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[[Battle of Peking]] 1860 | [[Battle of Peking]] 1860 | ||
== External | == External links == | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing Beijing] Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing Beijing] Wikipedia | ||
*[http://beijing.virtualcities.fr/ Virtual Beijing], a project which is part of a cluster of digital research platforms in urban history and development created by the Institut d'Asie Orientale (Lyons Institute of East Asian Studies). Includes Maps, Images and E Library. The main focus is on the period 1920s-1940s | *[http://beijing.virtualcities.fr/ Virtual Beijing], a project which is part of a cluster of digital research platforms in urban history and development created by the Institut d'Asie Orientale (Lyons Institute of East Asian Studies). Includes Maps, Images and E Library. The main focus is on the period 1920s-1940s | ||
===Historical books online=== | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/pekingoverlandro00thom/page/n5 ''Peking and the overland route''] Published by Thos. Cook & Son 3rd edition 1917 Archive.org | |||
:[https://archive.org/details/pekingnorthchina0000thom ''Cook’s Guide to Peking, North China, South Manchuria and Korea''] Published by Thos. Cook & Son 1924 Archive.org | |||
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Revision as of 00:42, 5 March 2019
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| Presidency: | |
| Coordinates: | 39.908173°N 116.3979°E |
| Altitude: | 43.5 m (143 ft) |
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| Place Name: | Beijing |
| State/Province: | Municipality of Beijing |
| Country: | China |
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Peking, now usually pronounced and spelled Beijing, has been the capital of China for hundreds of years.
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Beijing
Variants: Pekin/Peking
History
Battle of Peking 1860
External links
- Beijing Wikipedia
- Virtual Beijing, a project which is part of a cluster of digital research platforms in urban history and development created by the Institut d'Asie Orientale (Lyons Institute of East Asian Studies). Includes Maps, Images and E Library. The main focus is on the period 1920s-1940s
Historical books online
- Peking and the overland route Published by Thos. Cook & Son 3rd edition 1917 Archive.org
- Cook’s Guide to Peking, North China, South Manchuria and Korea Published by Thos. Cook & Son 1924 Archive.org