Our capital
By Andy
September 9th, 2024
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Beijing is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is located in north China, boasting a rich history, culture and modern development.
Beijing, referred to as "Jing" in ancient times as Yanjing and Peiping, is the capital and municipality directly under the central government of China, as well as the national central city and megapolis. It is not only the political and cultural center of China, but also the center of international exchanges and scientific and technological innovation. Beijing is located in the north of China, the north of the North China Plain, the east adjacent to Tianjin, the rest are adjacent to Hebei Province, the center is located at 116°20 'east longitude, 39°56' north latitude. Beijing is high in the northwest and low in the southeast. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides in the west, north and northeast. In the southeast, it is a plain that slopes slowly toward the Bohai Sea. Beijing has a warm temperate semi-humid and semi-arid monsoon climate, with hot and rainy summer, cold and dry winter, and short spring and autumn.
Beijing is one of the birthplaces of the Chinese nation, with a history of more than 3,000 years of founding and more than 800 years of capital history. Since 1045 BC, Beijing became the capital of the kingdoms of Ji and Yan, and successively became the secondary capital of Liao, the central capital of Jin, the Great capital of Yuan, the capital of Ming and Qing. It became the capital of the People's Republic of China on October 1, 1949. Beijing was the first "city of Double Olympics" in the world. It successfully hosted the Summer and Winter Olympics.
Beijing has gathered excellent traditional Chinese cultural achievements since the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, and is the city with the largest number of World cultural heritage sites in the world. It has many places of historical interest and cultural landscape, such as the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, the Summer Palace, the Badaling Great Wall and so on. In 2023, Beijing's permanent population will be 21.858 million, and the annual regional GDP will reach 4.376.07 billion yuan.
Beijing is not only the political and cultural center of China, but also a modern and dynamic international city, rich in historical sites and modern facilities, which attracts countless domestic and foreign tourists to visit.
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