postgres 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. /en/places/beijing/relation-11.html place_beijing place beijing Peking 北京 北京市 Peiping

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.

published category-history category-geography category-china-admin-divisions tag-modern-china tag-education tag-admin-division s1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing mca2023 https://www.mca.gov.cn/mzsj/xzqh/2023/202301xzqh.html 代码 110000 北京市 wikidata https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q956 zhwiki https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/北京市 信息框 baidu https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E5%8C%97%E4%BA%AC%E5%B8%82/126069 基本信息 2026-10-24T00:00:00+08:00 2026-10-30T00:51:33+08:00 user:admin 15 ## Administrative division Beijing 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]]. ## 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 [[organization_pku|Peking University]] is in Beijing. The [[event_mayfourth|May Fourth Movement]] began with student demonstrations here in 1919. /places/beijing.html en zh en id ru municipality 39.9042 116.4074 Northern China; modern municipality is not identical to all historical capital footprints. People's Republic of China · Beijing Municipality 1421 approx c. 1421 (Ming capital relocation) relation_api_c64ac23ed5719c0f7b864f13 event_beijing_ring_water_duty_2026 occurred_at place_beijing event_beijing_ring_water_duty_2026 official Events here event_beijing_ring_water_duty_2026 2026 Ring-line Management Office duty service project /en/events/event-beijing-ring-water-duty-2026.html true relation_api_a8bae3ed08fb8eef8aad98a6 event_beijing_rainfall_monitoring_forecasting_three_lines_cost_consulting occurred_at place_beijing event_beijing_rainfall_monitoring_forecasting_three_lines_cost_consulting official Events here event_beijing_rainfall_monitoring_forecasting_three_lines_cost_consulting Three-lines project: whole-process cost consultancy /en/events/beijing-rainfall-monitoring-forecasting-three-lines-cost-consulting.html true relation_api_f12e49fe5b7fabeb1ba2f39b event_beijing_rainfall_monitoring_forecasting_three_lines_management occurred_at place_beijing event_beijing_rainfall_monitoring_forecasting_three_lines_management official Events here event_beijing_rainfall_monitoring_forecasting_three_lines_management Three-lines project: construction management services /en/events/beijing-rainfall-monitoring-forecasting-three-lines-management.html true relation_api_bcd7e4bdddfab8f3fea2e0e1 event_beijing_rainfall_monitoring_forecasting_three_lines occurred_at place_beijing event_beijing_rainfall_monitoring_forecasting_three_lines official Events here event_beijing_rainfall_monitoring_forecasting_three_lines Beijing three-lines project for rainfall and water-regime monitoring and forecasting /en/events/beijing-rainfall-monitoring-forecasting-three-lines.html true relation_api_182ab6cdfe3dbd168067b81d event_beijing_qinghe_lightning_inspection_2026 occurred_at place_beijing event_beijing_qinghe_lightning_inspection_2026 official Events here event_beijing_qinghe_lightning_inspection_2026 2026 lightning protection and earthing inspection for the Qinghe Management Office /en/events/beijing-qinghe-lightning-inspection-2026.html true relation_api_d4e9fffd6334b069b45e5031 event_beijing_miyun_reservoir_regulation_project occurred_at place_beijing event_beijing_miyun_reservoir_regulation_project official Events here event_beijing_miyun_reservoir_regulation_project Miyun Reservoir regulation project /en/events/event-beijing-miyun-reservoir-regulation-project.html true relation_api_056cf71f4b19984bcf911382 event_beijing_miyun_reservoir_maintenance_2026 occurred_at place_beijing event_beijing_miyun_reservoir_maintenance_2026 official Events here event_beijing_miyun_reservoir_maintenance_2026 Maintenance of hydraulic works and closed-management facilities at Miyun Reservoir /en/events/beijing-miyun-reservoir-maintenance-2026.html true relation_api_fab2e15f08404f17c0210a85 event_beijing_miyun_reservoir_ecological_monitoring_2026 occurred_at place_beijing event_beijing_miyun_reservoir_ecological_monitoring_2026 official Events here event_beijing_miyun_reservoir_ecological_monitoring_2026 Supplementary monitoring of water safety indicators and aquatic ecology in the Miyun Reservoir catchment /en/events/beijing-miyun-reservoir-ecological-monitoring-2026.html true relation_api_f325361fc3d1708f14075fe4 event_beijing_miyun_chaohe_flood_project occurred_at place_beijing event_beijing_miyun_chaohe_flood_project official Events here event_beijing_miyun_chaohe_flood_project Flood risk reduction project on the Chao River downstream of Miyun Reservoir /en/events/beijing-miyun-chaohe-flood-project.html true relation_api_abe0aa64087a6c979da2317c event_beijing_jumahe_zhangfang_water_project occurred_at place_beijing event_beijing_jumahe_zhangfang_water_project official Events here event_beijing_jumahe_zhangfang_water_project Juma River Zhangfang water control project /en/events/beijing-jumahe-zhangfang-water-project.html