Posted by John Lambert on March 25, 2003 at 07:47:07 from 24.84.34.215 user John.
In Reply to: Re: Kan(g)chenjunga posted by Robert Hill on March 24, 2003 at 20:50:50:
The residents of Taiwan (Republic of China) call it Peiping. A loose translation is "Northern Peace" or "Northern Flatland". "Beijing" means northern capital (of the People's Republic of China.) The Taiwanese don't recognize Beijing as the capital of China, so still call it Peiping. "Jing" means capital.