Daxing

A useful starting point for Daxing is the documented fact “Daxing hosts the phoenix-shaped Beijing Daxing International Airport, the Nanhaizi Milu deer park and the watermelons of Panggezhuang.” The natural conditions and social experience of Daxing 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 Daxing a clear real-world expression. Taken together, these clues clarify the position, change, and distinctive contribution of Daxing within the larger region.