| Xuanwu 宣武区 | |||||||
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| District of thePeople's Republic of China | |||||||
| 1952–2010 | |||||||
 Location of Xuanwu on Beijing. | |||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 1952 | ||||||
• Disestablished | 2010 | ||||||
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| Today part of | Part ofXicheng District | ||||||
Xuanwu District (Chinese:宣武区;pinyin:Xuānwǔ Qū) was a district of the Municipality ofBeijing, China. It was located southwest to the city center, outside ofXuanwu Gate. The district was merged intoXicheng District in July 2010.
Located outside the Imperial Inner City and predominantly reserved for the lower class, the district was over 16.5 km2 in size. Although historically considered a wealthy area of Beijing as one of the older districts of the former Imperial City, Xuanwu District underwent rapid changes in its recent history leading up its merger into Xicheng District. The area was also the birthplace ofPeking Opera and housed theCaishikou Execution Grounds during theQing dynasty.
Xuanwu District had a largeMuslim population.
Popular destinations in Xuanwu District include:
Wenfei Wang, Shangyi Zhou, and C. Cindy Fan, the authors of "Growth and Decline of Muslim Hui Enclaves in Beijing," stated in 2002 that Beijing's economic development was northward oriented and the economic development in the Xuanwu District "lags behind"Dongcheng District andXicheng District, adjacent districts located towards the north.[1]
Prior to the district's dissolution,The High School Affiliated to Beijing Normal University was located in Xuanwu.[2]
One school inNiujie, the Beijing Xuanwu Huimin Elementary School (Chinese:北京市宣武回民小学;pinyin:Běijīng Shì Xuānwǔ Huímín Xiǎoxué), serves theHui people living in Beijing. That was previously in the Xuanwu District.[3]
Xuanwu Normal Experimental Affiliated Number One Primary School (北京市宣武师范学校附属第一小学) is located in the former Xuanwu District.[4]
学校地址：北京市西城区牛街西里一区5号(北京市宣武回民小学)(Archive).
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