What is the capital of china?
The capital of China is Beijing – if you see a reference to Beiping or Peking (as in Peking Duck) they are talking about the same place – the latter 2 being previous names. If you go back into history China has had a number of other capitals including Nanjing formerly known as Nanking, Xian, Kaifeng etc and you will find they have also been under other names. Each of China’s Provinces also has a capital city, such as Shijiazhuang (where I am) is the capital of Hebei Province, but I won’t bore you with any others. Suffice it to say that when they are talking about capitals in China, you have to be careful!
List of historical capitals of China Numerous cities have been the capital of China during the course of history. * Anyang was the capital during the Yin period of the Shang Dynasty: called Yin (殷 Yīn). * Beijing (formerly Romanized as Peking, from Postal System Pinyin (PSP); briefly known as Peiping in Wade-Giles (WG) or Beiping in pinyin (py)) was and has been the capital of various Chinese governments including (sorted chronologically): State of Yan (Yen in WG) in Spring and Autumn Period (722-481 BC): called Ji (薊 Jì). Liao Dynasty (907-1125), as a secondary capital: called Yanjing (燕京 Yānjīng “capital of Yan”). Jin Dynasty (1115-1234) from Jin Shi Zong until 1220s (1217?): called Zhongdu (中都 Zhōngdū “central capital”). Yuan Dynasty (1271 to 1368): Khanbaliq (Mongolian: the Khan’s city); translated to Chinese as Dàdū (大都 “great capital”). This was reported as Cambuluc by Marco Polo. Ming Dynasty since Yongle Emperor of China (1402/1424-1644): called Jīngshī (京師 “capital”). Qing Dyn
Beijing, China. Here’s a map of China: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/maps/asia/ch… And one of Beijing: http://www.chinahighlights.com/beijing/m… Hope I helped!
