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|placename=Běijīng 北京
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|historical-names=Yàn 燕; Yànjīng 燕京; Běipíng 北平 (from June 28, [[1928]] to October 1, [[1949]])
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|historical-names=Yàn 燕; Yànjīng 燕京; Běipíng 北平 (from June 28, [[1928]] to October 1, [[1949]]); Peking, Peiping (historical romanizations)
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* Shěnyáng [[瀋陽]]
* Shěnyáng [[瀋陽]]
|region=North China
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== Běijīng 北京 ==
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'''Běijīng 北京''' was the capital of the Qīng 清 dynasty, the Běiyáng government in the [[1910s]] and [[1920s]], and is currently the capital of the People's Republic of China.
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Běijīng was the capital of the Qīng 清 dynasty, and is currently the capital of the People's Republic of China.
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== Important Buddhist Sites ==
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* Bǎilín Temple [[柏林寺]]
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'''Important Buddhist Sites'''
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* Yǒnghé Gōng [[雍和宮]]
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* The Yǒnghé Gōng [[雍和宮]]
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* The Buddhist Academy of China [[中國佛學院]]
* The Buddhist Academy of China [[中國佛學院]]
* The Chinese Buddhist Association [[中國佛教協會]] is based here, as was its predecessor the Chinese General Buddhist Association [[中華佛教總會]]
* The Chinese Buddhist Association [[中國佛教協會]] is based here, as was its predecessor the Chinese General Buddhist Association [[中華佛教總會]]
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* The short-lived Bólín Institute [[柏林教理院]]
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* The short-lived Bǎilín Institute [[柏林教理院]]
* The Bějīng Scriptural Press [[北京刻經處]]
* The Bějīng Scriptural Press [[北京刻經處]]
* Buddhist Tibetan Language College [[藏文學院]]
* Buddhist Tibetan Language College [[藏文學院]]
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* Jìnglián Temple 淨蓮寺, associated with the Dharmadhatu Seminary [[法界學院]]
* Jìnglián Temple 淨蓮寺, associated with the Dharmadhatu Seminary [[法界學院]]
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'''Other Notes'''
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== Other Notes ==
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* Several Buddhist periodicals were published here, including:
* Several Buddhist periodicals were published here, including:
** ''Běipíng Buddhist Association Monthly'' [[北平佛教會月刊]]
** ''Běipíng Buddhist Association Monthly'' [[北平佛教會月刊]]
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** ''Common Vow'' [[同願]]
** ''Common Vow'' [[同願]]
** ''True Enlightenment Magazine'' [[正覺雜誌]]
** ''True Enlightenment Magazine'' [[正覺雜誌]]
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* Xú Wèirú [[徐蔚如]], Lǚ Chéng [[呂澂]], Jìchán [[寄禪]], Jùzàn [[巨贊]], Zhū Fèihuáng [[朱芾煌]], Zhōu Shújiā [[周叔迦]], Tāng Yòngtóng [[湯用彤]], and Cízhōu [[慈舟]] (1877-1958) died here
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* Xú Wèirú [[徐蔚如]], Lǚ Chéng [[呂澂]], Jìchán [[寄禪]], Jùzàn [[巨贊]], Zhū Fèihuáng [[朱芾煌]], Zhōu Shújiā [[周叔迦]], Tāng Yòngtóng [[湯用彤]], and Cízhōu [[慈舟 (1877-1958)]] died here
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== References and Resources ==
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'''Resources'''
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* [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/peking_1875.jpg Map of Běijīng, 1875], Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin
* [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/peking_1875.jpg Map of Běijīng, 1875], Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin
* [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/peking_environs_1912.jpg Map of Běijīng region, 1912], Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin
* [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/peking_environs_1912.jpg Map of Běijīng region, 1912], Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin
[[Category:Geography]]
[[Category:Geography]]

Current revision as of 05:13, 11 January 2011

Běijīng 北京

Other names include: Yàn 燕; Yànjīng 燕京; Běipíng 北平 (from June 28, 1928 to October 1, 1949); Peking, Peiping (historical romanizations)

Nearby Locations:
North China Region
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Běijīng 北京 was the capital of the Qīng 清 dynasty, the Běiyáng government in the 1910s and 1920s, and is currently the capital of the People's Republic of China.

Important Buddhist Sites

Other Notes

References and Resources

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