Jinzhan

Jinzhan Area (Chinese: 金盏地区; pinyin: Jīnzhǎn Dìqū) is an area and township situated at northeastern corner of Chaoyang District, Beijing, China.

[1] According to Tianfu Guangji (Chinese: 天府广记; lit.

'Extensive Record on Heavenly State') written during the Ming dynasty, the region was named Jinzhan (Chinese: 金盏; lit.

'Marigold') due to the flowers that grew on a local shallow lake and looked like marigolds.

[2] As of 2021, the area oversees 19 subdivisions, including 6 residential communities and 13 villages:[4]