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Beijing Pages by dragontml
| Page Views: 1,248 Last Visit to Beijing: August, 2000 | Beijing by dragontml - last update: Apr 2, 2004 |
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As the capital of the People's Republic of China, Beijing has has 10 districts and 8 counties accommodating a population of over 12 million with half of them 6 million living in the city proper.
Beijing is centered around the Forbidden City and Tianan'men Square, and as a result of the capitals of Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, Beijing enjoys a lot of historical relics and buildings, such as the Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven, Great Wall, etc. Being the political and cultural center of China, Beijing is moving its factories to the suburbs or other neighboring cities for the sake of environment, and the government has determined as Beijing as a cultural, tourist and commercial city instead of an industrial city.
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The people of minority nationalities account for 3.8% of the total population, among which Hui, Manchu and Mongolia nationalities predominate. Major religious beliefs of the residents of Beijing are Buddhism, Taoism, Islamism, Catholicism and Christianity. The first three have exerted greater influence on the history, culture and art of Beijing.
Beijing City is an independently administered municipal district. Situated in the northeastern part of China at an elevation of 43.5m above sea level.
Beijing has a whole area of 16808 sq km (about 6500 sq mi), stretching 160 kilometres from east to west and over 180 kilometres north to south.
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aussiedoug Mon Jul 19, 2004 01:37 UTC
Will be heading to Beijing on July 31 for a week so Xie xie for the helpful tips. | dmirebella Tue Jun 15, 2004 23:01 UTC
great beijing page mleng - am hoping to go there someday :) | Confucius Mon Jan 26, 2004 07:00 UTC
Good bargaining tip; the last offer before walking away bit is one I've used before. | Imbi Tue Dec 16, 2003 05:57 UTC
Love to see The Great Wall. Nice informative page |
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