King Wu was the first to declare Beijing the capital city in 1057 BC. Subsequently, the city has gone by the names of Ji, Zhongdu, Dadu, and finally Beijing when the Ming Dynasty Emperor ChengZu chose the name in 1421. Before 1949, Beijing was known as Peking by the Western world. After 1949, the city's name returned to Beijing, as it is known today.
Beijing City is an independently administered municipal district. She is situated in the northeastern part of China at an elevation of 43.5m above sea level. The climate in Beijing is of the continental type, with cold and dry winters and hot summers. January is the coldest month (-4 Celsius), while July the warmest (26 Celsius).
Beijing has several destinations for tourists. Some are as follows:
The Imperial Gardens
The Ming tomb
The temple of the Sleeping Buddha
The Summer Palace
SheHuaDong Cave
Yunjusi Temple
Forbidden city (The palace museum)
ShiDu (south west suburb)
and many more....
Tourists can have a good time once they are in Beijing. Also there is Olympics scheduled this year. This city is going to be the best palce in China this year with loads of Tourist and Olympics cheerers.
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