Beijing is China's second largest city, after Shanghai.Beijing is a major transportation hub, with dozens of railways, roads and motorways passing through the city. It is also the focal point of many international flights to China. Beijing is recognised as the political, educational, and cultural center of the People's Republic of China, while Shanghai and Hong Kong predominate in economic fields.The city hosted the 2008 Olympic Games. Few cities in the world besides Beijing have served as the political and cultural centre of an area as immense as China for so long. The Encyclopædia Britannica describes it as, "One of the world's great cities,"and declares that the city has been an integral part of China’s history for centuries, and there is scarcely a major building of any age in Beijing that doesn't have at least some national historical significance.Beijing is renowned for its opulent palaces, temples, and huge stone walls and gates.Its art treasures and universities have long made the city a centre of culture and art in China.
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北京是中国的第二大城市,仅次于上海。北京是一个重要的交通枢纽,有很多的铁路,公路和高速公路穿过城市。它也是许多国际航班到中国的焦点。北京被公认为中华人民共和国的政治、教育和文化中心,而上海和香港在经济领域占主导地位,这是2008届奥运会的主办城市。除了北京之外,世界上几乎没有几个城市作为一个地区的政治文化中心,因为这一地区的时间长。大英百科全书æ描述为,“一个世界伟大的城市,”并宣布,该市已对中国的百年历史的一个组成部分,几乎是有一个主要的建筑在北京的任何年龄,没有至少有一些国家的历史意义。北京是闻名的华丽的宫殿,寺庙,和巨大的石头墙和大门。它的艺术珍品和学府,使城市在中国文化和艺术的中心。