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The People's Republic of China's (China) capital city is Beijing, which is also known as Peking. The city itself has a history dating back at least three thousand years and has been known by many different names. The name Beijing dates back to the 15th century and means "Northern Capital" to distinguish it from Nanjing which means "Southern Capital".
The city being known as "Peking" dates to the "Pinyin" transliteration of Mandarin Chinese to the latin alphabet.
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