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”

• Tiananmen Square protest leader put on trial (one day after Barack Obama departed from Beijing)

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 171
  Zhou Yongjun, 42, faces a third prison term in China after being handed over to the mainland by the police in Hong Kong. Mr Zhou, who has lived in the United States since seeking political asylum in 1992, was arrested last September. His subsequent transfer to the authorities in China, who have accused him of ...
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• Gas explosion traps 139 coal miners in north-east China

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  Beijing, Nov 21 (DPA) A gas explosion at a coal mine in north-east China trapped 139 workers early Saturday, local media reported.More than 500 miners were working when the explosion occurred at 2:30 a.m. in a mine in Hegang City, Heilongjiang province, the state-run news agency Xinhua reported.Local residents in ...
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• China Helps the Powerful in Namibia

  
  CKA Canadian News — Authority: 463
  BEIJING — Like parents everywhere, mothers and fathers in Namibia, an impoverished southern African nation, worry about college costs and opportunities for their children. The Chinese government has stepped forward to help — for a select and powerful few.
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• PM to feel pain of torture claims on China trip

  
  CKA Canadian News — Authority: 463
  BEIJING–It was supposed to be the highest-profile trip of Prime Minister Stephen Harpers nearly four years in office.
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• Finnish to take break from F1 - The News International

  
  Beijing 2008 Stadium — Authority: 146
  Finnish to take break from F1 The News International DONETSK: Bahrains Olympic 1500 metres champion Rashid Ramzi has been stripped of his gold medal for doping at the Beijing 2008 Games, a source within the … and more » Continue…..
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• Universities of Science and Technology

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 642
  Most people believe that university is the cradle of science and technology. A lot of new universities have names like: "University of Science and Technology"
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• China has ‘direct link with Kashmir’, says Mirwaiz ahead of visit (Third Lead)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  New Delhi/Srinagar, Nov 20 (IANS) Moderate Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who is slated to travel to China, has said Beijing has a “direct link with Kashmir”.The Mirwaiz, who is set to visit China on the invitation of an NGO, said China has “a huge influence in the region and has a direct link with [...]
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• 2008 Beijing Olympics, Beijing Welcomes You [High Quality MV English Sub Pinyin Sub]

  
  nikkypals.com — Authority: 166
  Palace of International Trade Center (where above your head you can see the largest LED screen in the world) www.theplace.cn 午门：Meridian Gate en.wikipedia.org 中央电视塔：China Central Television (CCTV) Tower en.wikipedia.org 北海公园五龙亭：Five-Dragon Pavilion in Beihai Park en.wikipedia.org ...
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• Beijing Olympic – Jamaican sprinters out to impress in Beijing

  
  Learn Chinese — Authority: 148
  Bolt wins the 200m race in London (Photo credit: Christopher Lee/Getty Images) Photo Gallery >> (BEIJING, July 27) — Usain Bolt of Jamaica, Men’s 100m world record holder, clocked 19.67 seconds to win in the 200m competition at the Aviva London Grand Prix – IAAF World Athletics Tour on July 26. ...
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• Krishna downplays Mirwaiz’s China visit

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  New Delhi, Nov 20(ANI): External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Friday said that Chairman of the separatist Hurriyat (Freedom) Conference Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was free to travel wherever he wanted, including China.Mirwaiz is expected to visit China and Pakistan later this month.His proposed visit to China comes at a ...
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• A night at the Opera — Chinese style

  
  the Caffeinated Traveller — Authority: 117
  Opera, a word that makes you want to sing in the shower, or stuff earplugs in while someone else does. You either love it or hate it. I grew up with my mother’s love for Puccini and Bizet, and my grandmother’s penchant for all things civilised. Needless to say their love for opera didn’t rub off on me, I was a ...
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• Italy meeting of Dalai Lama draws China ire

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  Beijing, Nov 20 (IANS) China has voiced strong dissatisfaction over Italian Chamber of Deputies speaker Gianfranco Fini’s meeting with the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, a media report said Friday.The Dalai Lama attended the fifth World Parliamentarians Convention on Tibet in Rome and met Fini while visiting ...
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• New Year Celebrations in Beijing: Traditions with a Difference

  
  Vacation Cruise Travel Blog — Authority: 136
  by: Naveen Marasinghe The well known Chinese New Year which is also popularly identified as Lunar New Year is a magnificent festival celebrated in grand style throughout China. The entire nation becomes a joyous place to be, with its atmosphere simply vibrant, enchanting and delightful. However, the best place to be ...
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• Beijing property the most expensive

  
  China Trade Information — Authority: 148
  It is more expensive to buy an apartment in Beijing than in 35 other cities in China , and several family members often contribute to the cost of property in the capital, new data shows. The latest Chinese Academy of Social Sciences housing development report found Beijing’s housing affordability rated at 0.34, ...
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• 9th Global Chinese Music Awards in Beijing

  
  :: Woohoo :: — Authority: 122
  After months of preparation, the 9th Global Chinese Music Awards took place in Beijing on Thursday night. Heartiest congratulations to JJ Lin for winning his first Most Popular Male Artiste trophy at the GCMA! JJ was at another event earlier in the evening, and couldn’t receive the Outstanding Singapore Artiste ...
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• The right to play?

  
  Changing China — Authority: 467
  Fierce competition for jobs and university places, and great expectations from parents, are pushing China ’s only children to their limits. Two-three year olds learn English, and experimental classes aim to put “little geniuses” in university seven years ahead of their peers. Are the children in this video ...
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• Please Explain...

  
  Email From The Embassy — Authority: 418
  Today I was driving home along the 4th Ring Road, which was backed up because of a 2-taxi crash on the side road. As I approached the crash, I could see a smashed taxi up on a tow truck, and bunches of people standing around, staring. But it wasnt on my road, so why was traffic moving so slowly? Up ahead was the ...
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• Military and Cat

  
  STYLITES IN BEIJING — Authority: 131
  Marie-Alice Legarda has been working as a stylist in Beijing for three years, but she doesn’t feel that there is a huge amount of style here though people are clearly into fashion.  Perhaps she has spent too much time in the City of Light, and every other place seems dim in comparison.  As a shopping expert, she ...
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• Asia Cast for Friday 20th November

  
  Asia Cast — Authority: 126
  Rare earth experts are predicting a rare earth metals shortage of 44,000 tonnes annually by 2015. (Wikimedia Commons) In this Bulletin… - Foreign investors detained in Beijing; - Hong Kong announces plan for expanded democratic vote; and - Philippine President quits. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ...
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• Experts say radical measures won’t stop swine flu

  
  Survival News Network — Authority: 145
  Health experts say extraordinary measures against swine flu — most notably quarantines imposed by China, where entire planeloads of passengers were isolated if one traveler had symptoms — have failed to contain the disease.Despite initially declaring success, Beijing now acknowledges its swine flu outbreak is much ...
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