Beijing is one of the first national historical and cultural cities and the city with the largest number of world cultural heritages. Its history of more than 3, years has given birth to the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, the Badaling Great Wall, the Summer Palace and many other places of interest.

Beijing is located at 115.7-117.4 E and 39.4-41.6 N, with its center at 39 54 ′ 2 ″ N and 116 25 ′ 29 ″ E, with a total area of 16,41.54 square kilometers. Located in the northern part of North China Plain, it is adjacent to Bohai Bay, with Liaodong Peninsula on the top and Shandong Peninsula on the bottom.

The mountainous area in Beijing is 1,2 square kilometers, accounting for 62% of the total area, and the plain area is 6,2 square kilometers, accounting for 38% of the total area. The topography of Beijing is high in the northwest and low in the southeast. The average altitude in Beijing is 43.5 meters. The altitude of Beijing Plain is 2 ~ 6m, and that of mountainous areas is generally 1 ~ 15m.

in p>217, Beijing's per capita disposable income reached 57,23 yuan, ranking first in the country in terms of total household deposits and per capita household deposits. In 217, the number of high-tech enterprises in Beijing reached 2,183, ranking first in the country.

Beijing's climate is a typical semi-humid continental monsoon climate in the north temperate zone, with high temperature and rainy summer, cold and dry winter and short spring and autumn. The frost-free period of the whole year is 18 ~ 2 days, and the western mountainous area is shorter. In 27, the average rainfall was 483.9 mm, which was one of the most rainy areas in North China.

By the end of 217, the resident population in Beijing was 21.77 million, a decrease of 22,, or .1%, compared with the end of last year, with a natural growth rate of 3.76‰.

according to the data of the sixth national census in p>21, the population of Han nationality is 18.811 million, and the population of ethnic minorities is 81,. The top five ethnic minority populations are Manchu, Hui, Mongolian, Korean and Tujia, accounting for 9.2% of the ethnic minority population.

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Culture:

1. Religion: There are more than 5, religious believers in Beijing, accounting for about 4% of Beijing. The main religions are Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Catholicism and Christianity, among which Buddhism, Taoism and Islam have exerted great influence on the history, culture and art of Beijing. There are more than 1 places for religious activities in Beijing.

2. Traditional architecture: Beijing used to be the capital of the Six Dynasties in history. In the more than 2, years since Yan State, many palace buildings have been built, making Beijing the city with the largest number of imperial palaces, gardens, temples and tombs in China.

3. Food culture: Beijing is the eighth largest "food city" in the world, ranking first in the mainland. Beijing's flavor snacks have a long history, a wide variety, exquisite materials and fine production, which is well-known. In the Qing Dynasty, "Du Men Zhu Zhi Ci" said: "The three big money sell flowers, cut cakes and make noises, and have a bowl of sweet porridge in the morning before eating tea soup and noodles.

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Baidu Encyclopedia-Beijing