Travel Adapters: Beijing, China (北京)

Beijing, also known as Peking, is a metropolis in northern China, and the capital of the People’s Republic of China. Governed as a municipality under direct administration of the central government, Beijing borders Hebei Province to the north, west, south, and for a small section in the east, and Tianjin Municipality to the southeast. Beijing is one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China.
北京有着三千余年的建城史和八百五十余年的建都史，最初见于记载的名字为“蓟”。民国时期，称北平。新中国成立后，是中华人民共和国的首都，简称“京”，现为中国四个中央直辖市之一，全国第二大城市及政治、交通和文化中心。北京位于华北平原北端，东南局部地区与天津相连，其余为河北省所环绕。它荟萃了元、明、清以来的中华文化，拥有众多名胜古迹和人文景观，是世界上拥有世界文化遗产最多的城市，每年有超过1亿4700万的旅客。