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BEIJING Beijing is a metropolis in northern China and the capital of the Peoples Republic of China. Beijing is a major transportation hub, with dozens of railways, roads and motorways passing through the city. It is also the focal point of many international flights to China. Beijing is recognized as the political, educational, and cultural center of the Peoples Republic of China. The best times to visit Beijing are spring (April and May are nicest) and fall (September and October can be beautiful). Beijing or Peking means northern capital. The term Peking originated with French missionaries four hundred years ago and corresponds to an older pronunciation. The city has been renamed several times: (Jin Dynasty) Zhongdu, (Mongol Yuan Dynasty) Dadu, (Ming Dynasty) Hongwu, Beiping (Peiping)= northern peace’’, Nanjing, Yanjing. October 1st 1949. Communist Party Of China, under the leadership of Mao Zedong announced in Tiananmen the creation of the Peoples Republic of China and renamed the city back to Beijing. The Forbidden City (Zijin Cheng) The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost five centuries, it served as the home of the Emperor and his household, as well as the ceremonial and political centre of Chinese government. The complex consists 980 surviving buildings with 8,707 bays of rooms and covers 720,000 square meters. Forbidden City, which is located north of the Tiananmen Square, and to whom is going through the same gate, UNESCO declared World Heritage in 1987. year. Building forbidden city started the 1406th year. It took 14 years and about 200,000 workers to complete the complex. It is protected by UNESCO. Part of his name - Forbidden refers to the fact that no one could enter or leave the palace without the permission of the emperor. The design of the Forbidden City, from its overall layout to the