Beijing 北京

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-	* LIST OF IMPORTANT SITES, LINKED TO ARTICLE PAGES IF APPROPRIATE	+	* The Buddhist Academy of China [[中國佛學院]] is located here
		+	* The Chinese Buddhist Association [[中國佛教協會]] is based here
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Běijīng 北京

Běijīng was the capital of the Qīng 清 dynasty, and is currently the capital of the People's Republic of China.

• From June 28, 1928 to October 1, 1949 Běijīng was known as Běipíng 北平, as the capital had been moved to Nánjīng 南京.
• Other historical for Běijīng include Yàn 燕 or Yànjīng 燕京

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Important Buddhist Sites

• The Buddhist Academy of China 中國佛學院 is located here
• The Chinese Buddhist Association 中國佛教協會 is based here

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Resources

• Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - Map of Běijīng, 1875
• Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - Map of Běijīng region, 1912