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    "body": "## Administrative division\n\nBeijing is a provincial-level division (municipality) of the People's Republic of China[^mca2023]. It has 16 districts[^mca2023]: [[place_cn_110101|Dongcheng]], [[place_cn_110102|Xicheng]], [[place_cn_110105|Chaoyang]], [[place_cn_110106|Fengtai]], [[place_cn_110107|Shijingshan]], [[place_cn_110108|Haidian]], [[place_cn_110109|Mentougou]], [[place_cn_110111|Fangshan]], [[place_cn_110112|Tongzhou]], [[place_cn_110113|Shunyi]], [[place_cn_110114|Changping]], [[place_cn_110115|Daxing]], [[place_cn_110116|Huairou]], [[place_cn_110117|Pinggu]], [[place_cn_110118|Miyun]], [[place_cn_110119|Yanqing]].\n\n## Basic facts\n\n- Administrative division code: 110000[^mca2023]\n- Area: 16,410.54 km²[^zhwiki]\n- Resident population: 21.80 million (end of 2025)[^baidu]\n- GDP: CNY 5.20734 trillion (2025)[^baidu]; per capita about CNY 239,000 (2025)[^zhwiki]\n- Seat of government: No. 57 Yunhe East Street, Tongzhou District[^baidu]\n- Telephone area code: 010; postal code: 100000[^baidu]\n- ISO 3166-2: CN-BJ[^zhwiki]\n- Licence plate codes: 京A–京Q, 京Y[^baidu]\n- Climate: warm-temperate semi-humid to semi-arid monsoon climate[^baidu]\n- Time zone: China Standard Time (UTC+8)[^zhwiki]\n- City flowers: Chinese rose and chrysanthemum; city trees: Chinese arborvitae and Chinese scholar tree[^zhwiki]\n\n## History\n\n- 1368: replaced Dadu (Khanbaliq) of the Yuan dynasty[^wikidata].\n- From 1421: named Beijing, until 7 June 1928[^wikidata].\n- 8 June 1928 – 28 July 1937: Peiping[^wikidata].\n- 29 July 1937 – 2 September 1945: Beijing[^wikidata].\n- 3 September 1945 – 30 September 1949: Peiping[^wikidata].\n- From 1 October 1949: Beijing[^wikidata].\n\n## Academic and public life\n\n[[organization_pku|Peking University]] is in Beijing. The [[event_mayfourth|May Fourth Movement]] began with student demonstrations here in 1919.",
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