Beijing is the capital
of China. With a population of 11 million people, it has 18 districts and
counties with an area of 10.450 square miles.
Beijing City is an independently
administered municipal district. She is situated in the northeastern part
of China at an elevation of 43.5m above sea level.
King Wu was the first to
declare Beijing the capital city in 1057 BC. Subsequently, the city has
gone by the names of Ji, Zhongdu, Dadu, and finally Beijing when the Ming
Dynasty Emperor ChengZu chose the name in 1421.
The weather in Beijing is
climate, being January the coldest month with a temperature of 4ºC
(24 Fahrenheit). On the other hand, July has temperatures of 26 ºC.
Beijing is an ancient cultural
city, serving for 800 years as the capital of the Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming,
and Qing dynasties.
Beijing is also known as
a touristic city for its wide variety of places to visit, all with a particular
story to tell. Architecture, royal gardens, mansions, temples, palaces,
and modern structures are monuments of inspiration to a wide range of students.
For travelling, Beijing
is a point to stop due to the airlines connect it to more than 100 cities
around China.
With the biggest central
square in the world - Tian'anmen Square, the Forbidden City that is the
largest and best-preserved imperial palace complex, a superbly preserved
section of the Great Wall, as well as the largest sacrificial complex in
the world - the Temple of Heaven.
Beijing become a city which
is a scientific and technological base and educational center in China.
One third of the national awards for science and technology are won every
year by the Chinese Academy of Science, the Zhongguancun Science and Technology
Park plus many other institutions of scientific research.
Beijing is also the most
developed educational base of China. There are a big number of points of
research and a variety of museums providing citizens and tourists a big
opportunity to enjoy the history and culture of China.
Text from Wikitravel Beijing where additional general information can be found
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