CAPITAL OF CHINA

Beijing — the capital of China

Beijing (北京) is the capital of the People’s Republic of China and one of the world’s great historical cities. It is the seat of the central government, home to the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, the Great Wall and the Summer Palace, and a must-visit on any first trip to China.

Read the full guide: Beijing Travel Guide →

More Chinese cities to explore

• Shanghai East China · ~24.9M
• Beijing North China · ~21.5M
• Guangzhou South · Pearl River Delta · ~18.7M
• Shenzhen South · next to Hong Kong · ~17.6M
• Chengdu Southwest · Sichuan · ~21.3M
• Hangzhou East · Yangtze Delta · ~12.2M
• Xi'an Northwest · Shaanxi · ~13.0M
• Guilin Southwest · Guangxi · ~4.9M
• Xiamen Southeast coast · Fujian · ~5.3M
• Haikou South China · Hainan · ~2.9M
• Qingdao East coast · Shandong · ~10.3M
• Chongqing Southwest · Chongqing muni. · ~32.1M
• Fuzhou Southeast · Fujian · ~8.4M
• Kunming Southwest · Yunnan · ~8.5M
• Nanjing East China · Jiangsu · ~9.5M
• Shenyang Northeast · Liaoning · ~9.1M
• Wuhan Central China · Hubei · ~13.7M
• Harbin Northeast · Heilongjiang · ~10.0M
• Changsha Central China · Hunan · ~10.5M
• Dalian Northeast coast · Liaoning · ~7.5M
• Zhengzhou Central China · Henan · ~12.7M
• Suzhou East China · Jiangsu · ~12.7M
• Sanya South China · Hainan · ~1.0M
• Lijiang Southwest · Yunnan · ~1.3M
• Zhangjiajie Central China · Hunan · ~1.5M
• Yiwu Central Zhejiang · ~2.0M
• Lhasa Southwest · Tibet · ~0.9M
• Dali Southwest · Yunnan · ~3.6M
• Dunhuang Northwest · Gansu · ~0.2M
• Huangshan East China · Anhui · ~1.3M
• Jiuzhaigou Southwest · Sichuan · ~3K residents (park reserve)
• Yanan Northwest · Shaanxi · ~2.2M
• Beihai South · Guangxi · ~1.8M
• Jinan East · Shandong · ~9.2M
• Yichang Central · Hubei · ~4.0M
• Mohe Far North · Heilongjiang · ~80K
• Luoyang Central · Henan · ~7.1M
• Zhangye Northwest · Gansu · ~1.2M
• Hefei East · Anhui · ~9.4M
• Nyingchi Southeast · Tibet · ~230K