Beijing city

Beijing city

Beijing city history dates back to the period of "Western Zhou" Dynasty, and was known as "G". In the era of "Warring States", it became the capital of the most powerful of these Almmmalc: "Jan". Declining political role beyond, it remained an important city and commercial center in northern China for more than a thousand years. Since the beginning of the 10th century, it became the capital of a second strain "Liao" and became known as the "Yanjing".
Then regained its political leadership role when taken by successive families to rule the country -gen, Yuan, Ming and Cheng- its capital (years until 1115 and 1911), except for its political role culture has become the capital of Beijing, this period has left many of evidence. Like the Imperial Palace and adumbrate man in Beijing Zhoukoudian area, and the Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven and the thirteen tombs of the Ming Dynasty, UNESCO has incorporated all of these landmarks in the World Cultural Heritage List.
After the popular revolution in 1949, it was taken "Beijing" official capital of the "People's Republic of China." I took the renewal and development of the movement to flourish in the city since the eighties of the twentieth century, then increased the speed and pace of modernization, which showed the modern buildings, highways and other crossword. Today the city is trying to maintain its old features, at the same time show that modern features.