Beijing (literally "northern capital" in Chinese) is the capital of the People's Republic of China and its second largest city in terms of population, after Shanghai. It is the political, educational, and cultural center of the People's Republic of China, while Shanghai and Hong Kong predominate in economic fields.Beijing has been settled since 1000 BC, but only became the capital of China under the Mongol rule in the 13th century. Beijing is a huge city (the emphasis being on "huge", with huge buildings, wide 12-lane streets and large open spaces in between (the Tiananmen square is 1 km wide). Beijing has a rough climate with cold winters, hot summers and short intermediate seasons in-between. The city also suffers from heavy pollution and poor air quality from industry and traffic.

The Forbidden City photo gallery  - 52 pictures of The Forbidden City
Tiananmen Square photo gallery  - 27 pictures of Tiananmen Square
Wangfujing shopping street photo gallery  - 22 pictures of Wangfujing shopping street
The Forbidden City
52 photos of the Forbidden City, a huge area in Beijing with many well preserved ancient buildings and temples.
Tiananmen Square
27 photos of the Tiananmen square in the centre of Beijing, the largest open urban square in the world
Wangfujing shopping street
22 photos of Wangfujing street, with the pedestrian area and its shops and malls
Temple of Heaven photo gallery  - 19 pictures of Temple of Heaven
Summer Palace photo gallery  - 30 pictures of Summer Palace
Downtown Beijing photo gallery  - 17 pictures of Downtown Beijing
Temple of Heaven
19 photos of the Temple of Heaven, a huge 267 hectare park with several ancient buildings.
Summer Palace
30 photos of the Summer Palace in Beijing, a huge garden around a lake with several palaces, temples and pavilions
Downtown Beijing
17 photos of the Changan street, the Oriental Plaza malls and other scenes in central Beijing
Hutong area photo gallery  - 16 pictures of Hutong area
CCTV building photo gallery  - 13 pictures of CCTV building
Tiananmen square park photo gallery  - 12 pictures of Tiananmen square park
The Great Wall of China in Jinshanling photo gallery  - 12 pictures of The Great Wall of China in Jinshanling
Hutong area
16 photos of Hutongs, traditional Chinese neighbourhoods in Beijing and of a Go game
CCTV building
13 photos of the CCTV building, the new headquarter of CCTV and a skyscraper with a very unusual shape
Tiananmen square park
12 photos of the new park between the Tiananmen square and the Forbidden city
The Great Wall of China in Jinshanling
12 photos of the Great Wall of China in Jinshanling, a remote place about three hours by car northeast of Beijing.
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