Beijing, referred to as "Beijing" for short, is the capital of the People's Republic of China, the political and cultural center of China, and one of the international exchange centers. Beijing is located at 39 degrees 56 minutes north latitude and 1 16 degrees 20 minutes east longitude. It is located in the north of North China Great Plain, bordering Tianjin in the east and Hebei Province in the rest.

Second, the climate

Beijing is a warm temperate and semi-humid climate zone with four distinct seasons, short spring and autumn, and long winter and summer. The annual average temperature 13 degrees, the coldest in January, with an average temperature of -3.7 degrees, and the hottest in July, with an average temperature of 25.2 degrees and an average annual rainfall of 507.7 mm. Frost-free period 189 days.

Third, the terrain

The terrain is high in the northwest and low in the southeast. The west, north and northeast are surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the southeast is a plain that slowly inclines to the Bohai Sea. The main rivers flowing through the territory are: Yongding River, Chaobai River, North Canal, Juma River, etc. Most of them originate from the mountains in the northwest, cross the mountains and mountains, meander through the plains to the southeast, and finally merge into the Bohai Sea respectively.

Fourth, tourism

Beijing is the hometown of the famous "Peking Man". It has a history of more than 3,000 years and was once the imperial capital of Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. The Forbidden City, the Great Wall, Zhoukoudian ape-man site, the Temple of Heaven and the Summer Palace in Beijing are listed as world cultural heritage by the United Nations. ?

Beijing is rich in tourism resources, with more than 200 tourist attractions open to the outside world, including the world's largest imperial palace, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, the Royal Garden Beihai, the Royal Garden Summer Palace, Badaling and the world's largest quadrangle Gongwangfu. There are 7309 cultural relics in the city, including 42 national cultural relics protection units and 222 municipal cultural relics protection units.

V. Housing

Beijing quadrangle is the main architectural form that old Beijingers have lived in for generations, which contains profound cultural connotations. Since the official capital of Beijing was established in Yuan Dynasty and the capital was planned and built on a large scale, quadrangles have appeared at the same time as palaces, offices, blocks, lanes and hutongs in Beijing.

Hutongs are the local characteristics of Beijing streets and lanes. The hutongs in Beijing have different names, and each name has its own unique origin. Moreover, hutongs are also very different.

Sixth, Peking Opera and Crosstalk

Among various art forms, Peking Opera is the most representative of China traditional culture. The main feature of Beijing opera is often called "comprehensive drama", because the creation of Beijing opera is a complete blend of dance, song, drama, mime, martial arts and poetry.

Crosstalk originated in Beijing and is popular all over the country. It is generally believed that it was formed during the reign of Xianfeng and Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty. It is a form of folk art that makes the audience laugh by telling jokes or funny questions and answers.

Source of reference: China Net-Local Overview of China

Source of reference: China Net-Beijing Folk Customs.