Peking

• 19/05/2016 16:57
• China

Beijing is the capital of the People's Republic of China and is the second largest city in population after Shanghai with about 20 million people. Beijing is considered the political, educational and cultural center of China, while Shanghai and Hong Kong predominate in economic sectors. Beijing is one of the four great ancient capitals of China for centuries and is an integral part of the history of the country. The city is full of palaces, temples and cultural treasures while almost every building has to "tell" an important story about the city. Since the most important figures of the 20th century was the leader of the Chinese Revolution, Mao Zedong. The same, he took office, declared the founding of the People's Republic of China on October 1 1949 established the new government in Beijing. In the capital of China, past coexists in each step with the modern present: the Forbidden City and Beijing Opera as the Olympic Stadium (or else the Bird's Nest), Beijing is at the heart of Chinese civilization and development.