Beijing
Beijing is a metropolis of Northern China also capital of People’s Republic China (PRC). It is known as Peking in English and being one of 4 municipalities of PRC, that are equal to regions of administrative structures in China also being one of 4 Grand Primeval Capital’s.
Beijing Municipality which borders to Hebei Province in the North, South, West, small division in East, and also to Tianjin Municipality in southeast. After Shanghai, it is second biggest city of China. Beijing is a key transportation hub having dozens of motorways, roads and railways which pass throughout the city. It’s a central point of numerous global flights to China and recognized as an educational, cultural and political center of PRC hosting the Summer Olympics – 2008.
Beijing is located on northern tip and opens to east and south of city. Mountains to west, northwest and north protects the agricultural heartland of northern china and the city from intruding desert steppes. China’s Great Wall stretched across northern portion of its municipality utilized this rocky topography to protect against wandering incursions from steppes. It is northern end of China’s Grand Canal built across NorthChinaPlain till Hangzhou. Largest reservoir of Beijing is the Miyun Reservoir which is very important for supplying water. Its climate is monsoon-influenced sultry continental climate which is characterized by humid, hot summers due to monsoon of East Asia and severely cold, dry, windy winters reflecting the pressure of enormous Siberian anticyclone. Normal temperature during January ranges between minus seven to minus four degree Celsius, whereas during July it ranges between twenty to twenty six degrees Celsius. Level of Air Pollution on a normal day is almost above five times of WHO standards of safety. China’s enormously inefficient usage of Coal which is their key supply of energy - contributes to a large extent of pollution.
Recent years, Beijing’s Automobile Sector and real estates have sustained to bloom. Beijing CBD has been recognized as city’s novel central trade district, and also home to numerous corporate provincial headquarters, high-end housing and shopping precincts. Financial Street in Fuchengmen and Fuxingmen areas are the conventional financial centres. The Xidan and Wangfujing areas are main shopping districts. Zhongguancun carries on being a main centre in computer-related business and electronics also as a pharmaceutical associated research. Yizhuang which is located in the southeast of urban area is fetching as a latest centre in materials engineering, IT and pharmaceuticals Industry.
Urban Beijing is known as being centre of plagiarized goods. Anything from latest DVDs to newest designer clothing are easily available in markets throughout the city, frequently advertised to international visitors and emigrants. Beijing is also well known as a global leader in distribution and production of melamine-related composites. In Urban areas, farming is carried out with maize and wheat being the most important crops. Vegetables are grown in areas which are close to urban areas for supplying the city. Its development continues to advance at a swift speed. Enormous development has resulted in huge numbers of tribulations for city. The two main railway stations are the Central and West Railway. Usual passenger traffic in urban area is handled by other three railway stations: Fengtai, Beijing north and east. It has become a habitat to various universities and colleges.