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BEIJING, CHINA

Beijing formerly romanized as Peking, is the capital of the People's Republic of China, the world's second most populous city proper, and most populous capital city.
The city, located in northern China, is governed as a direct-controlled municipality under the national government with 16 urban, suburban, and rural districts.
Beijing Municipality is surrounded by Hebei Province with the exception of neighboring Tianjin Municipality to the southeast; together the three divisions form
the Jingjinji metropolitan region and the national capital region of China.
Beijing has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dwa),
characterized by hot, humid summers due to the East Asian monsoon, and cold, windy, dry winters
that reflect the influence of the vast Siberian anticyclone. Spring can bear witness to sandstorms
blowing in from the Gobi Desert across the Mongolian steppe, accompanied by rapidly warming, but
generally dry, conditions. Autumn, like Spring, is a season of transition and minimal precipitation.
The monthly daily average temperature in January is ­3.7 °C (25.3 °F), while in July it is 26.2 °C (79.2
°F). Precipitation averages around 570 mm (22 in) annually, with close to three-fourths of that
total falling from June to August. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 47% in July
to 65% in January and February, the city receives 2,671 hours of bright sunshine annually. Extremes
since 1951 have ranged from ­27.4 °C (­17.3 °F) on 22 February 1966 to 41.9 °C (107.4 °F) on 24 July
1999 (unofficial record of 42.6 °C (108.7 °F) was set on 15 June 1942).

Homes all over China in pre-modern times had a lot in common.
The way of laying out a house was similar among the rich and
poor, both in earlier and later times. Certain materials and
techniques, such as pounded earth foundations, timber
framing, and use of bricks and tile were present throughout
the country. Nevertheless, houses were by no means identical
in all parts of China. If we look at houses in different regions
we can see much that differed from place to place.

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