Beijing
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Beijing
Summary
Beijing is a city[1]. Beijing ranks in the top 0.13% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23,150 views/month, #7 of 5,534).[2]
Key Facts
- Beijing is located in People's Republic of China[3].
- Beijing is located in Yuan dynasty[4].
- Beijing is located in Qing dynasty[5].
- Beijing is located in Ming dynasty[6].
- Beijing is in the country of People's Republic of China[7].
- Beijing's head of government is recorded as Yin Yong[8].
- Beijing is on the continent of Asia[9].
- Beijing's instance of is recorded as city[10].
- Beijing's instance of is recorded as direct-administered municipality[11].
- Beijing's instance of is recorded as national capital[12].
- Beijing's instance of is recorded as national central city[13].
- Beijing's instance of is recorded as global city[14].
- Beijing's instance of is recorded as megacity[15].
- Beijing's instance of is recorded as metropolis[16].
- Beijing's instance of is recorded as big city[17].
- Beijing's instance of is recorded as former national capital[18].
- Beijing's capital is recorded as Tongzhou District[19].
- Beijing's official language is recorded as Chinese[20].
- Beijing's shares border with is recorded as Hebei[21].
- Beijing's shares border with is recorded as Tianjin[22].
- Beijing's shares border with is recorded as Langfang[23].
- Beijing's shares border with is recorded as Baoding[24].
- Beijing's shares border with is recorded as Zhangjiakou[25].
- Beijing's shares border with is recorded as Chengde[26].
- capital city is named after Beijing[27].
Body
Geography
Beijing is in the country of People's Republic of China[7]. Located in include People's Republic of China[3], a sovereign state[28], in People's Republic of China[29], founded in 1949[30]; Yuan dynasty[4], a nomadic confederacy[31], founded in 1271[32]; Qing dynasty[5], a sovereign state[33], founded in 1636[34]; and Ming dynasty[6], a historical Chinese state[35], founded in 1368[36]. Beijing is on the continent of Asia[9].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include city[10], direct-administered municipality[11], national capital[12], national central city[13], global city[14], and megacity[15].
History and Context
Things named after include capital city[27] and north[37], a cardinal direction[38].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Beijing include Beijing Capital International Airport[39], an international airport[40], in People's Republic of China[41], founded in 1958[42]; Peking duck[43]; Beijing Daxing International Airport[44], an international airport[45], in People's Republic of China[46]; Beijing bikini[47], in People's Republic of China[48]; Admirala Fokina Street[49], a street[50], in Russia[51]; Peking[52], a four-masted barque[53], in Germany[54], founded in 1911[55]; Pekingese[56], a dog breed[57]; and American Pekin[58], a duck breed[59].
Why It Matters
Beijing ranks in the top 0.13% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23,150 views/month, #7 of 5,534).[2] Beijing has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] Beijing is known by 107 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]
Entities named for Beijing include Beijing Capital International Airport[39], an international airport[40], in People's Republic of China[41], founded in 1958[42]; Peking duck[43]; Beijing Daxing International Airport[44], an international airport[45], in People's Republic of China[46]; Beijing bikini[47], in People's Republic of China[48]; Admirala Fokina Street[49], a street[50], in Russia[51]; and Peking[52], a four-masted barque[53], in Germany[54], founded in 1911[55].