Beijing URL: https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/beijing/at/7.html Beijing is the capital of the People's Republic of China and a municipality directly under the central government (division code 110000); it is also a key site of the May Fourth Movement and modern scholarship. ## Administrative division Beijing is a provincial-level division (municipality) of the People's Republic of China[^mca2023]. It has 16 districts[^mca2023]: [Dongcheng](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/dongcheng-110101.html), [Xicheng](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/xicheng-110102.html), [Chaoyang](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/chaoyang-110105.html), [Fengtai](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/fengtai-110106.html), [Shijingshan](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shijingshan-110107.html), [Haidian](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/haidian-110108.html), [Mentougou](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/mentougou-110109.html), [Fangshan](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/fangshan-110111.html), [Tongzhou](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tongzhou-110112.html), [Shunyi](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shunyi-110113.html), [Changping](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/changping-110114.html), [Daxing](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/daxing-110115.html), [Huairou](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/huairou-110116.html), [Pinggu](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/pinggu-110117.html), [Miyun](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/miyun-110118.html), [Yanqing](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/yanqing-110119.html). ## Basic facts - Administrative division code: 110000[^mca2023] - Area: 16,410.54 km²[^zhwiki] - Resident population: 21.80 million (end of 2025)[^baidu] - GDP: CNY 5.20734 trillion (2025)[^baidu]; per capita about CNY 239,000 (2025)[^zhwiki] - Seat of government: No. 57 Yunhe East Street, Tongzhou District[^baidu] - Telephone area code: 010; postal code: 100000[^baidu] - ISO 3166-2: CN-BJ[^zhwiki] - Licence plate codes: 京A–京Q, 京Y[^baidu] - Climate: warm-temperate semi-humid to semi-arid monsoon climate[^baidu] - Time zone: China Standard Time (UTC+8)[^zhwiki] - City flowers: Chinese rose and chrysanthemum; city trees: Chinese arborvitae and Chinese scholar tree[^zhwiki] ## History - 1368: replaced Dadu (Khanbaliq) of the Yuan dynasty[^wikidata]. - From 1421: named Beijing, until 7 June 1928[^wikidata]. - 8 June 1928 – 28 July 1937: Peiping[^wikidata]. - 29 July 1937 – 2 September 1945: Beijing[^wikidata]. - 3 September 1945 – 30 September 1949: Peiping[^wikidata]. - From 1 October 1949: Beijing[^wikidata]. ## Academic and public life [Peking University](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/organizations/peking-university.html) is in Beijing. The [May Fourth Movement](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/events/may-fourth-movement.html) began with student demonstrations here in 1919. Updated: 2026-10-25 Tags: - 中国近现代 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/tags/modern-china.html - 教育 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/tags/education.html - 行政区划 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/tags/admin-division.html Relations: - Related announcements: 北京市人民政府关于庆祝香港回归祖国燃放礼花的公告 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/works/beijing-government-notice-72109.html - Related announcements: 北京市人民政府批转北京市劳动局《关于加强锅炉、压力容器安全工作的报告》的通告 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/works/beijing-government-notice-71157.html - Related announcements: 北京市人民政府关于公布无人驾驶航空器管制空域范围的通告 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/works/beijing-government-notice-4165802.html - Related announcements: 北京市交通委员会 北京市生态环境局 北京市公安局公安交通管理局关于对外省区市机动车采取交通管理措施的通告 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/works/work-beijing-transport-notice-3732136.html - Related announcements: 北京市人民政府关于在本市部分行政区域内禁止放飞、升放影响飞行安全的鸟类动物和其他物体的通告 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/works/beijing-government-notice-4149917.html - Contains places: 北京交通大学体育馆 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/beijing-beijing-jiaotong-university-gymnasium.html - Contains places: 东大桥路 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/beijing-dongdaqiao-road.html - Related announcements: 北京市人民政府关于实施工作日高峰时段区域限行交通管理措施的通告 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/works/beijing-government-notice-72687.html - Related announcements: 北京市人民政府关于庆祝中华人民共和国成立50周年燃放礼花的公告 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/works/beijing-government-notice-72418.html - Related announcements: 