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Vintage map of Peking 1930s. #237446532
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Peking, China - Plan showing the different cities of which the capital is composed. After the establishment of the People`s Republic of China in 1949, the government adopted the pinyin transliteration method and used it to write proper names using the Latin alphabet. In theory, that`s when Peking became known in the west as Beijing. Beijing, Chinaââ¬â¢s sprawling capital, has history stretching back 3 millennia. Yet itââ¬â¢s known as much for modern architecture as its ancient sites such as the grand Forbidden City complex, the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
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