The　land　subsidence　areas　of　Balizhuang　and　Dajiaoting,　located　in　the　eastern　part　of　Beijing,　are　the　earliest　and　most　serious　land　subsidence　areas　of　Beijing.　The　monitoring　data　indicate　that　the　degree　of　land　subsidence　has　become　much　more　serious　in　recent　years.　Based　on　the　historically　monitored　data　and　the　new　data　from　the　high-resolution　land　subsidence　monitoring　system,　a　detailed　analysis　was　performed　on　the　evolutional　characteristics　of　the　land　subsidence　in　these　areas.　The　results　indicate　that　the　land　subsidence　is　more　serious　in　the　north　and　east　areas　compared　to　the　south　and　west　areas.　The　excessive　withdrawal　of　groundwater　is　the　major　cause　of　land　subsidence.　The　land　subsidence　was　found　to　be　closely　correlated　to　the　groundwater　level,　groundwater　withdrawal　intensity　and　depth.　Moreover,　the　position　of　the　land　subsidence　funnels　is　closely　related　to　the　thickness　distribution　of　the　compressible　soil.　Specifically,　the　land　subsidence　center　is　commonly　distributed　in　the　area　with　the　thickest　compression　layer.　The　results　of　this　study　provide　some　suggestions　for　reasonably　utilizing　groundwater　and　effectively　controlling　the　land　subsidence　of　Beijing.　©　2014　American　Society　of　Civil　Engineers.