Beijing Introduction
- Beijing location, area, tour, airport, population, climate, time, weather, hotel, nationality and tour tips are presented on this page.
It is helpful to know the details of this city before your travel Beijing.
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Introduction
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Being the capital of the People's Republic of China, and an independently administered municipal district, Beijing is the nation's political and cultural center.
With a long history and abundant with tourism resources, Beijing is one of the most important tourist cities in China. Most travelers start their China trip from Beijing.
Profile
Area : 750 sq. km (290 sq. mi) province: 16,800 sq km (6552 sq mi)
Population :21,333,332
Country : People's Republic of China
Nationality : 95% Han Chinese
Main language : Mandarin (putonghua)
Time zone : GMT/UTC +8
Telephone area code : 010
Tour
The following popular tour is often choose by foreign travelers when visit Beijing.
BJ-PH-01. Beijing 4 Days 3 Nights tour
BJ-PK-01. Beijing 2 days tour
BJ-PO-01A. Badaling Great Wall 1 day tour
BJ-ST-01. Badaling Great Wall & Ming Tombs 1 day join in tour
BC-PH-02. Beijing Xian One Day Tour by Flight
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Hotel
The following hotels can be combined with airport transfer or train station transfer to get a special discount price. Please contact us for details.
Beijing Capital Hotel,
Beijing International Hotel,
Ritan Hotel Beijing,
Beijing Celebrity Hotel,
Sun Word Tianlun Dynasty Hotel,
Beijing Kuntai Royal Hotel,
Novotel Xinqiao Hottel Beijing,
Yuyang Hotel Beijing,
Six Start Hotel Beijing,
Beijing Oriental Garden Hotel,
Tibet Hotel Beijing,
Wanfangyuan International Hotel Beijing,
Poly Plaza Beijing,
Fujian Hotel Beijing,
Grand Skylight International Hotel,
Shanxi Jinnian Hotel Beijing,
Hubei Plaza Beijing,
Regent Hotel Beijing,
Qiangqiang International Business Hotel,
Zhongyu Century Hotel,
Dongfang Hotel Beijing,
Yulong Hotel Beijing,
Ziyu Hotel Beijing,
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Airport
Beijing has three airports.
Most foreigners just know the Beijing Capital International Airport which has 3 terminals. And the second airport is Nanyuan airport in south fourth ring road. Sometimes, it is used for some domestic flights.
The new airport is Daxing International Airport, which is located southwest of Beijing. This airport needs more time for transferring.
Layout
Forbidden is located in the center of Beijing city and was surrounded by a chessboard of roads, including five 'ring roads', which circle the city center in concentric circles.
The First Ring Rd is a mapmaker's fiction and just part of the grid around the Forbidden City. However, the Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth (opened in 2002) are multi-lane freeways.
Location
Beijing is situated at 40 degrees north latitude and 116 degrees east longitude. It is 43 meters above sea level and 183 kilometers from the sea.
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Area
Beijing has a whole area of 16808 sq km (about 6500 sq mi), stretching 160 kilometres from east to west and over 180 kilometres north to south.
District
Beijing has 18 districts and counties including Dongcheng, Xicheng, Xuanwu, Chongwen, Chaoyang, Haidian, Fengtai, Shijingshan, Fangshan, Mengtougou, Changping, Tongxian, Shunyi, Daxing, Huairou, Miyun, Pinggu and Yianqing.
Population
Till 2023, population in Beijing is about 21,333,332.
Climate
Beijing has a continental climate. Annual rainfall averages nearly 700 millimetres, most of it comes in July and August.
Winter is dry and cold and has little snow, The frost-free period is 185 days.
Best Travel Season
The best time to visit Beijing is May, September and October, when people enjoy bright sunny sky.
History
Some 690,000 years ago, Peking Man lived at Zhoukoudian, 48 kilometres southwest of Beijing.
A small town appeared on the present site of southwestern Beijing in 1045 B. C. It was named Ji and then changed to Yan. At the beginning of the 10th century, it was the second capital of the Liao Dynasty. From then on, the city had been the capital of the Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties until 1911.
In the early twenties, Beijing became the cradle of China's new democratic revolution. The May Fourth Movement against imperialism and feudalism began here in 1919.
On October 1st, 1949, Chairman Mao proclaimed to the whole world the founding of the People's Republic of China.
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Beijing Tour Tips
Badaling Great Wall is welcomed by most travelers, because it is not far from downtown, around 75 km.
Another part of Great Wall is Mutianyu Great Wall, which is located around 90 km northeast of Beijing city. Mutianyu Great Wall tour is getting popular because it is not so crowded as Badaling Great Wall.
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Time
Beijing Time Zone: UTC+08:00
Beijing time is the only time standard of China. It is important to know Beijing local time (China time) when you travel China.
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Climate
Beijing is located in the warm temperature zone and has a continental climate.
Annual rainfall averages nearly 700 millimetres, most of it comes in July and August. The frost-free period is 185 days.
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