Beilin District facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Beilin 碑林区
District
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shaanxi
Sub-provincial city	Xi'an
Area
• Total	23.37 km2 (9.02 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	614,710
• Density	26,298.54/km2 (68,112.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	710001

Beilin District is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi Province, Northwest China. It is named after the well-known Xi'an Stele Forest, and Small Wild Goose Pagoda is also located in the district. The smallest, but most densely populated, of Xi'an's county-level divisions, it borders the districts of Xincheng to the northeast, Yanta to the south, and Lianhu to the northwest.

History

The area around the present district was organized as Xianning County during the Qing Dynasty. At the time, the name was variously spelled Hien-ning, Hsien-ning, and Hsien-ning-hsien.