Haidian

A useful starting point for Haidian is the documented fact “Haidian is home to the Summer Palace, the Old Summer Palace ruins, Peking and Tsinghua universities and the Zhongguancun technology hub.” The natural conditions and social experience of Haidian therefore belong to one connected geographic story. Communities responded to surrounding conditions through residence, exchange, and daily practice, giving the spatial pattern a traceable history. The chain from environmental conditions to social practice gives the regional change of Haidian a clear real-world expression. Taken together, these clues clarify the position, change, and distinctive contribution of Haidian within the larger region.