China guides Travel to Beijing

Beijing is a huge city with several district articles containing sightseeing restaurant nightlife and accommodation listings consider printing them all.

Beijing ( B ij ng) is the capital of the most populous country in the world the Peoples Republic of China. It was also the seat of the Ming and Qing dynasty emperors until the formation of a republic in 1911. As such it is rich in historical sites and important government institutions.

The city is well known for its flatness and regular construction. There are only three hills to be found in the city limits (in Jingshan Park to the north of the famous Forbidden City). Like the configuration of the Forbidden City Beijing has concentric ring roads which are actually rectangular that go around the metropolis.

Beijing made history in 2008 with the first Olympic Games ever to be held in China.

A Travel to Beijing

King Wu was the first to declare Beijing the capital city in 1057 BC. Subsequently the city has gone by the names of Ji Zhongdu Dadu and finally Beijing when the Ming Dynasty Emperor ChengZu chose the name in 1421. Before 1949 Beijing was known as Peking by the Western world. After 1949 the citys name returned to Beijing as it is known today. Since the early 1980s when China initiated economic and market reforms under the late Deng Xiaoping Beijing has become a truly modern international city.

Beijing City is an independently administered municipal district. She is situated in the northeastern part of China at an elevation of 43.5m above sea level. The climate in Beijing is of the continental type with cold and dry winters and hot summers. January is the coldest month (-4 Celsius) while July the warmest (26 Celsius).

Beijing has a whole area of 16808 sq km (about 6500 sq mi) stretching 160 kilometres from east to west and over 180 kilometres north to south. 38% of it is flat land and 62% mountains. She has 16 districts and 2 counties with Dongcheng Xicheng Xuanwu Chongwen Chaoyang Haidian Fengtai and Shijingshan in or close to the Beijing city proper and Fangshan Mengtougou Changping Tongxian Shunyi Daxing Huairou Miyun Pinggu and Yianqing in the outer suburbs. Population in Beijing is about 17 million.

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