Clue
|
Answer
|
Former English-language spelling of Beijing.
|
Peking
|
Square that was the site of democracy protests, and a bloody massacre, in 1989.
|
Tiananmen Square
|
Municipality-city that borders Beijing.
|
Tianjin
|
Major event Beijing hosted in 2008.
|
Summer Olympics
|
Compound where the emperor of China once lived.
|
Forbidden City
|
The Badaling is the most visited section of this huge construction in Beijing.
|
Great Wall of China
|
Most common Chinese dialect.
|
Mandarin
|
Major canal that connects Beijing to Hangzhou.
|
Grand Canal
|
Famous religious complex in central Beijing and a World Heritage Site since 1998.
|
Temple of Heaven
|
Chinese dynasty that established Beijing in 1045 B.C.
|
Zhou
|
Chinese dynasty that applied the name "Beijing" to the city in 1403.
|
Ming
|
Beijing is represented by the characters 北京. What do these characters mean in English?
|
Northern Capital
|
When Beijing was known as Khanbaliq, its served as the last capital of this vast empire 1368.
|
Mongol Empire
|
Province that almost entirely surrounds Beijing.
|
Hebei
|
Nickname for the Beijing National Stadium.
|
Bird's Nest
|
City that served as the capital of China before moving to Beijing in 1949.
|
Nanjing
|
Building that is used for legislative and ceremonial activities.
|
Great Hall of the People
|
Animal eaten as food in the most famous dish from Beijing.
|
Duck
|
Political figure who was born in Beijing in 1953.
|
Xi Jinping
|
The Beijing Capital International Airport has been the second busiest in the world by passenger traffic since 2010 just behind this city.
|
Atlanta
|