Is the correct name Beijing or Peking?

Question

When I was growing up in the U.S., we always referred to the city as Peking. I live in Germany now, and here, it's still called Peking. However, in the U.S. and many other parts of the world, they now refer to it as Beijing. Why the change, and which is correct today?

Answer 1

yup......i guess beijing duck doesnt sound appetising.....LOL....

Answer 2

For Chinesse people its Beijing ( new name)

For western people its Peking ( old name)

Answer 3

hi,

Peking is an older English name for Beijing. The term originated with French missionaries four hundred years ago.

In China, the city has had many names. Between 1928 and 1949, it was known as Peiping or "Northern Peace". The name was changed because jing means "capital" and the Kuomintang government in Nanking (now Nanjing) wanted to emphasize that Peking was not the capital of China, and Peking's warlord government was not legitimate. The Temple of Heaven was built to commemorate this change.

The name was changed back to Beijing by the Japanese, since Beijing was the capital of a North China; at the end of World War II the Republic of China changed the name back. The Communist Party of China changed the name to Beijing in 1949 again in part to emphasize that Beijing was the capital of China.

Beijing(Peking) is one of the 4 municipalities of the People's Republic of China, which have a provincial-level status, and is under the direct control of the central government. Beijing has been a municipality since the beginning of the PRC and the World Trade Center is located there.

Beijing is one of the largest cities in China, second only to Shanghai as the nation's biggest in terms of population. It is also a major transportation hub, with dozens of railways, roads and expressways connecting the capital city in all directions. Currently Beijing is recognized as the political, cultural, and social center in the People's Republic of China and renknown for its chinese medicine.

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Answer 4

u will soon find out the answer when u compare the name of two most famous  universities in China,Peking university and Beijing language and culture university,the former is the oldest one,and the latter is a very new one

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Answer 5

Beijing is the new official name.

Peking is the old spelling for people who couldn't pronounce it right.  

Answer 6

Beijing is the correct name for the time being.

It means northern capital.

Peking is still used for Beijing's airport (PEK)

Answer 7

Beijing should be good enough

Answer 8

beijing is the correct one

peking is only commonly used for the duck now...

Answer 9

Beijing is the correct way. If you know anything about Chinese Pinying you would know this.

I believe Peking is what British came up with according to Cantonese pronunciation. Just like Szechuan (Si Chuan is the correct way). They made it easier for westerners to pronounce.  

Answer 10

The city used to be called Peking.However,Chinese prefer Beijing which is the same as the pronunciation in Chinese.So the latter is becoming popular.

Answer 11

Beijing is the new name since the Tianamen incident

While Peking is the old name, and it is translated directly from the chinese word

Answer 12

Both are correct, or wrong. Depending in which language you write it.

Beijing is the Chinese name derived from Mandarin Chinese Pinyin. This is the official name used in China.

Peking derived Cantonese "Bak King". Peking is i.e. used in Germany, and many other countries.

What other countries are using maybe different from country to country. I checked some terms, which are all correct in their own language:

بكين

Pekín

Pèquin

Pak-kiaⁿ

Горад Пекін

Пэкін

Πεκίνο

Pekino

Baekging

پکن

Pékin

Béising

Pet-kîn

베이징

Pechino

בייג'ינג

Peken

Pechinum

Pekina

Pekinas

Pechin

Пекинг

Báe̤k-gĭng

Бээжин

Pequin

Beyjing

Péqùin

Pechin

Pequim

Pekini

Pechinu

ปักกิ่ง

Bắc Kinh

Pekėns

  

Answer 13

Peking ---- The name given by English-speaking invaders during WWI & WWII.

Beijing ---- The name Chinese given to themselves after 1949, which makes sense in their language.  

Answer 14

Beijing is the correct name for that city as it is recognized by that name by most most if not all countrie . Peking is the old name. Old txt books that over 15 years would still use the name Peking.