Zhangjiawan, Beijing

Zhangjiawan Town (Chinese: 张家湾镇; pinyin: Zhāngjiāwān Zhèn) is a town situated in the north of Tongzhou District, Beijing, China.

It shares border with Linheli Subdistrict and Yongshun Town to the north, Lucheng Town to the northeast, Xiji and Kuoxian Towns to the east, Yujiawu Hui Township and Majuqiao Town to the south, Taihu, Liyuan Towns and Wenjing Subdistrict to the west.

[1] During Yuan dynasty, an official named Zhang Xuan (张瑄) was in charge of overseeing transportation through canals.

He built a port on the Grand Canal southeast of Khanbaliq, and the region was later named Zhangjiawan (Chinese: 张家湾; lit.

'Zhang Family's Bay')[2] Tuqiao Township (18 villages on the north was transferred to Liyuan People's Commune) (Integrated Niubaotun Town) As of 2021, Zhangjiawan Town oversaw 57 villages:[3]