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Daxing District (Simplified Chinese: 大兴区; Traditional Chinese: 大興區; Hanyu Pinyin: Dàxīng Qū) is situated at the suburb of south Beijing. Daxing District was upgraded from a county to a district with the approval from the State Council on April 30, 2001. Covering an area of 1,012 square kilometers,Daxing District is divided into nine towns and 18 townships with a population of 671,444 (2000 Census). A flat plain district it is one of the satellite cities of Beijing. Panggezhuang in Daxing is famous for its watermelons.
Beijing located in the south of Beijing the area is not as affluent as those that most visitors to Beijing are familiar with, such as Jianguomen, or Xidan. Much of the industry in Daxing is related to distribution of food and consumer good to service Beijing. There are many self-built communities casually created by the residents themselves, mostly moving in from the countryside.
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