Why is the Jing N License Plate Special?
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Because the Jing N license plate is issued for vehicles in the urban areas of Beijing, specifically in Shunyi District. The letter abbreviations on Beijing's vehicle license plates do not entirely represent the administrative regions of Beijing. The letters on the license plates follow the order of the 26 English letters, starting from Jing A. Once all the numerical sequences under the current letter are exhausted, a new English letter is introduced. Additional information: 1. Significance of Beijing's vehicle license plates: Jing A includes public buses, Jing B is for taxis, Jing C, E, F, G are for outer suburban districts and counties, Jing D is for police vehicles, Jing A, K, L are for Tongzhou District, Jing B, M for Mentougou District, Jing C, N, P for Shunyi District, Jing D, Q for Huairou District, Jing E, R for Miyun District, Jing F, S for Pinggu District, Jing G, T for Daxing District, Jing H, U, V for Changping District, Jing J, W for Yanqing County, and Jing Y for the outer suburbs of Beijing. 2. English letters: The second English letter on the license plate represents the prefecture-level administrative region where the vehicle is registered, serving as the letter code for each (prefecture-level city, region, autonomous prefecture, league). The ranking is usually based on the status of each prefecture-level administrative region by the provincial vehicle management office, with the letter 'A' being the code for the provincial capital, capital city, or the central urban area of a municipality directly under the central government. The subsequent letters are not ranked in any particular order.
After years of studying license plates, I've concluded that the prestige of Jing-N plates lies in their historical significance. Emerging around 2008 during the special period of Beijing Olympics when car ownership surged dramatically, Jing-N became the symbol of that prosperous era. With today's strict lottery policy pushing new plates to Jing-Y series, people naturally view Jing-N plates as vintage credentials. Moreover, most original Jing-N plate owners have now become Beijing's veteran drivers, and this accumulated prestige gives the series substantial weight.