It borders the Beijing districts of Tongzhou to the east/northeast, Fangshan to the west, Fengtai to the northwest, Chaoyang to the northeast, and the Hebei province to the south.

The Daxing Massacre of August 27-31, 1966 during the Cultural Revolution resulted in the deaths of at least 325 people, ranging in age from 38 days to 80 years.

[citation needed] Covering an area of 1,012 square kilometres (391 sq mi) with a population of 671,444,[2] Panggezhuang in Daxing is famous for its watermelons.

[citation needed] In 2021, there are 8 subdistricts, 14 towns with 5 towns of which carry the "area" (地区) label in the district, and 4 analogous township-level units:[3][4] Located in the south of Beijing, the area is not as affluent as those that most visitors to Beijing are familiar with, such as Xidan and Guomao.

Much of the industry in Daxing is related to distribution of food and consumer goods to service Beijing.