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Places in China: Beijing Province

Not only is Beijing the capital city of the Peoples Republic of China, it is a great city for doing business. So many companies worldwide have chosen Beijing in which to locate branch offices or stores. This city is on the top of the list for worldwide travellers because it has so much to offer in the way of beauty, rich culture and long history. Having been the ancient capital for 800 years makes it quite attractive to the business people of the world.

Such great attractions here as the Forbidden City, the Great Wall and the Temple of Heaven draw people worldwide into this city of many million people. When they come to see those attractions, they bring their money along with them and leave some of it as profit for the merchants of China.

Recently, hosting the Olympic Games helped to put Beijing on the map for many business people who had not given it serious consideration in the past. The Olympics proved to the world that Beijing, and the Chinese in general, are well equipped to keep up with the rest of the world.

This orderly city's symmetrical design was begun in 1403 when city designs followed the ideas of orderly arrangement of streets into rectangular and square patterns. The system began at the palace and has spread even to the suburbs of Beijing. Careful planning has helped to create a well-designed city. Even the new airport is one of the best-planned facilities in the world for large-scale movement of people and materials.

Businesses from food-related to electronics-related to clothing-related are finding success in Beijing. The growing prosperity of Beijing has changed the area from a consumer city to a major industrial centre. Governmental reforms have encouraged foreign investments. Poor neighbourhoods are quickly being replaced by green-belted newly-built residential quarters. Wide highways and expressways now link Beijing with neighbouring provinces and cities. The railways and new airport make transportation problems nearly obsolete.

Scientific research is now done in over five hundred institutions in Beijing. The local institutes of higher learning now number over three hundred in Beijing. This city is now China's economic, cultural, political and educational centre as well as being the capital of the country. It is the most important centre in China for international communications and trade.