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Home/ Visit Beijing/ About Beijing

History >>

  • - Name Check
  • - Earliest Inhabitants
  • - City of Ji, Beijing's First Phase
  • - Capital of the Liao and Jin Dynasties

Beijing Memories >>

Fast Facts >>

  • - A - Administration, Area Code
  • - B - Business Hours
  • - C - Climate & Currency
  • - E - Electricity, Ethnic Groups

Annual Festivals >>

  • - Tomb Sweeping Day
  • - Lantern Festival
  • - National Day
  • - Mid-Autumn Festival

Public Services >>

  • - Useful numbers
  • - Banking
  • - Communications
  • - Embassies

Sister Cities >>

  • - Tokyo
  • - New York
  • - Belgrade
  • - Lima

News & Reviews >>

  • - Theme park of 'Super Heroes' opens to public in Beijing
  • - Marathon brings out the best of the Jinshanling Great Wall
  • - Water splashing festival in Beijing
  • - Hello Kitty Dreams Restaurant in Beijing