Fnd Beijing (北京 pinyin bei3 jing1) is the capital city of the Peoples Republic of China. It was known to foreigners as Peking before China standardized on Pinyin for transliteration. In China, the city has had many names. Between 1911 and 1949, it was known as Beiping (北平) or Northern peace. It was also once called Yan Jing, and it is now called Bei Jing (京), which literally means "northern (bei) capital (jing)".
Beijing will be the site of the 2008 summer olympics.
Famous landmarks around Beijing:
- Forbidden City
- Tien an men square
- The Great Wall
- ...
Compare to Nanjing (southern capital), Tonkin (eastern capital).
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