A few years ago the capital of China was named Peking. When did it get changed to Bejing?
Answer:
Peking was an English corruption of the word Beijing. In recent years, as we've become more 'sensitive' to other cultures, we've started using more proper pronunciations. That is why it took me a few weeks to realize that Bombay, India and Mumbai, India were the same city.
I don't know but I like Peking duck better than Bejing duck
Just like we call the City of Roma, Rome, and the Latin countries call New York, Nueva York. It is all how it was translated.
1949
Long before the British colonized China, the name was Bejing. When the Brits invaded China, they changed a lot of city names to suit their own ability to pronounce it. When China came into it's own and the Brits were kicked out, it started reclaiming it's original city names.
You can "Google" British Colonization-China and get some good information. Meanwhile here is something you might want to read:
http://www.zmag.org/instructionals/forei...
Peking is the wrong pronouciation for Bejing. Same city
it changed when the duck got the bird flu. No seriously, its still the same, Peking is more the Western version
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