Taiyanggong Township () is a township on the north of Chaoyang District, Beijing, China. It borders Wangjing and Datun Subdistricts to the north, Jiangtai Township to the east, Maizidian, Zuojiazhuang and Xiangheyuan Subdistricts to the south, Hepingjie and Xiaoguan Subdistrict to the west. In 2020, it has a population of 86,935.
The name of the township, Taiyanggong (), was first given by the Qianlong Emperor to the region during the Qing dynasty. The region also used to host Taiyanggong Temple that was demolished in the 1950s.
History +Timeline of changes in the status of Taiyanggong TownshipYearStatus1949Part of the 13th District1950Part of the 10th District1952Part of Dongjiao District1956Part of Guangming Production Cooperative Commune1958Part of People's Commune of Heping1961Separated from Heping and formed its own commune1983Restored as Taiyanggong Township1993Becoming an area while retaining township status
Administrative Divisions As of 2021, Taiyanggong Area has 15 subdivisions, including 12 communities and 3 villages: Administrative Division CodeTypeCommunity Name in EnglishCommunity Name in Simplified Chinese110105024010CommunityShaoyaojuyi芍药居一110105024011CommunityShaoyaoju'er芍药居二110105024012CommunityShaoyaojusan芍药居三110105024013CommunityHuizhong'an惠忠庵110105024014CommunityShangjialou尚家楼110105024017CommunityTaiyanggong太阳宫110105024018CommunityShizikou十字口110105024019CommunityNiuwangmiao牛王庙110105024020CommunityShaoyaojusi芍药居四110105024021CommunityXiajiayuan夏家园110105024022CommunityXibahe Beili西坝河北里110105024023CommunityShaoyaojuwu芍药居五110105024200VillageTaiyanggong太阳宫110105024201VillageShizikou十字口110105024202VillageNiuwangmiao牛王庙
Transport Shaoyaoju station Taiyanggong station
See also List of township-level divisions of Beijing
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