Beijing

Beijing

Capital city of China

Beijing, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's most populous national capital city, as well as China's second-largest city by urban area, after Shanghai. It is located in Northern China, and is governed as a provincial-level direct-administered municipality with 16 municipal districts. Beijing is mostly surrounded by Hebei Province and neighbors Tianjin Municipality to the southeast; together, the three divisions form the Jing-Jin-Ji cluster.

Also known as...Peking, Beiping, Peiping, Yanjing, Zhongdu, Khanbaliq, BJ, Pekin, Shuntian, Shuntianfu, Shuntian Fu, Pe-king, Pei-p'ing, Pei-ping, Peip'ing, Pei-ching, Yan-ching, Yanking, Chung-tu, Chungtu, Khanbalik, Shun-t'ien, Shun-tien, Beeijing, Poh-cin, Bākgīng, Pak-kiann, Ji, Jicheng, Chi, Chi-ch'eng, Chi-cheng, Chi-ch’êng, Bei Jing Shi, Beijing Shi, and Peking Shi
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