Yanqing

China

Yanqing is a district of the municipality of Beijing in China, located to the northwest of the city proper and about 74 kilometres from the city centre. It was known as Yanqing County until 2015, when it was reorganised as a district.

The district is made up of 3 subdistricts, 11 towns and 4 townships. It borders the Beijing districts of Huairou to the east and Changping to the south, and the Hebei counties of Huailai to the west and Chicheng to the north.

Yanqing is notable for hosting Expo 2019 and for serving as a venue during the 2022 Winter Olympics, when it hosted alpine skiing, bobsled, luge and skeleton events.

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  1. Yanqing, Beijing

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