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Apr 11, 2004 02:40
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北平
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Translating this name from Cantonese into English it might appear as either Bak Ping or Bak Peng. Assuming that this is place located on the mainland or in Taiwan, surely it is written differently.
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| 5 +1 | Peking |
Edward LIU
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| 3 | Beijing |
Rob Albon
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Peking
Peking, old name for Beijing
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I would like to thank Albon for his insight with regard to the politics surrounding Beijing. Nevertheless, Xian Jun clearly stated that 北平 is the old name, so I am awarding him the points.
Well, Albon, try to think of your points as being virtual."
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Beijing
I heard that some Taiwanese don't want to use the character 'jing' or 'capital', since they don't want to admit that Beijing is the capital, so they use the character 'ping' instead. So, this is some Taiwanese propraganda term for Beijing. (Note that the international community no longer accepts Peking).
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