Huairou glories in its long history. In the Spring and Autumn Period, the well-known Yuyang county was located here and the character“Huairou”appeared as a place name in Sui and Tang dynasties. In 1368, Huairou county came into existence and in 2001, it was up-graded as a district of Beijing with the approval of State Council. In Sept. 1995, NGO forum of the 4th UN Women’s Conference was convened in Huairou.