Beijing

Beijing (/beɪˈdʒɪŋ/ bay-JING; Chinese: 北京; pinyin: Běijīng; Mandarin pronunciation: [pèɪ.tɕíŋ]), alternatively romanized as Peking (/piːˈkɪŋ/ pee-KING), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 million residents. It has an administrative area of 16,410.5 km2 (6,336.1 sq mi), the third in the country after Guangzhou and Shanghai. It is located in Northern China, and is governed as a municipality under the direct administration of the State Council with 16 urban, suburban, and rural districts. Beijing is mostly surrounded by Hebei Province with the exception of neighboring Tianjin to the southeast; together, the three divisions form the Jingjinji me

After: enpresent capital; Nanjing
AreaCode: 10
Area code: 10
Area land (m2): 16410500000.00
AreaLandKm: 16410.50
Area metro (km²): 12796.5
Area metro (m2): 12796500000.00
AreaMetroKm: 12796.50
AreaTotal: 16410.5
Area total (m2): 16410500000.00
AreaTotalKm: 16410.50
Area urban (km²): 16410.5
Area urban (m2): 16410500000.00
AreaUrbanKm: 16410.50
Before: enNanjing; Hangzhou; Nanjing
Blank1InfoSec: 4.03E12; 6.3438E11; 9.6573E11
Blank1NameSec: en- Total
Blank2InfoSec: 184075.0; 28975.0; 44110.0
Blank2NameSec: en– Per capita
Blank3InfoSec: 8.5
Blank3NameSec: en– Growth
Blank4InfoSec: .90
Blank4NameSec: Human Development Index
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Blank5NameSec: Vehicle registration plates of China
Blank6InfoSec: enBJ /
Blank6NameSec: enAbbreviation
BlankInfoSec: 2021; Humid continental climate
BlankNameSec: enGDP; Köppen climate classification
Bpmf: enㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥ
Buc: enBáe̤k-gĭng
Centre: enBeijing
Ci: enor
Comment: enBeijing (/beɪˈdʒɪŋ/ bay-JING; Chinese: 北京; pinyin: Běijīng; Mandarin pronunciation: [pèɪ.tɕíŋ]), alternatively romanized as Peking (/piːˈkɪŋ/ pee-KING), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 million residents. It has an administrative area of 16,410.5 km2 (6,336.1 sq mi), the third in the country after Guangzhou and Shanghai. It is located in Northern China, and is governed as a municipality under the direct administration of the State Council with 16 urban, suburban, and rural districts. Beijing is mostly surrounded by Hebei Province with the exception of neighboring Tianjin to the southeast; together, the three divisions form the Jingjinji me
CoorPinpoint: Flag Raising Ceremony (China); Tian'anmen Square
Demographics1Info: 0.3; 0.7; 2.0; 95.0
Demographics1Title: enOther; Han Chinese; Hui people; Manchu people; Mongols in China
DemographicsType: enMajor ethnic groups
Depiction
East: enLangfang, Hebei
Elevation (m): 43.50
ElevationM: 43.50
ElevationMaxFt: 7556
ElevationMaxPoint: Mount Ling (Beijing)
EstablishedDate: 1045
EstablishedTitle: enEstablished
Founder: enZhou dynasty
Founder: Zhou dynasty
Geometry: POINT(116.39749908447 39.906665802002)
GoverningBody: enBeijing Municipal People's Congress
GovernmentType: Direct-administered municipalities of China
Government type: Direct-administered municipalities of China
Gr: enBeeijing
H: enBet5-gin1
Has abstract: enBeijing (/beɪˈdʒɪŋ/ bay-JING; Chinese: 北京; pinyin: Běijīng; Mandarin pronunciation: [pèɪ.tɕíŋ]), alternatively romanized as Peking (/piːˈkɪŋ/ pee-KING), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 million residents. It has an administrative area of 16,410.5 km2 (6,336.1 sq mi), the third in the country after Guangzhou and Shanghai. It is located in Northern China, and is governed as a municipality under the direct administration of the State Council with 16 urban, suburban, and rural districts. Beijing is mostly surrounded by Hebei Province with the exception of neighboring Tianjin to the southeast; together, the three divisions form the Jingjinji megalopolis and the national capital region of China. Beijing is a global city and one of the world's leading centres for , , politics, finance, business and economics, , research, language, , , , science and technology and transportation. As a megacity, Beijing is the second largest Chinese city by urban population after Shanghai. It is home to the headquarters of most of China's largest state-owned companies and houses the largest number of Fortune Global 500 companies in the world, as well as the world's four biggest financial institutions by total assets. It is also a major hub for the national highway, expressway, railway, and high-speed rail networks. The Beijing Capital International Airport has been the second busiest in the world by passenger traffic (Asia's busiest) since 2010, and, as of 2016, the city's subway network is the busiest and longest in the world. The Beijing Daxing International Airport, a second international airport in Beijing, is the largest single-structure airport terminal in the world. Combining both modern and traditional style , Beijing is one of the oldest cities in the world, with a rich history dating back over three millennia. As the last of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China, Beijing has been the political center of the country for most of the past eight centuries, and was the largest city in the world by population for much of the second millennium CE. With mountains surrounding the inland city on three sides, in addition to the old inner and outer city walls, Beijing was strategically poised