What was Beijing originally called?

Question

I'm sure that it's only be called that for the last 20 years or so

Answer 1

Downtown new york

Answer 2

Peking is the name of the city according to Chinese Postal Map Romanization, and the traditional customary name for Beijing in English (passports issued by the British Embassy are still printed as being issued by the "British Embassy, Peking"). The term Peking originated with French missionaries four hundred years ago and corresponds to an older pronunciation predating a subsequent sound change in Mandarin from [kʲ] to [tɕ][10] ([tɕ] is represented in pinyin as j, as in Beijing). It is still used in many languages.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Beijing once called Beiping. This name just only used for a short time.

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Answer 5

oh i love Peking duck...........why didnt the name of that change also???

Answer 6

The Chinese capital did not change its name but Chinese words became spelled in English differently. In Chinese, the name stayed exactly the same and most Chinese people are not even aware that some Westerners think that there has been a name change. The old spelling has been Peking, this is how the city appeared in most earlier discourse. After the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the government adopted the pinyin transliteration method and used this to write all of the proper names (including place names, people's names, etc) using the Latin alphabet. Theoretically, this was when Peking became known in the West as Beijing. In reality, however, the West has been using the old spelling long after it has been replaced in China. It is only sometime in the 1980s that China started to enforce its official name on all flights, sea routes and official documents. This is why the name Peking is still echoing in our minds and people continue to use it even today. Needless to say, it is easier to pronounce than Beijing, which is an important factor too.

http://www.logoi.com/notes/peking-beijin...

Beijing – named Peiping from 1927 to 1949, during which time Nanking was the national capital. In English-speaking countries, Beijing was generally known as Peking before its name change, but following the Communist takeover and the introduction of the pinyin transcription scheme, Beijing was adopted.

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Answer 7

Peking. One of them is the English name created from someone Wilkinson and now it is Beijing which is the Chinese name.

Answer 8

It's always been called Beijing by the Chinese.

Westerners used to call it Beijing but have recently started to use the correct pronunciation and spelling

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Answer 9

Peking?

Answer 10

originally it was called Beijing

but temporary it was called Peking

Answer 11

noodle city

Answer 12

During my sophomore year our book states that during the Yuan Dynasty it was called before as "Daidu".

But now during my junior year it states that it was called "Cambaluc".

But I guess the both would do.

Answer 13

Peking

Answer 14

Pekin