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# Beijing

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](/en/places/dongcheng.html), [Xicheng](/en/places/xicheng.html), [Chaoyang](/en/places/chaoyang.html), [Fengtai](/en/places/fengtai.html), [Shijingshan](/en/places/shijingshan.html), [Haidian](/en/places/haidian.html), [Mentougou](/en/places/mentougou.html), [Fangshan](/en/places/fangshan.html), [Tongzhou](/en/places/tongzhou.html), [Shunyi](/en/places/shunyi.html), [Changping](/en/places/changping.html), [Daxing](/en/places/daxing.html), [Huairou](/en/places/huairou.html), [Pinggu](/en/places/pinggu.html), [Miyun](/en/places/miyun.html), [Yanqing](/en/places/yanqing.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](/en/organizations/peking-university.html) is in Beijing. The [May Fourth Movement](/en/events/may-fourth-movement.html) began with student demonstrations here in 1919.

更新时间：2026-10-30

## 标签


## 关系

- Contains places：[Country Kitchen](/en/places/restaurant-beijing-country-kitchen.html) 
- Contains places：[Cui Hua Lou (Chongwenmenwai Street)](/en/places/restaurant-beijing-cui-hua-lou-chongwenmenwai-street.html) 
- Contains places：[Da Dong (Dongsi 10th Alley)](/en/places/restaurant-beijing-da-dong-dongsi-10th-alley.html) 
- Contains places：[Family Li Imperial Cuisine (Xicheng)](/en/places/restaurant-beijing-family-li-imperial-cuisine-xicheng.html) 
- Contains places：[Huaiyang Fu](/en/places/restaurant-beijing-huaiyang-fu.html) 
- Contains places：[Il Ristorante - Niko Romito](/en/places/restaurant-beijing-il-ristorante-niko-romito.html) 
- Contains places：[In Love (Gongti East Road)](/en/places/restaurant-beijing-in-love-gongti-east-road.html) 
- Contains places：[Jing Yaa Tang](/en/places/restaurant-beijing-jing-yaa-tang.html) 
- Contains places：[Lao Ji Tang (Gongrentiyuchang South Road)](/en/places/restaurant-beijing-lao-ji-tang-gongrentiyuchang-south-road.html) 
- Contains places：[Lei Garden (Jinbao Tower)](/en/places/restaurant-beijing-lei-garden-jinbao-tower.html) 
- Contains places：[Lu Style (Anding Road)](/en/places/restaurant-beijing-lu-style-anding-road.html) 
- Contains places：[Opera Bombana](/en/places/restaurant-beijing-opera-bombana.html) 
- Contains places：[Poetry‧Wine (Dongsanhuan Middle Road)](/en/places/restaurant-beijing-poetry-wine-dongsanhuan-middle-road.html) 
- Contains places：[Seventh Son](/en/places/restaurant-beijing-seventh-son.html) 
- Contains places：[The Beijing Kitchen](/en/places/restaurant-beijing-beijing-kitchen.html) 
- Contains places：[The Tasty House](/en/places/restaurant-beijing-tasty-house.html) 
- Contains places：[Vege Wonder](/en/places/restaurant-beijing-vege-wonder.html) 
- Contains places：[Xin Rong Ji (Jianguomenwai Street)](/en/places/restaurant-beijing-xin-rong-ji-jianguomenwai-street.html) 
- Contains places：[Xin Rong Ji (Jinrong Street)](/en/places/restaurant-beijing-xin-rong-ji-jinrong-street.html) 
- Contains places：[Zhiguan Courtyard](/en/places/restaurant-beijing-zhiguan-courtyard.html) 
- Contains places：[Zijin Mansion](/en/places/restaurant-beijing-zijin-mansion.html) 
- Related works：[2025《米其林指南北京版》年度概况](/en/works/michelin-guide-beijing-2025-overview.html) 
- Contains places：[鮨膳](/en/places/restaurant-beijing-yishan.html) 
- Events here：[2026 Beijing Half Marathon](/en/events/beijing-half-marathon-2026.html) 
- Events here：[2026 Beijing Marathon](/en/events/beijing-marathon-2026.html) 
- Events here：[2026 China International Fair for Trade in Services](/en/events/beijing-ciftis-2026.html) 
- Events here：[2026 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition (19th)](/en/events/beijing-international-auto-show-2026.html) 
- Events here：[2026 China International Medical Equipment Fair](/en/events/beijing-china-international-medical-equipment-fair-2026.html) 
- Events here：[2026 Beijing air-raid siren test](/en/events/beijing-air-raid-drill-2026.html) 
