As the capital of the People’s Republic of China, Beijing is the political, cultural and educational center of the country. It has a total population of more than 21 million on an area of 16410.54 square kilometers. In over 3,000 years’ history, Beijing had different names in different dynasties, such as “Yandu”, “Youzhou”, “Dadu”, and “Beiping”. It was officially called “Beijing” in 1403 during Ming Dynasty. [Read More]
