Beijing

T hough Beijing is an              areas of rocky mountains does not  ancient city, used as the       favor farming and agriculture at   capital by many warlords,       all. Minerals such as iron and     yet its modern history as a           limestone are mined. The forest    capital begins in the Yuan            areas of Beijing are also          dynasty (1271-1368) under Kublai      reducing day by day- but the       Khan, the great grandson of           Beijing tourism is very            Chengis Khan. Beijing was built       prosperous.                        for inspiration- to awe the                                              populace with the emperor's           BEIJING ECONOMY                    strength. Beijing meant for the                                          occasions and ceremonies, which       Beijing, being the main centre of  were performed to balance the         the political and cultural         Mandate of heaven as well as a        activity, Beijing is economically  safeguard of defense.                 quite well developed. The per                                            capital G.D.P. sums up to around   Beijing is the capital of the         22,000 Yuan.                       People's Republic of China,                                              located in the Huabei (North          BEIJING LIFESTYLE                  China) Plain. With a population                                          of more than 13.8 million,            According to statistics, there     Beijing covers an area of 16,800      are 6.14 million employees         square kilometers.                    compared to 4.54 million workers.                                        The education level is also quite  BEIJING RESOURCES                     high with 95% of the students,                                           graduating from junior high        Beijing comprises of plains,          school, entering senior high       mountains, as well as hills.          school.                            Inadequate water supply, poor                                            quality of the soil and huge          BEIJING POPULATION                                                       area. Even the population density  Beijing is one of the biggest         in Beijing is the highest.         cities in China, and has a total                                         population of more than 13.83         To sum up, Beijing is a            million, most of who reside in        magnificent place. The local       the plain areas. The Beijing          residents of Beijing are hard      population in the hilly areas is      working and they drop their sweat  quite less, compared to the plain     to earn their livelihood.          About the Author: For more information, visit http://www.BeijingInfoCenter.com Source: www.isnare.com