships, west of Sihai and Jiuduhe Towns, north of Dazhuangke Township and Jingzhuang Town, and east of Shenjiaying and Jiuxian Towns. As of 2020, it had 23,483 residents under its administration.
The region was named Yongning in 1414 with the meaning of "Eternal Peace".
Geography Yongning Town is on the eastern part of Yanhuai Basin, with Xinhuaying River flowing pass the western portion of the town.
History During the Ming dynasty it was an important military town, serving as the eastern command of the Xuanfu garrison area. There were 8,000 troops under the jurisdiction of Yongning town during that period. However, by the late Qing dynasty the town declined in importance. By the end of the Cultural Revolution in 1976, the cultural relics of the town's past were gone.
Administrative divisions So far in 2021, Yongning Town is formed from 37 subdivisions, with 1 community and 36 villages. They are listed as follows: Subdivision namesName transliterationsType永宁镇YongningzhenCommunity河湾HewanVillage北沟BeigouVillage清泉铺QingquanpuVillage罗家台LuojiataiVillage王家堡WangjiapuVillage水口子ShuikouziVillage偏坡峪PianpoyuVillage二铺ErpuVillage营城YingchengVillage马蹄湾MatiwanVillage西山沟XishangouVillage永新堡YongxinpuVillage狮子营ShiziyingVillage上磨ShangmoVillage吴坊营WufangyingVillage小庄科XiaozhuangkeVillage前平坊QianpingfangVillage孔化营KonghuayingVillage新华营XinhuayingVillage左所屯ZuosuotunVillage北关BeiguanVillage西关XiguanVillage小南园XiaonanyuanVillage盛世营ShengshiyingVillage南关NanguanVillage太平街TaipingjieVillage利民街LiminjieVillage和平街HepingjieVillage阜民街FuminjieVillage王家山WangjiashanVillage南张庄NanzhangzhuangVillage东灰岭Dong HuilingVillage彭家窑PengjiayaoVillage西灰岭Xi HuilingVillage头司TousiVillage四司SisiVillage
Culture and tourism
The town has benefited from a government initiative in the 2000s to restore some of the glory of its condition during its Ming dynasty height. At the center of the town square is a tower. Yongning Catholic Church, a church tracing back to the Qing dynasty, stands today as a curious Gothic Revival architecture in contrast to the appearance of the rest of the town.
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See also List of township-level divisions of Beijing
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