Beijingers
Chinese capital dwellers
Beijingers are residents or natives of Beijing, China's capital city.
The term appears in English journalism and travel writing to distinguish locals from visitors or migrants: Beijingers have watched their city transform over the past three decades.
Like New Yorkers or Londoners, the word carries connotations of urban identity and local knowledge.
Compact, long-coated Chinese breed
- MandarinHigh-ranking government official
- localsArea's permanent inhabitants
- nativesOriginal local population
- residentsPeople living somewhere
dialect · slang · humor · pride · traditions · generations · families · elders
Classical Chinese musical drama
- Peking duckRoasted glazed Chinese poultry
- baoziChinese filled steamed bread
- teahousesEstablishments serving steeped beverages
- courtyardsEnclosed open-air spaces
calligraphy · taijiquan · xiangqi · mahjong · Spring Festival · lanterns · cloisonné · snuff bottles
Underground transit passage
- ring roadsCity bypass routes
- commuteRegular work travel
- trafficMovement along routes
- smogSunlight-activated urban pollution
gentrification · migrant workers · high-rises · skyscrapers · malls · congestion · e-bikes · pollution
Ming dynasty royal complex
- Great WallMassive Chinese defensive structure
- Tiananmen SquareBeijing's central public plaza
- Summer PalaceImperial garden complex, Beijing
- Temple of HeavenBeijing imperial sacrificial site
Pekingese
Compact, long-coated Chinese breed
- MandarinHigh-ranking government official
- localsArea's permanent inhabitants
- nativesOriginal local population
residents · dialect · slang · humor · pride · traditions · generations · families · elders · youth
Peking opera
Classical Chinese musical drama
- Peking duckRoasted glazed Chinese poultry
- baoziChinese filled steamed bread
- teahousesEstablishments serving steeped beverages
courtyards · calligraphy · taijiquan · xiangqi · mahjong · Spring Festival · lanterns · cloisonné · snuff bottles
subway
Underground transit passage
- ring roadsCity bypass routes
- commuteRegular work travel
- trafficMovement along routes
smog · gentrification · migrant workers · high-rises · skyscrapers · malls · congestion · e-bikes · pollution · sprawl
Forbidden City
Ming dynasty royal complex
- Great WallMassive Chinese defensive structure
- Tiananmen SquareBeijing's central public plaza
- Summer PalaceImperial garden complex, Beijing
BeijingersShanghainese
Shanghai's regional language
Cantonese · Hongkongers · Taiwanese · southerners · Sichuanese
Beijingersforeigners
People from elsewhere
expats · outsiders · non-Chinese · Westerners · tourists