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Beijing city overview
Beijing is a city in China shaped by its region, population, local economy, landmarks, climate and civic history. This overview summarizes the city itself: where it sits, what defines it, which places anchor its identity and why it matters within the wider country.
City facts
Airport baseBeijing Capital (PEI)
Known forBeijing, Capital city in China, Beijing planning base 3, Beijing planning base 4
Population~21.9Mcity context
RegionChinaChina
Time zoneAsia/Shanghailocal time
Founded475historical origin
City history
During the Han dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD), the city was first the capital of the subordinate Kingdom of Yan, and later again the seat of Guangyang Commandery after the kingdom was abolished.
During the early Zhou period, this settlement was conquered by the state of Yan (11th century BC – 222 BC), whose original capital was located 45 kilometres (28 mi) southwest in Fangshan District, and.
475 – 221 BC). Early and Mid-Imperial China After the First Emperor unified China in 221 BC, Ji became the capital of Guangyang Commandery.
The campaign took a devastating toll on Beijing's built heritage: by the end of the Cultural Revolution, 4,922 of the 6,843 sites officially designated as historically significant in the city had been destroyed or.
In 1153, the Jurchen Jin made Beijing their "Central Capital", or Zhongdu.
The city of Beiping became Beijing ("Northern Capital") or Shuntian in 1403.
On 28 October 1420, the city was officially designated the capital of the Ming dynasty in the same year that the Forbidden City was completed.
The first known church was constructed by Catholics in 1652 at the former site of Matteo Ricci's chapel; the modern Nantang Cathedral was later built upon the same site.
Following the success of the Kuomintang's Northern Expedition, the capital was formally moved to Nanjing in 1928.
On 7 July 1937, the 29th Army and the Japanese army in China exchanged fire at the Marco Polo Bridge near the Wanping Fortress southwest of the city.
Although Peking is no longer the common name for the city, some of the city's older locations and facilities, such as Beijing Capital International Airport, with the IATA code PEK, and Peking University, still.
During the An-Shi Rebellion and again amidst the turmoil of the mid-Tang period, the rebel commander An Lushan founded the short-lived Yan dynasty and called the city Yanjing, or the "Yan Capital".
During the fighting, several important structures were destroyed, including the Hanlin Academy and the (new) Summer Palace.
Also required was the execution or exile of government supporters of the Boxers and the destruction of Chinese forts and other defenses in much of northern China.
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Stay overview
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Hotels & areas
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Transport notes
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Crowds
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