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Beijing : The Capital City

Other Name	Peking
Languages Spoken	Standard Mandarin
Long Distance Code	+8610
Importance	Beijing is China's second largest city, after Shanghai.
International Access	Beijing is well connected with all the major cities of the world by air.
Area	16801.25 km²
Best Time To Visit	October To November & May

Location: Beijing is located on the west coast of Pacific, Beijing stands at the northern tip of North China Plain. Tian'anmen Square in the cnter of Beijing is situated at 39O56' North Latitude and 116O20' East Longitude.

Climate: Humid Continental Climate

Description: Beijing, also known as Peking, is the capital and the second largest city of China. The total area of Beijing is approximately 16,800 sq km, and has over 7.23 million people, 3 million of which are temporary residents. The temporary residents are comprised of business persons, teachers and students. Beijing's permanent residents are from all of the different ethnic groups found in China with the Han's comprising over 96% of the population. Mandarin Chinese is the language spoken in Beijing, with Beijing's dialect being the standard form of Mandarin

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