Korean shopsigns in Wangjing,
Beijing
Wangjing (望京; Hanyu Pinyin: Wàngjīng) is a major residential
area in Chaoyang District
, in the northeast of Beijing, China. The name "Wangjing" means
"view of Beijing".
Koreatown
Expansive in dimensions, it is a very important residential zone
and has a large number of high-rise apartments built from the
mid-1990s onwards.
Because of the large number of South Korean
residents in "Wangjing" , it has earned a nickname
as Beijing's Koreatown. More than
70,000 South Koreans live in the neighborhood.
Activities
Wangjing sits between the northeastern
4th
Ring Road and the northeastern
5th
Ring Road (a new exit is being built, heading clockwise on the
ring road), as well as
Jingcheng
Expressway and the
Airport Expressway. Many buses
serve the area, and
Beijing subway
CityRail Line 13 links to
Wangjing from its Wangjing West station. The CityRail station,
however, is situated inconveniently far from the centre of
Wangjing, and this has created a booming business of
taxis,
motorcycles, and
velotaxis that ferry commuters between
their homes and the subway station during rush hour. Nevertheless,
it is expected that the Airport Extension of Line 13 will add a few
stops in the Wangjing area.
Technology Center
Wangjing houses many technology companies, both small
startup companies as well as national, and
international giants. Examples of this presence include:
Education
There are plenty of schools in Wangjing, and some of them are
prestigious:
References
- Koreatown Grows in District of Beijing
- Invest in Beijing, Official Chinese Government
Information about Wangjing Science and Technology Park
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