Changping District, covering an area of 1,430 square kilometres, contains two subdistricts of the city of Changping and 15 towns (five of which are suburbs of Beijing) with total population of 1.83 million (2012), a rapid increase from the 614,821 recorded in the 2000 census. About 34 km from the city center, Changping is renowned for its numerous scenic spots and tourist facilities, like Datangshan museum. It is rich in natural resources, mineral products, and rural products.

Changping is endowed with unique tourism resources and has many resources, including the Yinshan Pagoda Forest, which has been a sacred Buddhist site in the north since the Liao and Jin dynasties and one of the "Eight Views of Yanping" in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and is a famous scenic spot with the most existing Liao pagodas in China, and it is said that "the number of pagodas in Yinshan is endless". Changyucheng Village has a long history and is one of the famous ancient villages in the north of Beijing, with many cultural relics and intangible cultural heritage.

The village was established in the Ming Dynasty and has an ancient city architecture style, with a history of 500 to 600 years. The village style is well maintained, with complete urns, walls, old houses and temples. Changping is also known as "the hometown of hot springs in China". Jiuhua Villa, Dragon Hot Springs, Wendu Water City, GTC Fengshan Hot Springs and other hot spring tourism exhibition clusters, representing recreation, tourism, leisure and entertainment as one, fully reflect the new highlights of the depth of integration of the development of the tourism industry in the whole area.