Beijing Municipality Population:  9.8 million Urban population:   6.6 million Nationalities:  Han, Hui, Manchu, and Mongolian Area:  16,800 square kilometers Climatic features: warm-temperate, semi-humid, monsoonal climate; hot, rainy summers; cold, dry winters; short springs and autumns; frequent spring droughts and summer flooding Average temperature:  minus 7 - minus 4 centigrade degree in January, 25 - 26 centigrade degree in July. Annual average rainfall: 600 mm; over 700 mm on the seaward side of mountains; 75 percent of the rain falls in summer Physical features:  mountainous in the north and west; flatlands in the southeast Mountains:Western Hills, which belong to the Taihang Range; Jundu Mountain, in the north, which is part of the Yanshan Mountains Rivers: Yongding River, a branch of the Haihe River Products: wheat, corn, millet, potatoes, rice, peanuts, soybeans, sesame; cotton, silk cocoons; tobacco; pears, grapes; coal, iron, marble, asbestos Specialties: Miyun dates, Jingbai pears, Liangxiang chestnuts, Beijing duck Administrative divisions: 10 districts and 8 counties Neighboring areas: Hebei province and Tianjin Municipality Tourist attractions:  Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Great Wall, Summer Palace Comments:  the capital of the People's Republic of China, Beijing is a political, economic, cultural, and transportation center Beijing Real Estate - Xian Real Estate - Shanghai Real Estate - Hong Kong Real Estate - Jinan Real Estate - Guangzhou Real Estate - Guangdong Real Estate - Chengdu Real Estate - Xiamen Real Estate - Zhengzhou Real Estate - Kowloon Real Estate - Shenzhen Real Estate - Beihai Real Estate - Dalian Real Estate - Nanjing Real Estate - Chongqing Real Estate - Hangzhou Real Estate - Harbin Real Estate - Kunming Real Estate - Pudong Real Estate - Qingdao Real Estate - Wuhan Real Estate - Shenyang Real Estate - Tianjin Real Estate - Shaanxi Real Estate - Sichuan Real Estate