Beijing Introduction

As the capital of modern China, Beijing is fast becoming a popular destination. As the center of 1000 years of imperial rule, Beijing was built to awe central power. The city's central axis of the city is 7.5 km long, cutting through Beijing in a line from north to south. On this central line, are Yongding Gate, Qianmen Gate and Tian'anmen (The Gate of Heavenly Peace).
Tian'anmen is the front entrance to the imperial city. Going north through Tian'anmen, you arrive at the Forbidden City. On the south end of this axis, are the Temple of Heaven and Xiannongtan Temple. Almost all of Beijing's streets are constructed according to this axis. It's a good idea to take a walk along the axis and appreciate the harmony of the design. And if you want to know Beijing deeper, explore the windy alleyways (known as Hutongs) between the city's main boulevards.

Where is Beijing ?

Just where exactly is Beijing anyway ?? So many foreign tourists and business people come to Beijing with no real idea of where they are, or how big the country is। This page will help you get your bearings.

Beijing is situated towards the north east corner of China. The map above is of northern Asia with China being the light colored un-marked area. If you have no idea where the area above is located in the world, we suggest you visit worldatlas.com where you can locate the Asia region.
Beijing China city facts
Population: approx 14,000,000 fluctuating daily
Distances to other cities in China and nearby countries
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Tianjin
112 km
69 miles
Tangshan
149 km
93 miles
Shijiazhuang
264 km
164 miles
Jinan
347 km
216 miles
Zibo
371 km
230 miles
Taiyuan
408 km
254 miles
Jinzhou
420 km
261 miles
Dalian
464 km
288 miles
Baotou
549 km
341 miles
Qingdao
552 km
343 miles
Anshan
571 km
355 miles
Zhengzhou
641 km
398 miles
Fushun
666 km
414 miles
Luoyang
668 km
415 miles
North Korea - Pyongyang
813 km
505 miles
Changchun
859 km
534 miles
Xi'an
913 km
567 miles
Mongolia - Choibalsan
919 km
571 miles
South Korea - Inch'on
929 km
577 miles
Jilin
952 km
591 miles
South Korea - Seoul
960 km
597 miles
Qiqihar
1031 km
641 miles
Wuhan
1055 km
655 miles
Harbin
1060 km
659 miles
Shanghai
1068 km
664 miles
Hangzhou
1136 km
706 miles
South Korea - Taegu
1162 km
722 miles
Mongolia - Ulaanbaatar
1169 km
726 miles
Lanzhou
1188 km
738 miles
South Korea - Pusan
1237 km
769 miles
Nanchang
1255 km
780 miles
Russia - Vladivostok
1337 km
831 miles
Changsha
1343 km
834 miles
Japan - Fukuoka
1423 km
884 miles
Japan - Kitaky¨¹sh¨¹
1447 km
899 miles
Chongqing
1461 km
908 miles
Chengdu
1518 km
943 miles
Japan - Hiroshima
1548 km
962 miles
Fuzhou
1570 km
975 miles
Japan - Okayama
1652 km
1027 miles
Russia - Irkutsk
1660 km
1031 miles
China(Taiwan) - Taipei
1726 km
1072 miles
Guiyang
1734 km
1077 miles
Japan - K?be
1756 km
1091 miles
Russia - Khabarovsk
1768 km
1098 miles
Japan - ?saka
1785 km
1109 miles
Japan - Ky?to
1790 km
1113 miles
China(Taiwan) - Taichung
1798 km
1118 miles
Japan - Okinawa - Naha
1852 km
1151 miles
Canton
1864 km
1158 miles
Japan - Nagoya
1881 km
1169 miles
China(Taiwan) - Kaohsiung
1914 km
1189 miles
Kowloon
1966 km
1221 miles
Macau
1990 km
1237 miles
China(Hong Kong) - Hong Kong
2024 km
1258 miles
Kunming
2087 km
1297 miles
Japan - Tokyo
2098 km
1304 miles
Japan - Yokohama
2100 km
1305 miles
Japan - Sapporo
2101 km
1305 miles
Japan - Kawasaki
2103 km
1307 miles
Japan - Sendai
2114 km
1314 miles
Mongolia - Hovd
2194 km
1363 miles
Vietnam - Hanoi
2326 km
1445 miles
Ur¨¹mqi
2407 km
1496 miles
Russia - Krasnoyarsk
2490 km
1547 miles
China(Tibet) - Lhasa
2556 km
1588 miles
Russia - Novokuznetsk
2670 km
1659 miles
Laos - Vientiane
2763 km
1717 miles
India - Shillong
2777 km
1725 miles
Bhutan - Thimphu
2816 km
1750 miles
Bangladesh - Sylhet
2830 km
1758 miles
Philippines - Manila
2849 km
1770 miles
Thailand - Khon Kaen
2923 km
1816 miles
Bangladesh - Mymensingh
2950 km
1833 miles
Russia - Novosibirsk
2982 km
1853 miles
Bangladesh - Saidpur
2982 km
1853 miles
Bangladesh - Comilla
2988 km
1857 miles

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