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As the capital of the
Beijing was first declared the capital city of China in 1057 BC by King Wu, the city has gone by the names Ji, Zhongdu, Dadu and finally Beijing when the Ming Dynasty Emperor ChengZu chose the name in 1421.
History of Beijing:
Historic records and archeological findings prove that as a city, Beijing dates to more than 3,000 years ago. It was the capital of five fuedal dynasties - the Liao, jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing. On October 1 1949, the People's Republic of China was founded and since then, Beijing has been the national capital, the country's political and cultural center and the center of the country's international exchange.
A Brief Chronology of Beijing:
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1045 B.C. |
Ji city founded in |
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226 B.C. |
Emperor Qin Shihuang occupied Ji |
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581-618 |
Called Zhuojun |
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618-907 |
Called Youzhou |
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916-1125 |
Called |
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1153 |
Called Zhongdu, capital of Kin |
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1215 |
Occupied by Genghis Khan and called Yanjing |
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1272 |
Called Dadu, capital of Yuan |
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1368 |
Called Beiping under the Ming empire |
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1403 |
Renamed |
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1406 |
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1421 |
Became the Ming Capital |
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1564 |
Expanded further south to form the present-day city size |
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1644 |
Became the Qing Capital |
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1860 |
British-French Allied Forces invaded the city and burned down |
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1900 |
Eignt-Power Allied Forces invaded the city to suppress Boxer Movement |
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1911 |
Sun Yat-sen's revolution put an end to the rule of the Qing |
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1912 |
Founding of the Republic of China (then renamed Beiping) |
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1937 |
Japaninvaded Beijing |
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1945 |
Surrender of |
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1949 |
Founding of the People's Republic of |
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