Peiping

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  1. 1
    Former name of Beijing.

    "Peiping, one of the oldest cities in the world, and one of the most interesting! He who has not seen Peiping has really not seen the China of fable and history."

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beijingbeijingesepekingese

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"Peiping, one of the oldest cities in the world, and one of the most interesting! He who has not seen Peiping has really not seen the China of fable and history."

Etymology

From Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 北平 (Pei³-pʻing²).

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