BEIJING

Located in northern China, Beijing is the capital of the People’s Republic of China. Beijing stands for “northern capital.” The city has formally been known as Peking. Over 17 million people live in the greater Beijing area.

The common language of Beijing is standard Mandarin. Beijing hotels offer cool accommodations during summertime’s hot humid weather. Beijing winters produce a cold, windy, dry climate.


Beijing is most recognized as the political, cultural and educational hub of the People’s Republic of China. Beijing is known for its cultural arts, temples, palaces, and renowned universities. The Great Wall of China reaches along northern Beijing. Central Beijing is where the ‘Forbidden City’ and Tian’anmen Square can be found.

Visitors to Beijing discover the uniqueness of this capital city in the People’s Republic of China. It is strongly advised that you purchase, or study a Beijing travel guide before departing on your trip.  People booking a luxury vacation in Beijing eat at world-renowned restaurants and sleep at beautiful luxury hotels.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “BEIJING”

• Trial of top Chinese dissident ends; verdict Friday (Lead)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  Beijing, Dec 23 (DPA) The trial against prominent Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo lasted less than three hours Wednesday in Beijing and a verdict was expected this week, a dissident lawyer said.Liu faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted of a charge of “inciting subversion of state power” at a trial that human ...
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• Popular Attractions Along the Yangtze River

  
  Travel Blissful — Authority: 127
  This is a sponsored post. Village Scene © Aschwin Prein For many people looking to visit China, traveling along the Yangtze River can be a good way to discover China for the first time or it can give you greater insight into the country if you’ve visited once before. It is the longest river in Asia and ...
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• Snowboarding the Bird’s Nest

  
  Changing China — Authority: 123
  Beijing’s “Bird’s Nest” stadium, the tangled steel structure that starred as the focal point of the 2008 Summer Games, has been dressed up for winter in hopes of drawing post-Olympics visitors — and their cash. Transformed into a winter-themed sports park, the stadium — which in its glory days packed some ...
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• Kido /Hendra will resign from Pelatnas

  
  Indonesia First Blog News — Authority: 125
  antaraKido /Hendra will resign from PelatnasIndonesian Players Markis Kido (right) and his partner Hendra Setiawan greeted the couple of malaysian Players Koo Kien Keat / Tan Boon Heong won, the fight after the men’s doubles finals XXV Laos Sea Games at the National Badminton Hall, Sports Complex, Vientiane, Laos, ...
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• Naked biking allowed in New Zealand, but put on a helmet

  
  heave-ho.org — Authority: 163
  Two men cycling while naked in New Zealand are let off with a warning to put a helmet on, escaping a lewd behaviour charge. Original post:  Naked biking allowed in New Zealand, but put on a helmet
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• Trial for Chinese dissident Liu

  
  heave-ho.org — Authority: 163
  Prominent Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo goes on trial in Beijing on charges of subversion, amid Western criticism. See original here:  Trial for Chinese dissident Liu
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• Internet in China: BitTorrent sites inaccessible, internet users distressed

  
  { design@tive } information design — Authority: 129
  Beijing Internet users are scrabbling for downloads from BitTorrent (BT) websites following speculation that authorities will shut them down soon [...] [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• SANY Beijing / Perkins and Will

  
  ArchDaily — Authority: 641
  Perkins+Will ’s master plan for SANY Beijing was awarded first prize in the “Conceptual Design” category at the 8th International Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism due to the project’s strength in the categories of spatiality, connectivity, originality and sustainability.  SANY is the largest ...
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• Chinese Electronics Retailers Offer Mobile Phone Trade-in Deals

  
  ChinaTechNews.com — Authority: 517
  Chinese electronics retailers Dazhong and Gome have announced that they have launched mobile phone trade-in [...]
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• Beijing Olympic – Gay runs windy 9.68 — fastest 100m ever in any conditions

  
  Learn Chinese — Authority: 446
  Tyson Gay (c) leads Walter Dix (r) and Darvis Patton (l) in the 100m final in Eugene (Photo credit: Getty Images) Photo Gallery >> Tyson Gay ran the fastest 100m in history to win the final of the U.S. Olympic Trials 100 by more than a metre from Walter Dix, with Darvis Patton edging Travis Padgett for ...
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• Last Indochinese tiger in China killed and eaten by a villager

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  Beijing, Dec 22(ANI): The last Indochinese tiger in China was killed and eaten by a man, who has been sentenced to 12 years’ jail.Kang Wannian, a villager from Mengla, Yunnan Province, came across the tiger in February while gathering freshwater clams in a nature reserve near China’s border with Laos. Wannian has ...
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• Lin Zhipeng

  
  BOOOOOOOM! — Authority: 673
  Photos by Lin Zhipeng . Beijing.
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• Pair held over $4m card skimming scam

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  Police in Sydney have arrested two men over an EFTPOS scam which has so far netted more than $4 million from bank accounts in Western Australia. Thousands of Western Australians have had their card details stolen at several McDonalds restaurants across Perth since October. Police allege the 31-year-old Canadian man ...
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• 2009.12.22

  
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• Chinese gymnasts await age decision

  
  GenevaLunch — Authority: 598
  Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Two Chinese gymnasts who have been suspected of being under-age for the 2000 Sydney Olympics Games, met in Lausanne Monday 21 December with Fig, the international gymnastics federation, to review their case. A decision on Dong Fangxiao and Yang Yun will be made 26 February by ...
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• SAKO Architects’ Jenga-Like Building Provides Optimum Sunshine

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 731
  What’s black and white and sunny all over? It’s the BUMPS housing complex in Beijing , created by SAKO Architects . Typical buildings in China face north and south, but SAKO’s design rotates the buildings 45 degrees from the north-south axis to provide maximum exposure to sunlight . The designers also ...
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• Climate in a Box

  
  WERI CHANNEL — Authority: 116
  For more information visit www.hec.nasa.gov Climate modeling requires massive computational power. Until recently, that power required room sized machines with daunting technical and logistic requirements. But new advances in computer design, including hardware and software, continue to facilitate a paradigm shift. ...
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• China, Technology, Development and the Environment: Photographer Lu Guang’s “Pollution in China”

  
  { design@tive } information design — Authority: 129
  To give us some perspective on the massive social and economic impact of pollution throughout China, Shanghaiist turned to photographer Lu Guangs "Pollution in China" project. Lu won this years... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Shanda Literature Will Sue Baidu.com In January 2010

  
  China Legal Blog — Authority: 153
  Shanda Literature, the Internet literature subsidiary of Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited, has announced that it [...]
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• Holiday Calendar Dec 21: Chinese Fans Doing Promo!

  
  Tokio Hotel Network — Authority: 138
  Today’s video seems to be fairly recent, and is of some of Tokio Hotel’s Chinese fans doing promotion. The fans went to the Goethe-Institut in Beijing to make a sign for the boys, then went in the streets and got people to sign it. Check out the video below!Plus, just a reminder that there [...]
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