true relation_api_d46880b78132bb9fe6750dc0 event_beijing_isotope_microbial_analysis_2026 occurred_at place_beijing event_beijing_isotope_microbial_analysis_2026 official Events here event_beijing_isotope_microbial_analysis_2026 Stable isotope tracing of microbial mineralisation rates and functional community analysis /en/events/beijing-isotope-microbial-analysis-2026.html true relation_api_a26b78e5ea56c1a0398ca99b event_beijing_fangshan_erdaohe_reservoir occurred_at place_beijing event_beijing_fangshan_erdaohe_reservoir official Events here event_beijing_fangshan_erdaohe_reservoir Erdaohe Reservoir project, Fangshan District /en/events/beijing-fangshan-erdaohe-reservoir.html true relation_api_98b2d2ad869a1befc424a461 event_beijing_exchange_center_procurement_briefing_2026 occurred_at place_beijing event_beijing_exchange_center_procurement_briefing_2026 official Events here event_beijing_exchange_center_procurement_briefing_2026 Briefing on procurement intentions for reception services at the International Exchange and Exhibition Center /en/events/beijing-exchange-center-procurement-briefing-2026.html true relation_api_1a3a6430363852c5e5ba4ee3 event_beijing_chaobai_mihuai_shun_project_phase1 occurred_at place_beijing event_beijing_chaobai_mihuai_shun_project_phase1 official Events here event_beijing_chaobai_mihuai_shun_project_phase1 Chaobai River Miyun-Huairou-Shunyi reach improvement project (phase I) /en/events/beijing-chaobai-mihuai-shun-project-phase1.html true relation_api_38dc9a15be585783868fa4d9 event_beijing_changping_xifengshan_reservoir occurred_at place_beijing event_beijing_changping_xifengshan_reservoir official Events here event_beijing_changping_xifengshan_reservoir Xifengshan Reservoir project, Changping District /en/events/beijing-changping-xifengshan-reservoir.html true relation_api_79657309a5a7daafa2bb0476 event_beijing_ticket_platform_phase2_briefing_2026 occurred_at place_beijing event_beijing_ticket_platform_phase2_briefing_2026 official Events here event_beijing_ticket_platform_phase2_briefing_2026 Briefing on procurement intentions for phase II of the scenic-area ticketing platform /en/events/beijing-ticket-platform-phase2-briefing-2026.html true relation_api_544dd142ef0ac21085b9125a event_beijing_guide_skills_online_training_2026 occurred_at place_beijing event_beijing_guide_skills_online_training_2026 official Events here event_beijing_guide_skills_online_training_2026 2026 Beijing online training for tour guides /en/events/beijing-guide-skills-online-training-2026.html true relation_api_15274fec8d08de9ecc76ca05 event_beijing_vehicle_restriction_2026 occurred_at place_beijing event_beijing_vehicle_restriction_2026 official Events here event_beijing_vehicle_restriction_2026 Beijing weekday tail-number restrictions (2026–2027) /en/events/beijing-vehicle-restriction-2026.html true relation_work_beijing_kaoya_place_beijing work_beijing_kaoya depicts place_beijing 地方名吃 北京烤鸭所属地方为北京市。 work_beijing_kaoya s1 Related works work_beijing_kaoya 北京烤鸭 /en/works/beijing-kaoya.html true relation_work_beijing_wandouhuang work_beijing_wandouhuang depicts place_beijing 地方名吃 work_beijing_wandouhuang s1 Related works work_beijing_wandouhuang 豌豆黄 /en/works/beijing-wandouhuang.html true relation_work_beijing_lvdagun work_beijing_lvdagun depicts place_beijing 地方名吃 work_beijing_lvdagun s1 Related works work_beijing_lvdagun Lǘdagǔn (Donkey-Roll Cake) /en/works/beijing-lvdagun.html true relation_work_michelin_guide_beijing_2024_overview_depicts_place_beijing work_michelin_guide_beijing_2024_overview depicts place_beijing 官方指南版次覆盖地区 work_michelin_guide_beijing_2024_overview guide2024 Related works work_michelin_guide_beijing_2024_overview 2024《米其林指南北京版》年度概况 /en/works/michelin-guide-beijing-2024-overview.html true organization_beijing_municipal_government 北京市人民政府 /en/organizations/beijing-municipal-government.html organization organization_beijing_subway Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corporation Limited /en/organizations/beijing-subway.html organization organization_beijing_subway_capital Beijing Capital Metro Corp., Ltd. /en/organizations/beijing-subway-capital.html organization organization_beijing_subway_moa Beijing Metro Operation Administration Corporation Limited /en/organizations/beijing-subway-moa.html organization organization_beijing_subway_mtr Beijing MTR Corporation /en/organizations/beijing-subway-mtr.html organization organization_beijing_subway_tram Beijing Public Transit Tramway Co., Ltd. /en/organizations/beijing-subway-tram.html organization organization_beijing_subway_yizhuang_tram 北京公交有轨电车公司亦庄有轨公司 /en/organizations/beijing-subway-yizhuang-tram.html organization organization_commercial 商务印书馆 /en/organizations/commercial-press.html organization organization_pku Peking University /en/organizations/peking-university.html organization person_cn_q10007 Zhu Houzhao /en/people/zhengde-emperor.html person en zh en id ru place_kind Place kind Municipality admin_area Admin 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