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Beijing is the capital of the People's Republic of China and it
is China's political and cultural center. It covers an area of 16,808
square kilometres and has a population of over 11 million, among
which urban dwellers amount to 73.1 percent.
Beijing is located on the west coast of the Pacific, stands at
the northern tip of the North China plain. It is situated at 39.6'
north latitude and 116.0' east longitude, with the Shanxi and Inner
Mongolian plateaus to the west and northwest, and with Bohai Sea
to the east. Beijing is surrounded by the Yanshan Mountains on the
west, north and east while the small alluvial plain of the Yongding
River lies to its southeast. Beijing stands on his terrain and faces
the Bohai Sea, which is also called the Beijing Bay. In China, Beijing
is one of the four municipalities directly under the central government,
and it is divided into 12 districts and 6 counties.
Beijing enjoys a moderate continental climate. The average yearly
rainfall is about 600 to 700 millimetres. Much of it falls in the
late June, July and August. Spring in Beijing is dry and dusty,
summer rainy, winter long, sunny and dry. The best season to visit
Beijing, as many other parts of China, is autumn.
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