Beijing Youth Daily or Beijing qingnianbao (Abbreviation: BYD, simplified Chinese: 北京青年报; traditional Chinese: 北京青年報; pinyin: Běijīng qīngnián bào) is the official newspaper of the (中国共产主义青年团北京市委员会). Beijing Youth Daily was launched on 21 March 1949, and is now published by the (北京青年报社). It is the most widely circulated metropolitan newspaper in Beijing. Beijing Youth Daily has halted production three times in its history. It has been published since 1981. It is assigned the Chinese Issue Number (Chinese: 统一刊号; pinyin: tǒngyī kānhào) CN11-0103.