Beijing
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Summary
Beijing is a city[1]. Beijing ranks in the top 0.13% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45,208 views/month, #7 of 5,534).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: People's Republic of China[3], Yuan dynasty[4], Qing dynasty[5], Ming dynasty[6]
- Country: People's Republic of China[7]
- Head of government: Yin Yong[8]
- Continent: Asia[9]
- Instance of: direct-administered municipality[10], national capital[11], national central city[12], global city[13], megacity[14], metropolis[15], big city[16], former national capital[17]
- Capital: Tongzhou District[18]
- Official language: Chinese[19]
- Shares border with: Hebei[20], Tianjin[21], Langfang[22], Baoding[23], Zhangjiakou[24], Chengde[25]
- Named after: capital city[26], north[27]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Dongcheng District[28], Xicheng District[29], Chaoyang District[30], Fengtai District[31], Shijingshan District[32], Haidian District[33], Mentougou District[34], Fangshan District[35], Tongzhou District[36], Shunyi District[37], Changping District[38], Daxing District[39], Huairou District[40], Pinggu District[41]
- Twinned administrative body: Berlin[42], Cairo[43], Dublin[44], Tirana[45], Milan[46], New York City[47], Belgrade[48], Lima[49], Washington, D.C.[50], Community of Madrid[51], Rio de Janeiro[52], Ankara[53], Islamabad[54], Jakarta[55]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Beijing include Pekingese[56], a dog breed[57]; Beijing Capital International Airport[58], an international airport[59], in People's Republic of China[60], founded in 1958[61]; Peking duck[62]; Beijing Daxing International Airport[63], an international airport[64], in People's Republic of China[65]; American Pekin[66], a duck breed[67]; Beijing bikini[68], in People's Republic of China[69]; Peking[70], a four-masted barque[71], in Germany[72], founded in 1911[73]; and Beijingnan railway station[74], a railway station[75], in People's Republic of China[76], founded in 1901[77].
Why It Matters
Beijing has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[78] Beijing is known by 124 alternative names across languages and contexts.[79]
Entities named for Beijing include Pekingese[56], a dog breed[57]; Beijing Capital International Airport[58], an international airport[59], in People's Republic of China[60], founded in 1958[61]; Peking duck[62]; Beijing Daxing International Airport[63], an international airport[64], in People's Republic of China[65]; American Pekin[66], a duck breed[67]; and Beijing bikini[68], in People's Republic of China[69].