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Beijing, alternatively romanized as Peking, is the capital of China. With more than 22 million residents, Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city as well as China's second largest city after Shanghai.
Beijing is the capital of the People's Republic of China. The city used to be known as Peking. It is in the northern and eastern parts of the country. Having more that 21 million residents, it is one of the most populous capital cities.
- People's Republic of China
- 1045 BC (Zhou Dynasty)
- 16 districts, 289 towns and villages
- Municipality
för 3 dagar sedan · Beijing, city, province-level shi (municipality), and capital of the People’s Republic of China. The city has been an integral part of China’s history over the past eight centuries. Redolent with historical, cultural, and political significance, it is one of the world’s great cities.
- The residents of Beijing speak a dialect of Mandarin Chinese that forms the basis of Modern Standard Chinese (Guoyu), or putonghua (“common languag...
- The Forbidden City is an imperial palace complex at the heart of Beijing, designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1987 in recognition of its imp...
- The former name of Beijing is Beiping (Pei-p’ing; “Northern Peace”). The third Ming emperor gave it the new name of Beijing (“Northern Capital”) du...
- Beijing has been the capital of China since the early 15th century, except for a brief period during the 20th.
- Beijing hosted the Summer Olympics for the first time in 2008.
Beijing (kinesisk: 北京; pinyin: Běijīng; Wade-Giles: Pěi-chīng; Kinesisk postalromanisering: Peking; Uttale av Běijīng hjelp•info – Beidjing) er hovedstaden i Folkerepublikken Kina. Byen har vært Kinas hovedstad siden oktober 1949 og også før det i en rekke perioder, sammenlagt i over 600 år.
