" Beijing " is from pinyin Běijīng, which is romanized from 北京, the Chinese name for this city. The pinyin system of transliteration was approved by the Chinese government in 1958, but little …

Beijing, [a] previously romanized as Peking, [b] is the capital city of China.With more than 22 million residents, [11] it is the world's most populous national capital city as well as China's …

2024年12月29日 · Beijing （北京）, China’s vibrant and historic capital, wasn’t always called “ Beijing ” in the English-speaking world. In fact, many people still recognize its older name, “ …

北京市，简称“ 京 ”， 中华人民共和国 的 首都 及 直辖市，是中国的 政治 、 文化 、 科 技 、 教育 、 军事 和 国际交往 中心，曾称“北平”。 北京是一座 全球城市，是 世界人口第三多的城市 和 …

Today, while Beijing is the official name of the city, Beiping still holds historical significance and is sometimes used in a nostalgic or poetic context. Understanding the alternate name for Beijing …

2012年9月17日 · The answer to all these puzzling questions is really quite simple. The Chinese capital did not change its name but Chinese words began to be spelled in English differently. …

2025年1月29日 · Beijing, city, province-level shi (municipality), and capital of the People’s Republic of China. The city has been an integral part of China’s history over the past eight …

2012年8月7日 · Beijing means "northern capital", following the common East Asian tradition of explicitly naming capitals as such. Similarly named cities include Nanjing (南京), China, …

Beijing has a history of about 3,000 years, and it is one of the four ancient cities of China. It is one of the best-preserved ancient cities in the world, with a large number of cultural and historic …

2014年5月12日 · Beijing was first recorded as the city of 'Ji' or 'Jicheng' in Chinese. Later in the 11th century BC, the Kingdom of Yan established its capital at the city of Ji, and named it …