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Beijing,formerlyPeking,is thecapitalof thePeople's Republic of China.It is the world'smost populous national capital city,with over 21 million residents within anadministrative areaof 16,410.5 sq. km (6336 sq. mi.). It is located inNorthern China,and is governed as amunicipalityunder the direct administration of theState Councilwith16 urban, suburban, and rural districts.
Beijing is aglobal cityand one of the world's leading centres for culture,diplomacyandpolitics,business and economics,education,language,andscience and technology.Amegacity,Beijing is the second largest Chinese city byurban populationafterShanghaiand is the nation'scultural,educational,andpoliticalcenter.
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[edit]- Alineand I have travelled a very long, very hard road together, from ourworking classhomes in ruralQuebecto the palaces ofLondon,Paris,Moscow,and Beijing.Politicswas the route, public service the reward.
- Jean Chrétien,My Years As Prime Minister(2007) Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2007, ISBN 978-0-676-97900-8 Chapter Fourteen, Vive le Canada, p. 406
- This city is a completely female city. Female town. Beijing is male. All rough and politics.Shanghaiis more delicate. Money talks. Beautiful. I had enough rough. I need details. Specially because (I am) a lady. I need city.
- Jin Xingcited in: SanSan Kwan,Kinesthetic City: Dance and Movement in Chinese Urban Spaces,2013 p. xxx
- The most beautiful thing inTokyoisMcDonald's.The most beautiful thing inStockholmis McDonald's. The most beautiful thing inFlorenceis McDonald's. Peking andMoscowdon't have anything beautiful yet.
- Andy Warhol,The Philosophy of Andy Warhol: (From A to B and Back Again),1975ISBN 978-0156717205
