#language en = Beijing - 北京 = Beijing (pronounced /beɪˈdʒɪŋ/, Chinese: 北京; pinyin: Běijīng, [peɪ˨˩ t͡ɕiŋ˥]), also known as Peking (pronounced /piːˈkɪŋ/ or /peɪˈkɪŋ/), is a metropolis in northern China, and the capital of the People's Republic of China. Governed as a municipality under direct administration of the central government, Beijing borders Hebei Province to the north, west, south, and for a small section in the east, and Tianjin Municipality to the southeast.[4] Beijing is one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China. (source: WikiPedia:Beijing) 北京市,简称“京”,旧称「燕京」、「北平」,是中华人民共和国的首都、四个直辖市和五大国家中心城市之一,是中国政治、文化和国际交流中心,中国“四大古都”之一,也具有较高的国际影响力。 北京市位於華北平原的西北边缘,背靠燕山,有永定河流经老城西南,毗邻天津市、河北省,是一座有三千余年历史、八百五十余年建都史的历史文化名城,历史上有四个朝代在此定都,以及数个政权建政于此,荟萃了自元明清以来的中华文化,拥有众多历史名胜古迹和人文景观。 (source: [[http://zh.wikipedia.org/zh/北京|Wikipedia]])