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What was the name of Beijing before?
Beijing has called Yanjing, Youzhou and Peiping before.

Yan Dou, according to historical records, in 1 122 BC, Zhao Gong was sealed to yanfeng after Zhou Wuwang destroyed the business. Yan Dou is named after being the capital of ancient Yan State. Among the Seven Heroes in the Warring States Period, it is said that it was named after the Yanshan Mountain, and its capital was called "Yan Dou".

Youzhou, one of Kyushu. It was first seen in Shangshu Shundian: "Yanyue Youzhou." Youzhou was founded in the Han, Wei, Jin and Tang Dynasties, both under the rule of Beijing.

Jingzhao, abandoned Shuntianfu in the Republic of China, was placed under Jingzhao, located in the middle of Zhili, covering most parts of Beijing. In the 17th year of the Republic of China (1928), Jingzhao District was abandoned and Beijing was changed to Beiping.

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As early as the early Western Zhou Dynasty, Zhou Wuwang was named Yan Zhaogong in Beijing and its vicinity, and its capital was located in Liu Lihe Town, Fangshan District, Beijing. The website still exists. The descendants of the Yellow Emperor live in the southwest of Beijing. After Yan was destroyed, it moved its capital to Ji, which was collectively called Yan Dou or Yanjing. As early as the early Western Zhou Dynasty, Zhou Wuwang sealed Zhao Gong in Beijing and its vicinity.

Beijing has jurisdiction over 16 municipal districts, namely Dongcheng District, Xicheng District, Chaoyang District, Fengtai District, Shijingshan District, Haidian District, Shunyi District, Tongzhou District, Daxing District, Fangshan District, Mentougou District, Changping District, Pinggu District, Miyun District, Huairou District and Yanqing District. 57 Yunhe East Street, Tongzhou District, Beijing.

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