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1、Beijing,ChinaBeijingChina,amunicipalitydirectlyundertheCentralGovernmentisthecapitalofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaandthecountry'spolitical,economic,culturalandtransportationcenteraswellasafamoushistoriccity.GeographicallylocatedinthenorthwestpartoftheNorthChinaPlain,andcoveringanareaof16,80
2、0squarekm.BeijingisthesecondlargestcityinChinawithapopulationofmorethan11million.Ithasasemi-humidcontinentalclimateinthewarmtemperatezone.Withanannualaveragetemperatureof12degreesCentigradeandrainfallof641millimetres,Beijingisneithercoldinwinternorveryhotinsummer.ThebestseasonsinBeijingar
3、eSpringandAutumn.BeijingChinaisindeedanidealplacetovisitallroundtheyear.BeijingisthepoliticalcenterofChinawheretheParty'sCentralCommittee,theStateCouncil,ministriesandcommissionsunderthegovernment,andmorethan140foreignembassiesarelocated.Itisalsoaninternationalexchangecenter.Beijingisanec
4、onomiccenterofChinaBeingoneofthebiggestindustrialbasesinChina,Beijing'sindustrialproductionisthesecondlargestinvalueamongallChinesecities.Anindustrialsystemwithironandsteel,coal,machinery,chemicalandpetroleum,textiles,electronicsandotherindustriesasitsmainstayshasalreadytakenshape.Beijing
5、'sartsandcraftsarefamousfortheirlonghistory,greatvariety,andsuperbworkmanship.Themostpopularonesamongthemarecloisonne,ivorycarving,jadeware,carvedlacquerware,snuffbottles,silkflowersandBeijing'sembroideryetc.Asthecountry'scenterofculture,education,scienceandtechnologyBeijinghasmorethanfor
6、tystatescientificresearchinstitutions,overthirtyuniversitiesandthegreatestnumberofprofessionalandtechnicalBeijinghasmorethanfortystatescientificresearchinstitutions,overthirtyuniversitiesandthegreatestnumberofprofessionalandtechnicalpersonnel.2InBeijing,therearenumerousmuseumsandlibraries
7、withthelargestcollectionofbooksinchina.Beijingalsoservesasacenterforinternationalexchangeinculture,scienceandtechnology.Itisahubofcommunications,withgoodrailroadandairlinkswithallpartsofChina,aswellaswithmajorcitiesoftheworld,thusfacilitatingtherapiddevelopmentoftou
