Westerners’ interest in Eastern civilization originates from the city of Beijing, China. Beijing (formerly called Peking, Beiping, Dadu,Jingcheng and Yanjing in different period of Chinese history) is today’s capital city of the People’s Republic of China. It’s the national’s political and cultural hub with a long and brilliant history as well as flourishing world heritage.

As a city, Beijing had gained supremacy as the capital of the Liao (907-1125), Jin (1115-1234),Yuan(1271-1368),Ming(1368-1644), and Qing(1644-1911)dynasties that makes it a world-famous historical sites and enchanting natural scenery for attracting thousands and millions tourist across the world. It offers a staggering array of attractions including the Forbidden City, where the castle of ancient emperors is; the Majestic Tiananmen Square which is the world’s largest square, the amazing engineering marvel，the Great Wall; the Beihai Park, the oldest imperial garden; etc. Simply put, it’s a remarkable city of offering an abundance of ancient and modern architecture, temples, gardens, and museums, and a variety of colorful local flavor and customs.

Besides its rich historical charm that entice people from all walks of life to it, Beijing is also a famous fast-growing, dynamic, modern and international metropolis where celebrities in all kinds of filed are working and living here. When you first arrived in Beijing, you would first be impressed by its magnificent skyscrapers, luxurious five-star hotels, and fashionable shopping malls and vast and diverse museums decorated with the golden roofs of the ancient architecture. Beijing is also the art and educational center of China. You will never miss enjoying the Beijing Opera, which is one of the essences of Chinese culture. There are varieties of art galleries, museums, concerts that provide high level of art performance. Beijing is the education center of People's Republic of China. More 500 famous universities of China are located in Beijing. They also include 5 of the top universities: Peking University, Tsinghua University, China People University, Beijing Normal University and Beihang University. Beijing is also education center of China for teaching Chinese as a foreign language. The standard Chinese pronunciation is based on Beijing dialect, so over 70% foreigners who want to study Chinese go to Beijing for their studies.

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