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| − | '''Beijing''' is the capital city of the [[People's Republic of China]]. It's name simply means, "northern capital", 北京，as a way to differentiate it from Nanjing (meaning: "southern capital", 南京), a former capital. When Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-shek) moved the capital from Beijing to Nanjing in the Republican period, Beijing became "Beiping", meaning, "northern peace", to show that it was no longer the capital. | + | '''Beijing''' is the capital city of the [[People's Republic of China]]. It's name simply means, "northern capital", 北京，as a way to differentiate it from Nanjing (meaning: "southern capital", 南京), a former capital. When Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-shek) moved the capital from Beijing to Nanjing in the Republican period, Beijing became "Beiping", meaning, "northern peace", to show that it was no longer the capital - there have been many different capitals of China and various Chinese states throughout history, and Beijing has been the capital of the People's Republic since its founding in October 1949. |
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Beijing is the capital city of the People's Republic of China. It's name simply means, "northern capital", 北京，as a way to differentiate it from Nanjing (meaning: "southern capital", 南京), a former capital. When Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-shek) moved the capital from Beijing to Nanjing in the Republican period, Beijing became "Beiping", meaning, "northern peace", to show that it was no longer the capital - there have been many different capitals of China and various Chinese states throughout history, and Beijing has been the capital of the People's Republic since its founding in October 1949.