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Beijing   Listen
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Beijing  n.  (Geography) The capital city of China. Formerly called Peking. Population (2000) = 12,033,000.





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... or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghaiese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority ...
— The 2003 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency
... traditionally pragmatic and eclectic; most important elements of religion are Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism; Muslim 2-3%, Christian 1% (est.) Languages: Standard Chinese (Putonghua) or Mandarin (based on the Beijing dialect); also Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, and minority languages (see ethnic divisions) Literacy: 73% (male 84%, female 62%) age 15 and over can ...
— The 1992 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.


Words linked to "Beijing" :   Red China, Forbidden City, Communist China, national capital, capital of Red China, Peking, china, Peiping, Beijing dialect, PRC, Cathay, People's Republic of China, mainland China


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