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Well, it was known as Peking, and it is now known as Beijing. So I guess that statement is correct, right?
by matthewmacleod 11y ago
Well, it was known as Peking, and it is now known as Beijing. So I guess that statement is correct, right?
- mikeash 11y agoPerhaps correct, but misleading, because it makes it sound like the underlying name changed rather than just how it's spelled. For example, if you were doing a similar series of photos from 1930, you might say the photos were from Beiping, now known as Beijing. That's actually a different name, not just a different spelling.