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The Chinese characters 北 ("north") and 京 ("capital") together mean the "Northern Capital". The name was first used during the reign of the Ming dynasty's Yongle Emperor, who made his northern fief a second capital, along with Nanjing (南京, the "Southern Capital"), in 1403 after successfully dethroning his nephew during the Jingnan Campaign.
Historical Names of Beijing; Year Name Dynasty Notes c. 11th century BC City of Ji 蓟城 State of Ji (Zhou dynasty) [Note 1] c. 7th century BC State of Yan (Zhou dynasty, Warring States) 221 BC Qin [Note 2] 206 BC State of Yan [Note 3] 202 BC Han: 106 BC - 318 AD City of Ji Youzhou 幽州 Han, Wei, Western Jin (晋) [Note 4] 319 Later Zhao ...
Beijing (also romanized Peking), literally meaning "Northern Capital", previously also known as Beiping, was the capital of various dynasties and regional regimes, including: The state of Yan (11th century BC – 222 BC) in the Zhou dynasty , when it was called Ji ( 蓟 ; 薊 ; Jì ).
Beijing or Peking opera is a traditional form of Chinese theater well known throughout the nation. Commonly lauded as one of the highest achievements of Chinese culture, Beijing opera is performed through a combination of song, spoken dialogue, and codified action sequences involving gestures, movement, fighting and acrobatics. Much of Beijing ...
Most major universities in China are known colloquially by an abbreviated form of their names. For example, Peking University, [note 1] whose Chinese name is "běijīng dàxué" (lit. Beijing University) is normally just referred to as "běidà", taking the first syllable of each word "běi" + "dà". The full names, which are much longer, are ...
A peaceful getaway. For Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s imperial forebears, the site served a somewhat different function. While emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties ruled their vast kingdom from ...
In 1403, Zhu Di changed the name of the city from Beiping ("northern peace") to Beijing ("northern capital"). In 1406, he began planning a move of his capital from Nanjing to Beijing. At that time, Beijing was just the capital of the dependency of the kingdom of Yan ; therefore it did not have very extensive fortifications.
This week, Beijing will become the first city in the world to have hosted both the Summer and Winter Olympics. The 2008 Summer Games were a spectacular celebration, a sort of coming-out party for ...