Beijing is the capital city of the People's Republic of China. In English it used to be called Peking, and that older name has not fully died.

Beijing Beijing is是 the capital city of the People's Republic of China中華人民共和國的首都。In English它在英語裡 it used to be called Peking以前被叫做Peking, and that older name has not fully died而這個舊名字並沒有完全消失。

You will still see it in Peking duck and Peking University, which kept the old English form. Beijing is the pinyin spelling of 北京, literally ‘northern capital’ — so named to sit against Nanjing, the southern capital.

You will still see it in Peking duck and Peking University你還是會在Peking duck和Peking University裡看到它, which kept the old English form這兩個詞保留了舊的英文寫法。Beijing is the pinyin spelling of 北京Beijing是北京這兩個字的拼音寫法, literally 'northern capital'字面意思是「北方的首都」——so named to sit against Nanjing, the southern capital這樣命名是為了跟南方的首都南京相對。

The pairing of north and south capitals is an old court habit; Ming rulers used it when the emperor preferred to sit in the north but Nanjing still counted as a capital.

The pairing of north and south capitals is an old court habit北方和南方首都成對出現，是一個古老的朝廷習慣;Ming rulers used it when the emperor preferred to sit in the north but Nanjing still counted as a capital明朝的統治者在皇帝偏好待在北方、但南京仍然算是首都的時候用了這個做法。

In Taiwan you already know the city as 北京. In an English classroom you mainly need this: use Beijing for the city in modern writing, and do not be surprised when a menu or an old book still says Peking. They are two English names for the same place, not two cities.

In Taiwan you already know the city as 北京在台灣你已經知道這座城市叫北京。In an English classroom you mainly need this在英語課堂上你主要需要知道這個:use Beijing for the city in modern writing在現代的寫作裡用Beijing來指這座城市, and do not be surprised when a menu or an old book still says Peking而當菜單或舊書裡還是寫Peking的時候，不要覺得奇怪。They are two English names for the same place, not two cities這是同一個地方的兩個英文名字，不是兩座城市。