The Precinct was purely a rural region well into early 1990s and was not considered as part of Beijing by the urban population, and as of today, many sections of the precinct remain rural.

• 这个地区曾经是一个纯农业地区，直到20世纪90年代，门头沟还不被北京的城里人认为是北京的一部分。直到今天，门头沟的很多地区仍然是农业区。