Yancun Town, a town under the jurisdiction of Fangshan District, Beijing, is located in east longitude 116°01′06″~116°07′49″, north latitude 39°40′08″~39°44′49″. Located in the eastern part of Fangshan District, it is connected with Xilu Street and Liangxiang Town in the east, adjacent to Doudian Town in the south, bordering Chengguan Town in the west and Qinglonghu Town in the north. The town area is 48.5 square kilometers.
In 1956, Yan village town belongs to liangxiang county small dongcun township, big thirteen li township. 1958, belongs to liangxiang county big zicao wu township. 1960, belongs to zicao wu management area of zhoukoudian district liangxiang people's commune. 1961, belongs to the fangshan county zicao wu people's commune. 1963, set up the big zicao wu township. 1968, the new township merged with the big zicao wu people's commune. 1983, commune to the purple grass wu township. In 1994, Zicaowu Township was changed to Yan Village Township.In 2008, the name was changed to Yan Village Township. As of the end of 2018, Yan Village Town has a registered population of 38,074. As of October 2019, Yan Village Township under the jurisdiction of 5 communities and 22 administrative villages, the township government is located in Yan Village Township, No. 9 Ziyuan Road.
In 2011, the total industrial output value of Yan Village Town reached 1.16 billion yuan, an increase of 6.4% over the previous year, with a total profit of 14.53 million yuan. Total financial income of 98.974 million yuan, an increase of 13.9% over the previous year, completed tax 306.599 million yuan, an increase of 29.4% over the previous year.