Beijing. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

Beijing

SYLLABICATION:	Bei·jing
PRONUNCIATION:	bjng
VARIANT FORMS:	also Pe·king ( pkng, p-)
VARIANTS:	Formerly (1928–1949) Pei·ping (ppng)
	The capital of China, in the northeast part of the country. Founded c. 700 b.c., it served as Kublai Khan's capital (13th century) and the capital of China (1421–1911; 1949–). It is a major commercial and industrial center and the political, educational, and cultural center of the country. Population: 7,362,426.


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