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Beijing

Beijing, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 21.8 million residents, it is the world's most populous national capital city, as well as China's second-largest city by urban area, after Shanghai. It is located in Northern China and is governed as a provincial-level direct-administered municipality with 16 municipal…

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Abbreviation
BJ / 京 (jīng)
Area code
10
Climate
Monsoon-influenced hot-summer humid continental climate (Dwa)
Country
China
Divisions - County-level - Township- level
16 districts 343 towns and subdistricts
Elevation
43.5 m (143 ft)

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Economy

Demographics

Education and research

Culture

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Transportation

Defence and aerospace

Ecology

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Beijing

Nodes1094
Edges1093
Triples940
Avg. degree2
Density0.001828
Components1

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related to Foreign embassies and consulates · 60
Beijing → Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola, Antigua, Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain, Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium, Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia, Benin Bolivia Bosnia, BulgariaBurkina Faso Burundi Cambodia, Cameroon Canada Cape Verde, Central African Republic Chad, Chile Colombia Comoros Republic, China, Chinese, Congo Costa Rica Croatia, Congo Democratic Republic, Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic, Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican, El Salvador Equatorial Guinea, Emirates United Kingdom United, Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji, Finland France GabonGambia Georgia
related to Twin towns and sister cities · 51
Beijing → Addis Ababa, AlbaniaTokyo, ArgentinaCairo, AustraliaCologne, BelarusMexico City, BelgiumBucharest, BrazilSan José, CambodiaRiga, CanadaPhnom Penh, ChileSeoul, Costa RicaSantiago, CubaHelsinki, DenmarkDelhi, EgyptCanberra, England, EstoniaTehran, EthiopiaAnkara, FinlandÎle-de-France, FranceIslamabad, GermanyBrussels
related to Administrative divisions · 50
Beijing → Area, Beijing Municipality, Beiyuan Subdistrict, Binhe Subdistrict, Changping, Chaowai Subdistrict, Chaoyang, Chengbei Subdistrict, Chongwen, Daxing, Dayu Subdistrict, Division, Dongcheng, Fangshan, Fengtai, Fengtai Subdistrict, Gongchen Subdistrict, Gulou Subdistrict, Haidian, Haidian Subdistrict
related to Early and Mid-Imperial China · 49
Beijing → AD, After, After China, Also, An Lushan, An-Shi Rebellion, Baarin Left Banner, BC, Cao Cao, China, During, First Emperor, Gongsun Zan, Grand Canal, Guangyang Commandery, Han, In, Inner Mongolia, Ji, Khitan Liao
related to Qing dynasty · 40
Beijing → Also, Anglo-French, August, Battle, Beijing's, Boxer Rebellion, Boxers, China, Chinese, Chinese Christian, Convention, Dream, During, Eight-Nation Alliance, Facilities, From, Hanlin Academy, Imperial, Li Hongzhang, Manchu
related to Ming dynasty · 38
Beijing → Beijing's, Beiping, Dadu, Dadu/Khanbaliq, Forbidden City, Giles, He, Heaven, Hongwu, Hongwu Emperor's, Hongxi Emperor, In, Ming, Mongolia, Nanjing, Northern Capital, Northern Peace, October, On, Peip'ing
related to Republic of China · 34
Beijing → After, Army, Beijing's, Beiping, China, Chinese, During, Following, His, Incident, Japan, Japanese, Japanese-occupied, July, June, Kuomintang's Northern Expedition, Marco Polo Bridge, Nanjing, On, Peiping
related to Rail and high-speed rail · 32
Beijing → Baotou, Chengde, China's, Datong, Fengsha Line, Guangzhou, Harbin, Hebei, In, Inner Mongolia, Jingbao Line, Jingcheng Line, Jingguang Line, Jingha Line, Jinghu Line, Jingjiu Line, Jingqin Line, Jingtong Line, Jingyuan Line, Kowloon
related to Economic zones · 30
Beijing → Beijing Airport Economic Zone, Beijing Capital International Airport, Beijing Central Business District, Beijing Economic, Beijing Financial Street, Beijing Olympic Center Zone, Beijing's, Beijing-Tianjin-Shijiazhuang Hi-Tech Industrial Belt, CBD, Chaoyangmenwai, China's, Daxing District, Fifth Ring Road, Fuchengmen, Fuxingmen, GDP, Haidian District, In, It, Jianguomenwai
related to Architecture · 28
Beijing → Beijing CBD, Beijing CityA, Beijing National Stadium, CCTV Headquarters, China, China's, Finally, First, Forbidden City, Gate, Heaven, Heavenly Peace, Imperial Ancestral Temple, Ming, National Center, Next, Palace, People's Republic, Performing Arts, Qing

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
BeijingAbbreviationBJ / 京 (jīng)1.00infobox
BeijingArea code101.00infobox
BeijingClimateMonsoon-influenced hot-summer humid continental climate (Dwa)1.00infobox
BeijingCountryChina1.00infobox
BeijingDivisions - County-level - Township- level16 districts 343 towns and subdistricts1.00infobox
BeijingElevation43.5 m (143 ft)1.00infobox
BeijingEstablished1045 BC1.00infobox
BeijingFlowerChina rose (Rosa chinensis) Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)1.00infobox
BeijingFounded byZhou dynasty (Western Zhou)1.00infobox
BeijingGrowth5.4% (2025)1.00infobox
BeijingHDI (2023)0.912 (1st) – very high1.00infobox
BeijingHighest elevation (Mount Ling)2,303 m (7,556 ft)1.00infobox
BeijingISO 3166 codeCN-BJ1.00infobox
BeijingLicense plate prefixes京A, C, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q 京B (taxis) 京G, Y (outside urban area) 京O, D (police and authorities)1.00infobox
BeijingMunicipal seatTongzhou District1.00infobox
BeijingPostal codes100000–1026291.00infobox
BeijingTime zoneUTC+08:00 (CST)1.00infobox
BeijingTreeChinese arborvitae (Platycladus orientalis) Pagoda tree (Styphnolobium japonicum)1.00infobox
BeijingWebsitebeijing.gov.cn english.beijing.gov.cn1.00infobox
Beijing• BodyBeijing Municipal People's Congress1.00infobox
Beijing• Congress ChairmanLi Xiuling1.00infobox
Beijing• Density1,334.087/km2 (3,455.271/sq mi)1.00infobox
Beijing• Han95%1.00infobox
Beijing• MayorYin Yong1.00infobox
Beijing• Metro12,796.5 km2 (4,940.8 sq mi)1.00infobox
Beijing• Metro22,366,5471.00infobox
Beijing• Metro density1,747.86/km2 (4,526.95/sq mi)1.00infobox
Beijing• Municipal CPPCC ChairmanVacant1.00infobox
Beijing• Municipality16,410.54 km2 (6,336.14 sq mi)1.00infobox
Beijing• Municipality21,893,0951.00infobox

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