beijing
2006-10-29 10:44:44
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answered by Anonymous
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As the capital of the People's Republic of China Beijing (Its former English name is Peking) is the national political and cultural center. It's both an old and a new city--old in its cultural heritage and new as the capital of the country. The history of Beijing dates way back centuries.. The fragments of the bones of "Peking Man" discovered in a village south west of present day city and they predicted the period about 300 000----500 000 years ago. In the same area the fossils of the "Upper Cave Man" dating back 18 000 years were also found.
In the later 1 000 years it had been China's political and cultural center. Beijing was formed as the secondary capital of the Liao Kingdom (916-1125) in 938. In the Jin Kingdom (1115-1234) Beijing began to serve as the central capital in 1151.
In 1263 just before the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) was founded, Beijing was made by Kublai Khan, the Great Capital and a grand metropolitan city which became the center of international cultural exchanges in the Orient. When the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) decided to move the capital from Nanjing to Beijing, the foundation of the layout of present Beijing was laid in 1404 and started a large-scale construction. Many of the ancient palace buildings, temple structures and gardens that are still visible today can be traced back to this period or later.
2006-10-29 21:21:17
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answer #2
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answered by itristan 1
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Capital of China is Beijing
2006-10-29 07:30:42
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answered by answers4u 1
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The capital of China is Beijing
2006-10-29 06:33:04
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answered by kiko108 2
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Beijing 北京
2006-10-30 23:51:15
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answer #5
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answered by *~Tell Me Wut I Wanna Know...~* 2
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The name is anglicized as Beijing or Peking. Many Chinese sounds have no precise English equivalents, and some are ambiguous. B & P, G & K, D& T,etc. are somewhat interchangeable. The surname of one of my lovers is approximated as Chu or Jee. Beijing means "Northern Capital" in Mandarin, the official dialect of Red China.
2006-10-29 06:32:02
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answered by miyuki & kyojin 7
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Peiping also known as Peking and also known as Beijing is the Capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city.
2006-10-30 03:29:13
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answered by rdhinakar4477 3
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At one time it was known as "Beijing" then by usage and foreign influence it became, "Peking".
In recent years it is call "Beijing" again.
The city has not changed, being the capital for many years but the name has changed from time to time.
Peking and Beijing are same city that has gone through name transformation.
Now it is Beijing, formerly known as "Peking".
2006-10-29 06:51:55
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answered by minootoo 7
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Beijing
2006-10-30 11:40:59
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answered by ME 5
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Beijing
2006-10-30 02:42:20
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answered by gingben 4
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Beijing
2006-10-29 20:25:00
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answered by Coco 2
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