北京市人民政府、戒严部队指挥部通告（1989年第9号） https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/works/beijing-martial-law-joint-notice-1989-9.html - Related announcements: 北京市人民政府关于在本市部分区域试鸣防空警报的通告 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/works/beijing-government-notice-59458.html - Related announcements: 八角游乐园站封站施工信息（2025年） https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/works/beijing-bajiao-station-closure-2025.html (北京市人民政府门户网站转载北京日报的相关报道。) - Contains places: 通惠河北路 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/beijing-tonghuihe-north-road.html - Contains places: 木樨园综合训练中心 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/beijing-muxiyuan-training-center.html - Contains places: 钓鱼台国宾馆 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/beijing-diaoyutai-state-guesthouse.html - Contains places: 月坛体育馆 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/beijing-yuetan-gymnasium.html - Contains places: 清华体育馆 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/beijing-tsinghua-gymnasium.html - Events here: 2008年北京残奥会 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/events/beijing-2008-paralympic-games.html - Events here: 2015年国际田联世界田径锦标赛 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/events/beijing-2015-world-athletics-championships.html - Contains places: 朝阳体育馆 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/beijing-chaoyang-gymnasium.html - Events here: 中国人民抗日战争暨世界反法西斯战争胜利70周年纪念大会 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/events/beijing-2015-victory-70th-anniversary-commemoration.html - Contains places: 六环路 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/beijing-sixth-ring-road.html - Contains places: 西直门外大街 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/beijing-xizhimen-outer-street.html - Events here: 2008年北京奥运会 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/events/beijing-2008-olympic-games.html - Born here: Zhu Houzhao https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/people/zhengde-emperor-q10007.html - Born here: Zhu Zaihou https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/people/longqing-emperor-q10059.html - Born here: Zhu Yijun https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/people/wanli-q10061.html - Born here: Zhu Changluo https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/people/taichang-emperor-q10065.html - Born here: Zhu Youxiao https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/people/tianqi-emperor-q10066.html - Born here: Zhu Youjian https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/people/chongzhen-emperor-q10069.html - Born here: Tan Sitong https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/people/tan-sitong-q1191225.html - Born here: Kangxi Emperor https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/people/kangxi-emperor-q17790.html - Born here: Qianlong Emperor https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/people/qianlong-emperor-q19133.html - Born here: Empress Dowager Cixi https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/people/empress-dowager-cixi-q47842.html - Operators here: Beijing Capital Metro Corp., Ltd. https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/organizations/beijing-subway-capital.html - Operators here: 北京公交有轨电车公司亦庄有轨公司 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/organizations/beijing-subway-yizhuang-tram.html - Operators here: Beijing Metro Operation Administration Corporation Limited https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/organizations/beijing-subway-moa.html - Operators here: Beijing Public Transit Tramway Co., Ltd. https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/organizations/beijing-subway-tram.html - Operators here: Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corporation Limited https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/organizations/beijing-subway.html - Operators here: Beijing MTR Corporation https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/organizations/beijing-subway-mtr.html - Events here: May Fourth Movement https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/events/may-fourth-movement.html (指1919年5月4日示威起点，不限定全部活动范围。) - Organizations here: Peking University https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/organizations/peking-university.html (不限定为同一历史校址。) - Organizations here: 商务印书馆 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/organizations/commercial-press.html (1954年总馆迁京后。) Sources: - Beijing (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing - 2023年中华人民共和国县以上行政区划代码（民政部） https://www.mca.gov.cn/mzsj/xzqh/2023/202301xzqh.html 代码 110000 北京市 - Wikidata Q956 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q956 - 北京市（维基百科） https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8C%97%E4%BA%AC%E5%B8%82 信息框 - 北京市（百度百科） https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E5%8C%97%E4%BA%AC%E5%B8%82/126069 基本信息