"Beijing" is from pinyin Běijīng, which is romanized from 北京, the Chinese name for this city. The pinyin system of transliteration was approved by the Chinese government in 1958, but the pinyin romanization of the city was little used by either the Chinese government or the international community until 1979.
"Beijing" is from pinyin Běijīng, which is romanized from 北京, the Chinese name for this city. The pinyin system of transliteration was approved by the Chinese government in 1958, but the pinyin romanization of the city was little used by either the Chinese government or the international community until 1979.
Source: Wikipedia "Names of Beijing" · CC BY-SA 4.0
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