Beijing is located on the northwest edge of North China Plain, backed by Yanshan Mountains, and the Yongding River flows through the southwest of the old city, adjacent to Tianjin and Hebei Province. It is a famous historical and cultural city with a history of more than 3000 years and a history of 1000 years.
In history, six dynasties (Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming, Qing and Republic of China) established their capitals here, and many regimes established their political power here, which gathered Chinese culture since Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties and possessed many historical sites and cultural landscapes.
Beijing, Xi, Nanjing and Luoyang are also known as the "four ancient capitals" of China, with six world heritages. It is the city with the largest number of cultural heritage projects in the world, with important international influence and one of the largest cities in the world.
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Other names and origins of Beijing:
1, Yan Dou, according to historical records, in BC 1 122, Zhao Gong was sealed in the state of Yan after Zhou Wuwang destroyed its business. Yan Dou is named after being the capital of ancient Yan State. Among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period, there is Yan State, which is said to be named after its proximity to Yanshan Mountain, and its capital is called "Yan Dou".
2. Youzhou, one of the ancient Kyushu. In the name of Youzhou, Youzhou was established in the Han, Wei, Jin and Tang Dynasties, and it is located in the present Beijing area.
3, Beijing, Beijing generally refers to the capital, Beijing has become the capital, which is also called the capital.
4. Dadu, the Yuan Dynasty rebuilt the new city centered on Jinligong and the present Beihai Park. Yuan Shizu was renamed Dadu in the 9th year of Yuan Dynasty (1272), commonly known as Dadu in Yuan Dynasty.
5. Beiping, the first year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1368), after Zhu Yuanzhang destroyed the Yuan Dynasty, in order to record the achievements of pacifying the North, most of the Yuan Dynasty was renamed Beiping.
6. Beijing, in the first year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1403), after Emperor Judy Yongle, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, ascended the throne, he changed the fief of Beiping to Shuntianfu, built the city of Beijing, and prepared to move the capital here, which was the beginning of officially naming Beijing.
7. Shi Jing moved his capital to Beijing in the 18th year of Yongle (1420) and renamed it Shi Jing until the Qing Dynasty.