Although Beijing is called Beijing, it is not Beijing province, but its administrative level is provincial, and its status is even higher than that of other provinces. Municipalities directly under the central government are provincial administrative units. At present, People's Republic of China (PRC) has the following provincial administrative units: provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government and special administrative regions.
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GaWC, a global authority, rated Beijing as a first-tier city in the world. According to the UN report, Beijing's human development index ranks second in China. In 20 17, Beijing's per capita disposable income reached 57,230 yuan, ranking first in the country in terms of total household deposits and per capita household deposits.
1958 In March, five counties, namely Tongxian, Shunyi, Daxing, Liangxiang, Fangshan and Tongzhou, which belong to Tongxian District of Hebei Province, were incorporated into Beijing. Subsequently, Xidan and Xisi Districts were abolished and Xicheng District was merged. Cancel Dongdan and Dongsi District 2 and merge to form Dongcheng District; Qianmen District was abolished and merged into Chongwen District and Xuanwu District.
1on March 3, 1998, with the approval of the State Council (Guo Han [1998]17), Shunyi County was abolished and Shunyi District was established. The former administrative area of Shunyi County was Shunyi District.
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Beijing-Baidu Encyclopedia