Overview of the Beijing
Paralympic Games
1. Beijing in Brief
Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China, is the country's
political and cultural center, a hub for international
communications, as well as a world-known city of historical
interests.
Located at Latitude 39˚56'N and Longitude 116˚20'E, Beijing's
heart lies 43.71 meters above sea level. It borders the Inner
Mongolia Plateau to the northwest, the North China Plain to the
south and the Bohai Sea to the east. With a total area of 16,808
square km, including 1,040 square km of city proper, Beijing is
embraced by mountains on the west, north and east. Main riv-
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ers include Yongdinghe, Chaobaihe and Beiyunhe (North Canal).
Beijing has a warm temperate semi-humid climate, with four
distinctive seasons-short spring and autumn and long winter
and summer. The average annual temperature is 13˚C, with that
in January bei