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History

Beijing became the capital of the State of Yan during the Western Zhou Dynasty (11th Century-771BC), marking the beginning of its history as a city.

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Economy

In 2025, Beijing's economy maintained a stable performance, with production and demand both showing a good momentum of steady growth.

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Demographic Geography

Geographical LocationBeijing Municipality covers an area of 16,410.54 square kilometres.

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Population

By the end of 2024, the city's population of permanent residents reached 21.832 million, marking a decrease of 26,000 from the previous year.

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Administrative Districts

The 16 districts in Beijing

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City Trees and City Flowers

The city trees of Beijing are the Chinese scholar tree and the arborvitae. As Beijing's oldest shade tree, the Chinese scholar tree is celebrated as the"king of shade trees".

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