Beijing (pronounced /beɪˈdʒɪŋ/ or /beɪˈʒɪŋ/ in English; Chinese: 北京; pinyin: Běijīng, IPA: [pèɪtɕíŋ]( listen); Wade-Giles: Pei3ching1 or Pei3-ching1) (also formerly known in English as Peking (/piːˈkɪŋ/ ( listen) or /peɪˈkɪŋ/)) is a metropolis in northern China and the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the four municipalities of the PRC, which are...
Country:
Also known as:
- Peking,
- Beijing Shi,
- Peiping Municipality,
- Peiping Municipal Administrative Area,
- Pei-P’Ing Shih,
- Pei-P'Ing Shih,
- Peipingshih,
- Peking Municipality,
- 北京