and developed to be the residence of the emperor and thus was the perfect location for the imperial capital. The city is renowned for its opulent palaces, temples, parks, gardens, tombs, walls and gates. Beijing is one of the most important tourist destinations of the world. In 2018, Beijing was the second highest earning tourist city in the world after Shanghai. Beijing is home to many national monuments and museums and has seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites—the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Ming Tombs, Zhoukoudian, and parts of the Great Wall and the Grand Canal—all of which are popular tourist locations. Siheyuans, the city's traditional housing style, and hutongs, the narrow alleys between siheyuans, are major tourist attractions and are common in urban Beijing. Beijing's public universities make up more than one-fifth of Double First-Class Universities, and many of them consistently rank among the best in the Asia-Pacific and the world. Beijing is home to the two best C9 League universities (Tsinghua and Peking) in Asia & Oceania region and emerging countries. Beijing CBD is a center for Beijing's economic expansion, with the ongoing or recently completed construction of multiple skyscrapers. Beijing's Zhongguancun area is a world leading center of scientific and technological innovation as well as entrepreneurship. Beijing has been ranked the city with the largest scientific research output by the Nature Index since 2016. The city has hosted numerous international and national sporting events, the most notable being the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Paralympics Games. In 2022, Beijing became the first city ever to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics, and also the Summer and Winter Paralympics. Beijing hosts 175 foreign embassies as well as the headquarters of many organizations, including the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), the Silk Road Fund, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Engineering, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the Central Academy of Fine Arts, the Central Academy of Drama, the Central Conservatory of Music, and the Red Cross Society of China.
Has exact match: i82740
Hypernym: Capital
ImageMap: enBeijing in China .svg
IsoCode: ISO 3166-2:CN
IsoCodeRegion: CN-BJ
Is primary topic of: Beijing
J: enBak1ging1
L: en"Northern Capital"
Label: enBeijing
Labels: enno
Latitude: 39.91
LeaderName: 54; Li Wei (PRC politician); Wei Xiaodong; Yin Li (politician); Yin Yong (politician)
LeaderTitle: enCPPCC Chairman; enCongress Chairman; enMayor; enNational People's Congress Representation; Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary
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Longitude: 116.40
MapCaption: enLocation of Beijing Municipality within China
Maximum elevation (m): 2303.07
Name: enBeijing
Name: enBeijing; enMunicipality of Beijing
NativeName: en北京
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Northeast: enChengde, Hebei
Northwest: enZhangjiakou, Hebei
OfficialName: enMunicipality of Beijing
OriginalName: en北京
OtherName: enPeking
P: enBěijīng; enHuǒshén; enNiángniáng; enXuānyuán Huángdì; enYàowáng; enjìtiān
Parts: 16; 289
PartsType: enDivisions; en– County-level; en– Township-level
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Piccap: en"Beijing" in regular Chinese characters
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Point: 39.906666666666666 116.3975
Poj: enPak-kiaⁿ
PoliticalLeader: Beijing PoliticalFunction 1; Beijing PoliticalFunction 2; Beijing PoliticalFunction 3; Beijing PoliticalFunction 4; Beijing PoliticalFunction 5
PopulationAsOf: 2020
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PopulationMetro: 22366547
Population metro: 22366547
PopulationTotal: 21893095
Population total: 21893095
PopulationUrban: 21893095
Population urban: 21893095
PostalCode: 100000
Postal code: 100000–102629
PostalCodeType: List of postal codes in China
Psp: enPeiping; enPeking
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Seat: Tongzhou District, Beijing
SeatType: enCity seat
SeeAlso: Beijing; China; Colleges; Cultural Sites (Beijing); List of diplomatic missions; List of tallest buildings; List of twin towns; List of universities; Major National Historical; Sister cities
SettlementType: enMunicipality and capital city
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South: enLangfang, Hebei
Southeast: Tianjin
Southwest: enBaoding, Hebei
SubdivisionName: enChina
SubdivisionType: enCountry
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Suz: enPoh-cin
Synonym: Peking
Text: Changping District; Chaoyang District, Beijing; Daxing District; Dongcheng District, Beijing; Fangshan District; Fengtai District; Haidian District; Huairou District; Mentougou District; Miyun District; Pinggu District; Shijingshan District; Shunyi District; Tongzhou District, Beijing; Xicheng District; Yanqing District
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Time zone: China Standard Time
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Type: Capital city; Direct-administered municipalities of China
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Years: 1264; 1420; 1949

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