Fenghuangshan Subdistrict (simplified Chinese: 凤凰山街道; traditional Chinese: 鳳凰山街道; pinyin: Fènghuángshān Jiēdào; lit. 'phoenix mountain subdistrict') is a subdistrict in Baota District, Yan'an, Shaanxi, China.[1] As of 2010, the subdistrict has a population of 44,294.[2]
Fenghuangshan Subdistrict
凤凰山街道 | |
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Subdistrict | |
![]() ![]() Fenghuangshan Subdistrict | |
Coordinates: 36°35′48″N 109°28′55″E | |
Country | China |
Province | Shaanxi |
Prefecture-level city | Yan'an |
District | Baota District |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 44,294 |
The area of contemporary Fenghuangshan Subdistrict is home to a series of centuries old yaodong complexes, most notably, Zhenxilou (Chinese: 镇西楼), which was built into the subdistrict's eponymous Fenghuang Mountain (Chinese: 凤凰山) by Fan Zhongyan during the Northern Song dynasty.[3]: 536
From January 13, 1937[3]: 533 to November 1938, during the Chinese Civil War, the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was based out of the foothills of Fenghuang Mountain.[3]: 505
The division was established as the Fenghuangshan People's Commune (Chinese: 凤凰山公社; pinyin: Fènghuángshān Gōngshè) in March 1972.[3]: 50 [4] Fenghuangshan was changed to a subdistrict in September 1984,[3]: 37 [4] as people's communes were being phased out.
Fenghuangshan Subdistrict is located in the northwestern portion of Baota District,[3]: 505 [4] where the eponymous Fenghuang Mountain (Chinese: 凤凰山) lies.[3]: 505
Fenghuangshan administers seven residential communities (Chinese: 社区; pinyin: Shèqū) and two administrative villages (Chinese: 行政村; pinyin: Xíngzhèng Cūn).[5]
The subdistrict administers the following seven residential communities:[5]
The subdistrict administers the following two administrative villages:[5]
As of the 2010 Chinese Census, Fenghuangshan has a population of 44,294, an increase from the 41,194 recorded in the 2000 Chinese Census.[2] A 1996 estimate put the subdistrict's population at 29,000.[4] In the 1982 Chinese Census, the Fenghuangshan People's Commune had a population of 19,667, comprising 4,312 households.[3]: 123