Urban cityscape featuring an orange residential high-rise and pedestrian bridge with wavy railings under an overcast sky

Beijing Part 1

Beijing - Part 1

Beijing is the capital of the People's Republic of China. The city in the north of China can look back on a long history. Many traces can still be found today, although Beijing is now a modern global city.

21.7 million people today call Beijing their home. This puts it in third place among the cities with the largest population (Municipality), only Shanghai and Chongqing are in front of it.

Traffic officer at Beijing intersection with White Pagoda and traditional buildings in background

Traditional Chinese gate with red lanterns and flag on Beichang Street in Beijing

Bare tree with a red Chinese lantern hanging in front of a grey brick wall and traditional tiled roof in Beijing

Traditional Chinese building with red facade framed by bare tree branches and a hanging red lantern

Traditional Chinese temple with green tiled roof behind red wall, bare trees and red lanterns

Traditional grey brick building with Chinese flag and red lantern framed by bare trees and white fence

Urban street scene with white metal fences, tan building facade with blue vertical glass panels, and a sanitation worker on a three-wheeled utility vehicle

Pedestrians wait and walk along a sunlit urban sidewalk framed by leafless trees and traditional Chinese architecture

Red Chinese lanterns hanging from bare trees along a historic brick wall beside an asphalt road

A long gray brick wall decorated with rows of red lanterns and potted pink flowering trees lines a pedestrian walkway in an urban Chinese city.

Red Chinese knot hanging on gray brick wall with pink flowering trees

Uniformed guard standing at attention before the Xinhua Gate in Beijing

Chinese vegetable market street with red lanterns hanging above parked white van and scooter

Convenience store on the ground floor of a multi-story residential building in an urban Chinese neighborhood

multi-story residential building facade with rows of windows and curtains

Urban cityscape featuring an orange residential high-rise and pedestrian bridge with wavy railings under an overcast sky

Heavy traffic on a multi-lane city avenue at dusk with high-rise buildings under a hazy sky

Modern orange and dark brown apartment building with angular facade and glass balconies under an overcast sky

Overhead view of a woman walking across an urban asphalt road with a car, pedestrian, and manhole cover visible

High-angle view of a Chinese street-side fruit shop with red-and-white striped awnings and abundant fresh produce displayed at the storefront

Group of people dancing in an illuminated urban plaza at night with tall glass buildings in the background

People playing basketball on outdoor courts at night in a city park surrounded by illuminated high-rise buildings

Brightly lit Chinese restaurant storefronts with neon signage on a nighttime city street