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What was Beijing called in ancient times?
Beijing was called Ji Cheng, Yan Dou, Yanjing, Youdu, Zhongdu, Yuandadu, Beiping, Shi Jing and Shuntianfu in ancient times.

1. As early as the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty, it was named as Beijing and its vicinity, called Yan, and later named Yao as Ji, which is now southwest of Beijing. After Yan was destroyed, it moved its capital to Ji, which was collectively called Yan Dou or Yanjing.

2. During the Qin Dynasty, Ji County was established in Gyeonggi, which was under the jurisdiction of Yang Guangjun.

3. Sui Huangkai abandoned Yan County for three years. But soon in the great cause of three years, the Sui Dynasty changed Youzhou to Zhuo Jun.

4. In the first year of Huitong (938), the capital of Liaoning was Beijing, and it was named Nanjing Youdu House. In the first year of Kaitai, it was renamed Xijin House.

5. In the first year of Zhenyuan (1 153), Di Chin Yan Yanliang officially established Beijing as the capital, which is now in the southwest of Beijing.

6. Beijing in the Yuan Dynasty was called Yuandadu.

7. Judy, the prince of Yan, ascended the throne after the change of Jingnan, and changed Beiping to Beijing in the first year of Yongle.

8. Qing soldiers entered Beijing immediately after entering the customs, also known as Shuntianfu, and the capital belongs to Zhili.

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Beijing, referred to as "Beijing" for short, is the capital, municipality directly under the Central Government, national central city, megacity, international metropolis, national political center, cultural center, international exchange center and scientific and technological innovation center of People's Republic of China (PRC). The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CCCPC), People's Republic of China (PRC) Central People's Government, National People's Congress, Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and China.

Beijing is located in the northern part of North China Plain, backed by Yanshan Mountains, and adjacent to Tianjin and Hebei Province. Beijing's climate is a typical semi-humid continental monsoon climate in the north temperate zone.

Beijing is one of the first national historical and cultural cities, and also the city with the most world cultural heritage in the world. The history of more than 3,000 years has given birth to the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, the Badaling Great Wall, the Summer Palace and many other places of interest. As early as 700,000 years ago, the primitive tribe "Beijingers" appeared in Zhoukoudian, Beijing. In BC 1045, Beijing became the capital of thistle, swallow and other vassal states. Since 938, Beijing has successively become the capital of Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, and the capital of Beiyang government in the Republic of China? 1 949101October1became the capital of People's Republic of China (PRC).

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Baidu Encyclopedia-Beijing