Bejing
China is the capital city of the People's Republic
of China. The name Beijing
means Northern Capital, which is fitting, since it
is, in fact, located in Northern China. Beijing city
houses the famous Forbidden City with it's mighty palace
and surrounding buildings. This area of Bejing is also
where you'll find the Palace of Heaven. Bejing China
now welcomes visitors. Beijing is truly an amazing
sight, as it's an entire city contained within the
walls, and Beijing China certainly deserves a spot
on your China travel plans.
If you are planning a trip to Beijing China in the very near future, you should know that Beijing will host the 2008 Olympic Games. While it would be fantastic to attend the Olympics in Beijing China, it would also be an insanely busy time to try to visit the city. Plan accordingly.
Beijing China has a very interesting history. The name of Beijing has changed over the years, as the capital of China has been moved to different cities. During those times, the city was called Beiping and sometimes called Yanjing. Back in 1949, the Communist Party of China changed the name back to Beijing to signify that it was indeed the capital once again. Taiwan disagreed and continued to call it Beiping. Today, however, the city is indeed called Beijing by most everyone.
Beijing China is also been known as Peking China. The two names Beijing and Peking lead to some confusion amongst most foreigners. Beijing and Peking are, in fact, the same name in Chinese. In the past Beijing spelled out with the Latin alphabet, such as in English, became Peking. The spelling of Beijing replaced Peking in China in 1949. In the rest of the English speaking work, however, the name Peking stuck around for many more years. Around the 1980's however, China began forcing the use of the spelling of Beijing for airline flights, and such.
