Huairou District is located in the northeast of Beijing, with a total area of 2122.8 square kilometers, 89 percent of which is mountainous area.

Huairou enjoys convenient traffic and is inside "Beijing's 30-minute economic sphere" as it is only 50 kilometers away from the city center, 32 kilometers from Beijing Capital International Airport and 170 kilometers from Tianjin Port. At the end of 2023, the permanent population was 414,000. In 2023, Huairou District achieved a preliminary estimated regional GDP of CNY 48.26 billion.

Yanqi Lake [Photo via tuchong.com]

The name of "Huairou" enjoys a long history, which appeared as early as 1300 years ago in the Tang Dynasty. In 1368 AD, the Ming Dynasty, Huairou County was set up, whose jurisdiction was basically the same as that of today's Huairou District. In recent years, Huairou has received more than 30 honorary titles such as National Afforestation Model City, National Ecological Demonstration Zone, National Health Zone, and National Sustainable Development Pilot Zone.

Huairou is the "Northern Gateway" of Beijing, and known as the "Pearl of Beijing Suburb" and the "Backyard of Beijing". APEC meeting and the first and second sessions of Belt & Road Forum for International Cooperation and other high-level meetings were successfully held at Yanqi Lake International Convention Center of the district. China Meeting Industry Convention (CMIC) and Beijing International Film Festival have been permanently located in Huairou.