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Beijing, literally "northern capital" in Chinese, is the capital city of the People's Republic of China.

Beijing may also refer to:

Historical capitals

  • Taiyuan, formerly Běijīng or Běidū, capital city under the Tang Dynasty and Later Five Dynasties
  • Daming County, formerly Beijing, capital under the Northern Song dynasty
  • Ningcheng County, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, known as Beijing under the 12th-century Jurchen Jin dynasty

Places in People's Republic of China

Other uses

See also