Peking
| Peking | |
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| Presidency: | |
| Coordinates: | 39.908173°N 116.3979°E |
| Altitude: | 43.5 m (143 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Beijing |
| State/Province: | Municipality of Beijing |
| Country: | China |
| Transport links | |
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