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Introducing Beijing

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History of Beijing
Beijing, the capital of China, is one of the world's famous historical and cultural cities. As a city with more than 3,000 years of recorded history, Beijing served as the capital of five dynasties including Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing for about 800 years. On Oct 1,1949, when the People's Republic of China was established, Beijing once again became the newborn capital of China.
 
Population of Beijing
The current population of Beijing as of 2013, as reported by the official Chinese Government statistics agency, was 21, 229,000. The population of Beijing has also been growing at breakneck speed. In the 10 years between the 2000 and 2010 censuses, the number of people living in the city grew by 44% - from 13,569,194 in 2000 to 19,612,368 in 2010. Although this last ten years has seen, by far, the most rapid growth seen in the city's modern history, the city has been consistently growing at speed - the average growth rate since the 1960s has been around 20% per decade.
 
Geography of Beijing
Beijing is located in the northern part of the North China Plain. It is situated at 39"56" north latitude and 116"20" east longitude, covering an area of 16410.54 square kilometers. The terrain of the area slopes from the northwest to the southeast with long and winding mountains ranging to the west, north and northeast, and a plain sloping gently toward the coast of Bohai Sea in the southeast. Aside from adjoining Tianjin City to its east, Beijing is bordered on all other sides by Hebei Province.
 
Culture & Heritage Sites in Beijing
In the city, cultural heritage sites and scenic spots could be found everywhere, including the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, the Zhoukoudian Site, the Temple of Heaven, the Summer Palace and the Ming Tombs, all of which have been put on the list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. By 2011, there are 162 museums and 4,300,000 heritage collections in Beijing attracting 35 million visitors.
 
Administrative Divisions in Beijing
Beijing Municipality currently comprises 16 administrative county-level subdivisions including 14 urban and suburban districts and two rural counties. Please check the following Map of Beijing for the location of different districts: 1 is Xicheng District and 2 is Dongcheng District and both Xicheng and Dongcheng are located inside the 2nd Ring Road nad enclosed by the former city wall which was torn down in 1960's. Haidian District, Shijingshan District, Chaoyang District and Fengtai Districts are urban districts between the 2nd and 5th Ring Road. Changping District, Shunyi District, Tongzhou District, Daxing District, Fangshan District and Mentougou District are inner suburbs linked by the 6th Ring Road. Huairou District, Pinggu District are outer suburbs and rural areas of Beijing. The two counties are Miyun and Yangqing which are outer suburbs and rural areas
 
District Map of Beijing

 
Article Info
Title: Introducing Beijing
Author: Johnping
Last updated: 11/28/2013
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