- Events here：[2026 National Pharmaceutical Trade Fair](/en/events/beijing-national-pharmaceutical-trade-fair-2026.html) 
- Events here：[2026 Beijing college entrance examination](/en/events/beijing-gaokao-2026.html) 
- Events here：[6th Far East and South Pacific Games for the Disabled](/en/events/beijing-1994-fespic-games.html) 
- Events here：[East-to-West water transfer project](/en/events/event-beijing-east-to-west-water-transfer.html) 
- Events here：[2026 application by a Beijing tour guide for promotion to intermediate level](/en/events/beijing-zhang-changchun-guide-promotion-application-2026.html) 
- Events here：[Yanqing Baihe pumped-storage power station project](/en/events/beijing-yanqing-baihe-storage-project.html) 
- Events here：[2026 medical equipment procurement for Beijing Water Conservancy Hospital](/en/events/beijing-water-hospital-medical-equipment-procurement-2026.html) 
- Events here：[2026 medical equipment maintenance for Beijing Water Conservancy Hospital](/en/events/beijing-water-hospital-medical-equipment-maintenance-2026.html) 
- Events here：[Phase II of the Tuanjiu project](/en/events/event-beijing-tuanjiu-phase-2.html) 
- Events here：[Patrol and duty lot for the Miyun Reservoir regulation project](/en/events/event-beijing-tuancheng-lake-patrol-2026-miyun.html) 
- Events here：[Patrol and duty lot for the Tuancheng Lake regulating pond, Tuanjiu phase II and the East-to-West transfer](/en/events/event-beijing-tuancheng-lake-patrol-2026-tuancheng.html) 
- Events here：[Patrol and duty project for the Tuancheng Lake Management Office](/en/events/event-beijing-tuancheng-lake-patrol-2026.html) 
- Events here：[Phase II of the Beijing scenic-area ticketing platform](/en/events/beijing-tourism-ticket-platform-phase2-2026.html) 
- Events here：[Water supply project for the Beijing Municipal Administrative Center as part of the South-to-North Water Diversion](/en/events/beijing-subcenter-water-supply-project.html) 
- Events here：[PCCP single-line rotation overhaul (Beijing section): survey](/en/events/beijing-south-north-water-transfer-pccp-survey.html) 
- Events here：[PCCP single-line rotation overhaul (Beijing section): supervision](/en/events/beijing-south-north-water-transfer-pccp-supervision.html) 
- Events here：[PCCP single-line rotation overhaul on the Beijing section of the South-to-North Water Diversion](/en/events/beijing-south-north-water-transfer-pccp-maintenance.html) 
- Events here：[PCCP single-line rotation overhaul (Beijing section): design](/en/events/beijing-south-north-water-transfer-pccp-design.html) 
- Events here：[PCCP single-line rotation overhaul (Beijing section): construction](/en/events/beijing-south-north-water-transfer-pccp-construction.html) 
- Events here：[Transformer installation at the old office area of the Ming Tombs Reservoir Management Office](/en/events/beijing-shisanling-old-office-electrical-2026.html) 
- Events here：[2026 Ring-line Management Office patrol service project](/en/events/event-beijing-ring-water-patrol-2026.html) 

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## 正文反向链接

- [北京市人民政府](/en/organizations/beijing-municipal-government.html)
- [北京十月文艺出版社](/en/organizations/beijing-october-literature-and-art-publishing-house.html)
- [Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corporation Limited](/en/organizations/beijing-subway.html)
- [Beijing Capital Metro Corp., Ltd.](/en/organizations/beijing-subway-capital.html)
- [Beijing Metro Operation Administration Corporation Limited](/en/organizations/beijing-subway-moa.html)
- [Beijing MTR Corporation](/en/organizations/beijing-subway-mtr.html)
- [Beijing Public Transit Tramway Co., Ltd.](/en/organizations/beijing-subway-tram.html)
- [北京公交有轨电车公司亦庄有轨公司](/en/organizations/beijing-subway-yizhuang-tram.html)
- [中信出版集团](/en/organizations/citic-press.html)
- [商务印书馆](/en/organizations/commercial-press.html)

## 来源

- 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/北京市 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
