Beijing is one of the first national historical and cultural cities and the city with the largest number of world cultural heritages in the world. More than 3,000 years of history have given birth to the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, the Great Wall of Badaling, the Summer Palace and many other famous monuments.
Beijing is located at longitude 115.7°-117.4°E, latitude 39.4°-41.6°N, and the center is located at latitude 39°54′20″N, longitude 116°25′29″E, with a total area of 16,410.54 square kilometers. It is located in the northern part of the North China Plain, adjacent to the Bohai Bay, on the Liaodong Peninsula and on the Shandong Peninsula.
Beijing's mountainous area is 10,200 square kilometers, accounting for about 62% of the total area, and the plain area is 6,200 square kilometers, accounting for about 38% of the total area. Beijing's topography is high in the northwest and low in the southeast. The average elevation of Beijing is 43.5 meters above sea level. The elevation of Beijing's plains ranges from 20 to 60 meters above sea level, and the mountains are generally 1,000 to 1,500 meters above sea level.
In 2017, Beijing's per capita disposable income reached 57,230 yuan, and both total household deposits and per capita household deposits ranked first in the country.In 2017, Beijing's high-tech enterprises reached 20,183, ranking first in the country in number.
Beijing's climate is a typical semi-humid continental monsoon climate of the northern temperate zone, with hot and rainy summers, cold and dry winters, and short springs and autumns. The frost-free period is 180 to 200 days throughout the year, with shorter periods in the western mountainous regions. 2007 saw an average rainfall of 483.9 millimeters, one of the highest in North China.
As of the end of 2017, the resident population of Beijing was 21.707 million, a decrease of 22,000 or 0.1% from the end of the previous year, with a natural growth rate of 3.76 per thousand.
Data from the sixth national census in 2010 showed that the Han population was 18,811,000 and the ethnic minority population was 801,000, with the top five ethnic minority populations being Manchu, Hui, Mongolian, Korean and Tujia, in that order, accounting for 90.2 percent of the ethnic minority population.
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1. Religion: There are more than 500,000 religious believers among Beijing residents, accounting for about 4% of the city. The main religions practiced are Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Catholicism and Christianity, among which Buddhism, Taoism and Islam have had a greater impact on the history, culture and art of Beijing. There are more than 100 places of religious activities in Beijing.
2. Traditional architecture: Beijing was the capital city of six dynasties in history, and in the 2000 years from Yan, many palace buildings were built, making Beijing the city with the largest number of imperial palaces, gardens, temple altars and mausoleums in China.
3, food culture: Beijing is the eighth largest "city of food" in the world, ranking first in the mainland. Beijing's flavorful snacks have a long history, many varieties, elaborate materials and fine production, which are reputable. The Qing Dynasty's "Du Men Zh Zhi Zhi" cloud: "three big money to sell good flowers, cut cake ghost legs chirping, a bowl of sweet syrup porridge in the morning, only to eat tea soup and noodle tea.
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Built in China, the city is a major tourist attraction. p>Baidu Encyclopedia - Beijing