Names of Beijing
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"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 little used until 1979. It was gradually adopted by various news organizations, governments, and international agencies over the next decade.
Entrance to the Beiping Municipal Government office, 1935
Yongle Emperor
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The Yongle Emperor, personal name Zhu Di, was the third emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1402 to 1424.
Palace portrait on a hanging scroll, kept in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
The abandoned base for a giant stele that the Yongle Emperor ordered to be made for his father in 1405
An African giraffe, originally from Malindi, being presented to the Yongle Emperor by the Bengali ruler in 1414, and taken to be an auspicious qilin.
Changling (長陵)