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Beijing (Chinese: 北京; pinyin: Běijīng; Wae-Giles: Peiching or Pei3-ching1; IPA: [pèitɕíŋ]; Chinese Postal Map Romanization: Peking; pronunciation (help·info)), a metropolis in Northern China, is the capital of the People's Republic of China (PRC). It is also known in English as Peking (English pronunciation (info)). Beijing is also one of the four municipalities of the PRC, which are equivalent to provinces in China's administrative structure and is one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China. Beijing Municipality borders Hebei Province to the north, west, south, and for a small section in the east, and Tianjin Municipality to the southeast.

Trivia about beijing

  • On June 5, 1989 a young man never positively identified became world famous for actions he took in this city
  • As many as 5,000 pro-democracy demonstrators were killed in this city's Tiananmen Square
  • You'll find the 13 imperial tombs of the Ming dynasty in a valley on the outskirts of this capital
  • It's no longer forbidden to visit the Forbidden City in this capital of China
  • In English, Peking is also commonly referred to by this name
  • In China, it's second in population to Shanghai
  • From Bei Hai Park in this city, pass the Great Hall of the People, bear left, & then it's straight on to Mao's mausoleum
  • Wangfujing Street, this city's most famous shopping district, is located east of Tiananmen Square
  • This capital lies on a plain in northern China, about 100 miles from the Bohai Gulf
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  • Wang Qishan is the mayor of this Asian city
  • This capital's library may not have the sun & the moon, but it does have the Sung & Ming Royal Libraries
  • The "Bird's Nest" in this city won architecture's Lubetkin Prize
  • This city was just a regional capital before Kublai Khan made it, for the first time, the political center of the nation
  • In 1998, to improve auto traffic in this Asian capital, bikes were forbidden on Xisidong Ave.
  • In 1275 Marco Polo visited this city, today China's capital, & praised its beauty
  • The Bridge of Perfect Wisdom is a landmark of Beihai Park in this world capital
  • The Forbidden City is at the heart of this capital of China, also called Peking
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  • The name of this Chinese city means "northern capital"
  • The Gate of Heavenly Peace lies at the southern edge of this capital's Imperial City
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  • It's the city wherethe heroic action seen heretook place in 1989.
  • In late winter northwesterly winds from the Gobi Desert shroud this city in yellow dust storms
  • On April 17, 1989 massive pro-democracy marches began in this capital city
  • In 1989 hundreds of pro-democracy demonstrators were killed by the military at Tiananmen Square in this capital
  • (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Kibbutz Amiad in Israel.) When this city had problems treating its sewage prior to the 2008 Olympic games, Amiad's water filtration company helped with machines like the EBS filter
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  • (Queen Rania delivers the clue again.) My 2007 visit to a community health center in the Chaoyang district in this world capital emphasized the continuing need for better migrant health care
  • The northern terminus of China's Grand Canal is located in this major city
  • In Mandarin, this city's name means "northern capital"
  • The Temple of Heaven, seen here, can be found in this city
  • Found in the Dong Cheng district, this capital city's main railway station connects to Harbin & Qingdao
  • From Ulan Bator, go straight south to Wuhai, flip a left & go about 500 miles to reach this world capital
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  • In 1421 the Ming Dynasty moved its capital from Nanking to this city
  • The British looted this Asian capital in 1860, bringing back a dog breed bearing its old name
  • Completed in 2007, the water cube is one of the newer buildings in this city
  • This Asian city is the only world capital whose name in English has 3 dotted letters in succession

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