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/mentions-4.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 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 2026-10-25T00:00:00+08:00 user:admin 7 ## 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 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) place_beijing_guanganmennei Guang'anmen Nei station /en/places/beijing-guanganmennei.html place place_beijing_guangqumennei Guangqumennei station /en/places/beijing-guangqumennei.html place place_beijing_guangqumenwai Guangqumenwai station /en/places/beijing-guangqumenwai.html place place_beijing_guangximen Guangxi Men station /en/places/beijing-guangximen.html place place_beijing_guangyangcheng Guangyangcheng Station /en/places/beijing-guangyangcheng.html place place_beijing_guanzhuang_bv10004294 Guaanzhuang Station /en/places/beijing-guanzhuang-bv10004294.html place place_beijing_guanzhuang_bv10416640 Guanzhuang station (Line 15) /en/places/beijing-guanzhuang-bv10416640.html place place_beijing_gucheng Gucheng station /en/places/beijing-gucheng.html place place_beijing_guloudajie Gulou Dajie station /en/places/beijing-guloudajie.html place place_beijing_guogongzhuang Guogongzhuang station /en/places/beijing-guogongzhuang.html place place_beijing_guojiatushuguan National Library station /en/places/beijing-guojiatushuguan.html place place_beijing_guojiazhiwuyuan 国家植物园站 /en/places/beijing-guojiazhiwuyuan.html place place_beijing_guomao Guomao Station /en/places/beijing-guomao.html place place_beijing_guoyuan Guoyuan station /en/places/beijing-guoyuan.html place place_beijing_guozhan China Int'l Exhibition Center station /en/places/beijing-guozhan.html place place_beijing_guozhuangzi Guozhuangzi station /en/places/beijing-guozhuangzi.html place place_beijing_haidianhuangzhuang Haidian Huangzhuang station /en/places/beijing-haidianhuangzhuang.html place place_beijing_haidianwuluju Haidian Wuluju station /en/places/beijing-haidianwuluju.html place place_beijing_haihutun Haihutun station /en/places/beijing-haihutun.html place place_beijing_haojiafu Haojia Fu station /en/places/beijing-haojiafu.html place place_beijing_heizhuanghu Heizhuanghu station /en/places/beijing-heizhuanghu.html place place_beijing_hepinglibeijie Hepingli Beijie station /en/places/beijing-hepinglibeijie.html place place_beijing_hepingmen Hepingmen station /en/places/beijing-hepingmen.html place place_beijing_hepingxiqiao Heping Xiqiao station /en/places/beijing-hepingxiqiao.html place place_beijing_heyi Heyi Station /en/places/beijing-heyi.html place place_beijing_hongjunying Hongjunying station /en/places/beijing-hongjunying.html place place_beijing_hongliannanlu Honglian Nanlu station /en/places/beijing-hongliannanlu.html place place_beijing_hongmiao Hongmiao Station /en/places/beijing-hongmiao.html place place_beijing_hongtaizhuang Hongtaizhuang station /en/places/beijing-hongtaizhuang.html place place_beijing_houshayu Houshayu station /en/places/beijing-houshayu.html place place_beijing_huagong Huagong station /en/places/beijing-huagong.html place place_beijing_hualikan Hualikan station /en/places/beijing-hualikan.html place place_beijing_huangchang Huangchang Station /en/places/beijing-huangchang.html place place_beijing_huangcunhuoche Huangcun Railway Station /en/places/beijing-huangcunhuoche.html place place_beijing_huangcunxidajie Huangcun Xidajie station /en/places/beijing-huangcunxidajie.html place place_beijing_huangqu Huangqu station /en/places/beijing-huangqu.html place place_beijing_huanlegujingqu Happy Valley station /en/places/beijing-huanlegujingqu.html place place_beijing_huanqiudujiaqu Universal Resort Station /en/places/beijing-huanqiudujiaqu.html place place_beijing_huaxiangdongqiao Huaxiang Dongqiao station /en/places/beijing-huaxiangdongqiao.html place place_beijing_huayuanqiao Huayuan Qiao station /en/places/beijing-huayuanqiao.html place place_beijing_huazhuang Huazhuang Station /en/places/beijing-huazhuang.html place place_beijing_hufangqiao Hufangqiao station /en/places/beijing-hufangqiao.html place place_beijing_huilongguan Huilongguan station /en/places/beijing-huilongguan.html place place_beijing_huilongguandongdajie Huilongguan Dongdajie station /en/places/beijing-huilongguandongdajie.html place place_beijing_huixinxijiebeikou Huixin Xijie Beikou station /en/places/beijing-huixinxijiebeikou.html place place_beijing_huixinxijienankou Huixin Xijie Nankou station /en/places/beijing-huixinxijienankou.html place place_beijing_hujialou Hujialou station /en/places/beijing-hujialou.html place place_beijing_huojianwanyuan Huojian Wanyuan station /en/places/beijing-huojianwanyuan.html place place_beijing_huoqiying Huoqiying station /en/places/beijing-huoqiying.html place place_beijing_huoying Huoying station /en/places/beijing-huoying.html place en zh en place_kind Place kind Municipality admin_area Admin area People's Republic of China · Beijing Municipality coordinates Coordinates 39.90420, 116.40740 established Established c. 1421 (Ming capital relocation) location_note Location note Northern China; 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