I have never been to Beijing but have researched it with my class. The Winter months are December to February. The coldest month is January and has reached -10C before.
The weather warms up rapidly from generally freezing to generally cool, but it is windy. On average the temperature reaches 11°C (52°F) during the day, and at night drops to -1°C (30°F). Sandstorms are possible.
All of the countries of Asia and their capitals (*see bottom for disputed):
Afghanistan (Islamic Republic of Afghanistan) - Kabul
Armenia (Republic of Armenia) - Yerevan
Azerbaijan (Republic of Azerbaijan) - Baku
Bahrain (Kingdom of Bahrain) - Manama
Bangladesh (People's Republic of Bangladesh) - Dhaka
Bhutan (Kingdom of Bhutan) - Thimphu
Brunei (State of Brunei, Abode of Peace) Bandar Seri Begawan
Cambodia (Kingdom of Cambodia) - Phnom Penh
China (People's Republic of China) - Beijing
Cyprus (Republic of Cyprus) - Nicosia
Georgia (Georgian Republic) - Tbilisi
India (Republic of India) - New Delhi
Indonesia (Republic of Indonesia) - Jakarta
Iran (Islamic Republic of Iran) - Tehran
Iraq (Republic of Iraq) - Baghdad
Israel (State of Israel) - Jerusalem
Japan - Tokyo
Jordan (The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan) - Amman
Kazakhstan (Republic of Kazakhstan) - Astana
North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) - Pyongyang
South Korea (Republic of Korea) - Seoul
Kuwait (State of Kuwait) - Kuwait City
Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyz Republic) - Bishkek
Laos (Lao People's Democratic Republic) - Vientiane
Lebanon (Lebanese Republic) - Beirut
Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur
Maldives (Republic of Maldives) - Malé
Mongolia - Ulan Bator
Myanmar (Burma, Republic of The Union of Myanmar) - Naypyidaw
Nepal (Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal) - Kathmandu
Oman (Sultanate of Oman) - Muscat
Pakistan (Islamic Republic of Pakistan) - Islamabad
Philippines (Republic of the Philippines) - Manila
Qatar (State of Qatar) - Doha
Russia (Russian Federation) - Moscow
Saudi Arabia (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) - Riyadh
Singapore (Republic of Singapore) - Singapore
Sri Lanka (Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka) - Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte
Syria (Syrian Arab Republic) - Damascus
Tajikistan (Republic of Tajikistan) - Dushanbe
Thailand (Kingdom of Thailand) - Bangkok
Timor-Leste (East Timor, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste) - Dili
Turkey (Republic of Turkey) - Ankara
Turkmenistan - Ashgabat
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Uzbekistan (Republic of Uzbekistan) - Tashkent
Vietnam (Socialist Republic of Vietnam) - Hanoi
Yemen (Republic of Yemen) - San'a'
* (partly recognized poltical states)
Abkhazia (Republic of Abkhazia) - Sukhumi
Nagorno-Karabakh - Stepanakert
Northern Cyprus (Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus) - Lefkoşa
State of Palestine - Ramallah (claims Jerusalem)
South Ossetia (Republic of South Ossetia) - Tskhinvali
Taiwan (Republic of China) - Taipei
the forbidden city is now a museum but was used as the palace of 24 emperors and also as a political and ceremonial centre of Chinese government.
Beijing is a top tourist place in China. This is also a popular tourist place all over the world. Many travellers come to Beijing for traveling. There are so many travel companies are available to help travellers. I know Beijing Transfer Tours is a very popular travel company in Beijing. You can contact this company for your travelling.
I am a Chinese. I study in Xian At least 12 hours, generally 14-16hours.
To the Chinese, Beijing has always been pronounced Beijing, however the English mistransliteration of "Peking" was dropped in 1958 with the implementation of the Hanyu Pinyin romanization system.
He harshly rejected the king's request and refused to allow for increased trade between China and Europe.
The distance between London, England and and Beijing, China is 5056.28 miles or 8137.3 kilometres.
Beijing used to be known as Peking in English cultures during the 1800s and early 1900s. It has also been known by many different names in China throughout its history.
No. In fact, part of Taipei City is on an island with a river on each side. These rivers flow into the Pacific Ocean a few miles downstream.
In Beijing there is the temple that the emperor lived in, the Great Wall of China to explore, the National Olympic Stadium, the Wild Goose Pagoda and mnay, many things more!
Forbidden City
The money used in Beijing is the Chinese RenMinBi, or RMB for short.
Tiananmen Square protests were student-led protests that took place in 1989 in China. The protests started in Beijing and rapidly spread to 400 cities nation wide. The protests were brutally suppressed, with a large number of protesters imprisoned. Foreign journalists were deported and independent coverage of the event was halted. Even wide ranging changes were made in the leadership structures of the ruling communist party. Officials sympathetic of protesters were fired. Even to this day any discussion or remembrance of the event is prohibited.
The Chinese traditional dress is called Qi Pao or Cheongsam, which originated from the Manchu female clothes. Its tailoring style is western, but in traditional Chinese style and one of its purpose is to show the beauty of the body shape of a female.