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Beijing
Beijing is the capital of the People’s Republic of China. It is one of the “Four Great Ancient Capitals of China,” along with Nanjing, Luoyang, and Chang’an. In 2008, Beijing hosted the Summer Olympics Games.
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What happened at tienanmen square in Beijing in 1989?
Tiananmen Square protests were student-led protests that took place in 1989 in China. The protests started in Beijing and rapidly spread to 400 cities nation wide. The protests were brutally suppressed, with a large number of protesters imprisoned. Foreign journalists were deported and independent coverage of the event was halted. Even wide ranging changes were made in the leadership structures of the ruling communist party. Officials sympathetic of protesters were fired. Even to this day any discussion or remembrance of the event is prohibited.
What is the national dress of China called?
The Chinese traditional dress is called Qi Pao or Cheongsam, which originated from the Manchu female clothes. Its tailoring style is western, but in traditional Chinese style and one of its purpose is to show the beauty of the body shape of a female.
it takes about 24 hours to travel from America to china
Peking Actually, in Mandarin, bei means north and jing means capital city. Therefore Beijing means "northern capital city". I was on a tour of China last year and this was explained to our group. The information is also in online English-Mandarin dictionaries. www.beijingfanyi.com
the shang ruled in the Huang he valley or the broad are of northern china
hope this helps
What is the average cost of eating out in Beijing?
I know from a friend who lived there that the prices varies enormously, much more so than in Western nations. At the cheapest sit-in restuarants, the cost would be 1-3 USD per person. Mid range runs at about 7-12, and upper end is about 40-70 dollars. No tip is required or even expected. Purchasing food from well-known local vendors on the street is even less, but the food may not be safe.
Has Beijing had a different name in the past?
yes it has. its other names have been chi, yenjing
and peking
What are the physical characteristics of China?
Note that these are very rough stereotypes, and are greatly complicated both by further stereotypes by province (or even county) and by real life. Though many of these are considered to be stereotypes, there are some studies illustrates variation of physiological differences. Northerner: -Is taller and bigger -Has small, slit-like, and/or slanty eyes with single eyelids (i.e. an epicanthal fold) -Has a longer rugged face (possibly with considerably more facial hair than southerners) -Speaks a northern Mandarin dialect -Eats wheat-based food rather than rice-based food Southerner: -Is shorter and smaller -Has a smooth, round face -Has almond shaped eyes with double eyelids -Speaks a southern dialect such as Wu, Hakka, Yue (Cantonese), Xiang or Min -Eats rice-based food rather than wheat-based food -Resemble other Southeast Asians.
Where was the peoples republic of china established?
On the Oct 1st of 1949, Maozedong announced the establishement of the People's Republic of China at Tiananmen Gate
Area of Beijing in square miles?
The metropolitan boundary of Beijing was established in 1959 and places Beijing's status at the same the level of a province in China. It is approximately 100 miles (160 km) wide from east to west and 110 miles (180 km) wide from north to south with a total area of 6,900 square miles (17,900 km2).
Beijing is the real name for the capital city of China. 'Peking' is the British form because of their poor chinese back in history.
(I revise you, don't go walking around Chinese people and speaking about Beijing and calling it Peking instead. Some Chinese people either get offended or really irritated by this.)
