How did beijing become the capital of china?

Well, China has a really long history. As the dynasties switched, the capital of the nation moved. Beijing has been a capital for several times. It was established as a walled city named Ji蓟 (refers to an endemic plant) from the 11th to 7th century BC. Later it was conquered by the state of Yan and became its capital called Yanjing燕京. read more

The capital of China was moved to Peking, later renamed Beijing, when Kublai Khan finished conquering China. He moved his capital (of the entire Mongol [or Khanbalik] Empire as well as China) there, and it is the capital of China still. read more

Beijing, earlier known as Peking and Peiping, was founded by Zhou around 700 B.C. Kublai Khan made it the capital of his Khanbalik Empire, from 1264 to 1267. The Ming emperors made it their capital in 1421 and it remained China's capital till 1912 when the Manchu Empire fell and SunYat Sen turned China into a republic. read more