Xuanwu District ( Chinese : 宣武区 ; pinyin : Xuānwǔ Qū ) was a district of the Municipality of Beijing , China. It was located southwest to the city center, outside of Xuanwu Gate . The district was merged into Xicheng District in July 2010.
5-433: Xuanwu District may refer to: Xuanwu District, Beijing ( 宣武区 ), former district that was merged into Xicheng District Xuanwu District, Nanjing ( 玄武区 ), Jiangsu [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
10-731: The Caishikou Execution Grounds during the Qing Dynasty . Xuanwu District had a large Muslim population. Popular destinations in Xuanwu District include: Wenfei Wang, Shangyi Zhou, and C. Cindy Fan, the authors of "Growth and Decline of Muslim Hui Enclaves in Beijing," stated in 2002 that Beijing's economic development was northward oriented and the economic development in the Xuanwu District "lags behind" Dongcheng District and Xicheng District , adjacent districts located towards
15-465: The Imperial Inner City and predominantly reserved for the lower class, the district was over 16.5 km in size. Although historically considered a wealthy area of Beijing as one of the older districts of the former Imperial City, Xuanwu District underwent rapid changes in its recent history leading up its merger into Xicheng District. The area was also the birthplace of Peking Opera and housed
20-454: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Xuanwu_District&oldid=933257174 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Chinese-language text Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Xuanwu District, Beijing Located outside
25-681: The north. Prior to the district's dissolution, The High School Affiliated to Beijing Normal University was located in Xuanwu. One school in Niujie , the Beijing Xuanwu Huimin Elementary School ( Chinese : 北京市宣武回民小学 ; pinyin : Běijīng Shì Xuānwǔ Huímín Xiǎoxué ), serves the Hui people living in Beijing. That was previously in the Xuanwu District. Xuanwu Normal Experimental Affiliated Number One Primary School (北京市宣武师范学校附属第一小学)
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