Talk:Beijing: Difference between revisions

For the last time, what is the population of what is considered the city of Beijing?

A better title for this section would be, "For the only time since 2005, what is the population of what is considered the city of Beijing?" Anyway, nobody has really discussed this issue, and I think it is important, for example, in a list of the world's largest cities. The list of cities by population uses the figure of "core districts + inner suburbs" for municipalities like Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin, etc. and I would recommend using those population figures in the articles on those cities, in addition to the municipality figure. Someone the Person (talk) 22:59, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Tourist Attractions List

There is some disagreement about the tourism section which lists every tourist attraction in the city. I think having a list of all the tourist attractions is unnecessary and unencyclopedic because there is already a page Tourist attractions of Beijing and having a link to that page is enough. There is no need to add that list into the main beijing page, since it goes against summary style.

No featured articles have lists, especially of tourist attractions in the city. See any of these

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Intro

It says this in the Intro.

Beijing is one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China. It will host the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Those two don't seem to have anything to do with each other, yet they have their own paragraph together. could somebody reword it or put it somewhere else? Thanks!Gramy! 15:20, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Seeing as no one responded to this, I'm taking that part of the intro out. If anyone has any objections, please tell me here.--Gramy! 20:03, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

I'm putting it back in, given it's a sourced statement. This time in the end of the 2nd paragraph --Andrewlp1991 (talk) 22:13, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Not trying to be offensive, but the way you put it back makes it look like the olympics are going to be hosted in Beijing because it is one of the four great ancient capitals of china. If someone has the time, could they please make it so that the information is mentioned but in a different fashion? --Gramy (talk) 19:55, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

vandalism?

Since October, Subway tickets cost only 2 Yuan. No matter where you get on and where you get down. There is no discount for smartcard users

Whats the last sentence about? A joke? Tourskin (talk) 17:36, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

maybe this is referring to those electronic tickets that can be used on buses? Yaan (talk) 14:10, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Zhongnanhai / "China White House"

The location of the headquarters offices of the Communist Party is to the West of the Southwest corner of the forbidden city. Here is that info from Google.com :

Zhongnanhai The Zhongnanhai is a complex of buildings in Beijing, China adjacent to the Forbidden City which serves as the central headquarters for the Communist Party of China and the government of the People's Republic of China. The term Zhongnanhai is synonymous with the leadership and government administration of the nation, and is often used as a metonym for the Chinese leadership at large (in the same sense that the term White House frequently refers to the President of the United States and his associates). Chinese Presidents, including Hu Jintao, and other top PRC leadership figures carry out many of their day-to-day administrative activities inside the compound, such as meetings with foreign dignitaries. However, the complex is shrouded in some mystery as it is closed to the general public, with photography additionally being strictly curtailed at several prominent locations such as the main gate. However, China Central Television frequently shows footage of meetings inside the compound, but limits its coverage largely to views of the interior of buildings.

a Neo Jay removed this Zhongnanhai section from themain article apparently not realizing its significance and needed inclusion...

/s/ Son of Heaven, Willy Sr —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.195.77.218 (talk) 16:02, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Good Article before the Olympics?

Anyone fancy a collaboration on taking a shot at bringing this article up to at least GA status in time for the start of the Olympics? The content seems OK, it just needs referencing and a layout overhaul. --Joowwww (talk) 14:35, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

I was thinking something on that line too, but the wrath of real life has given me little time to do so. I've been referencing/fact-checking though in recent times, as I just ended a Wikibreak today. --Andrewlp1991 (talk) 05:34, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

Where is my middle school?

The High School affiliated to the Capital Normal UniversityAlexBlues (talk) 18:38, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

Canberra, Australia is also a sister city of Beijing

Sep 2000, Canberra and Beijing signed sister city relationship. Can anyone who has access add Canberra as one of the sister city of Beijing please?

• Canberra, Australia(September 14, 2000)

Reference:

http://www.business.act.gov.au/servicestobusiness/businessdevelopment/canberras_international_relationships http://www.echinacities.com/cityguide/beijing/Biz/

Thanks. Z afan (talk) 04:33, 3 August 2008 (UTC)

Opening section and removal of contents

I have added a paragraph to the opening section using citation and quotes from the Encyclopædia Britannica and The New Encyclopædia Britannica, 15th edition, Macropædia article of "Beijing". I feel the lead gave a perfect illustration and introduction to the role of Beijing in Chinese culture and tradition. The entire paragraph was referenced using MLA and online citaiton format, and not to mention the information came from the most reputable encyclopedia in the world. There is absolutely no reason at all for User:Nikkul to suddenly remove it, not alone by deleting it and without consulting other editors first.--TheLeopard (talk) 18:17, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

Even if you don't supposedly agree with the "information", gave your input before removing others' contributions. Not to mention User:Nikkul removed the section "Places of interest" and other sections without given any explanation in the edit summary.--TheLeopard (talk) 18:25, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

Languages in which Beijing is pronounced Peking

I have a few comments about the list of languages that call Beijing Peking.

First, add Japanese to the list of languages which preserve the Peking pronunciation.

Second, this list could likely grow very large without adding much to the content of the article. Perhaps it would be better to say simply, "Many languages preserve the older "Peking" pronunciation."

Third, if kept in the article, this list should be alphabetized.

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