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Beijing Facts

English Name: Beijing, Peking
Chinese Name: 北京 (běi jīng)
Government: Municipality; Capital of China
Location: Northern China (39°54′N, 116°23′E)
Area Code: 010; Zip Code: 100000

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Beijing History

Beijing is one of the four ancient cities of China (together with Xian, Luoyang, Nanjing), the best preserved, and famous around the world. Beijing is also known as a cradle of humanity. As early as 700,000 years ago, Peking Man lived in Zhoukoudian area of Beijing.

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Skyscraper becomes a Hong Kong landmark

International Commerce Center The 118-floor International Commerce Center is one of the world's top 10 tallest buildings, in Hong Kong's Kowloon, June 22, 2012. ICC is 490 meters tall and opened in May 2011. Tourists can enjoy the view from the Sky100 lounge on the 100th floor, which is the only site with a 360-degree view of Hong Kong. The Ritz-Carlton Hotel occupies floors 102 to 118 inside the ICC, becoming the world's highest hotel.

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Moves to trade and protect stage works

The Thousand-hand Goddess of Mercy performed by a group of disabled artists.   The Beijing International Copyright Trade Center joined with the Web portal new1001 on a "listed trade platform" for international performing arts during the China International Copyright Expo last week.

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