Beijing
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...capital of the Peoples Republic of China. It is in central Hebei...The second largest city in China (after Shanghai), Beijing...the Communist victory in 1949, Beijing has become a great...through both Mongolia and NE China, with Russia. Its airport...monument to the heroes of the revolution, the Great Hall of the People, and the museum of history and revolution. Celebrations...of China from 1421 until 1911. The gateway to Mongolia...Republic in 1911 12. From 1912 to 1927, Beijing, Guangzhou...