1267: Dadu City built
1406: Forbidden City built 1468: Great Wall Construction resumes 1644: Ming wall Damaged in Invasion 1911: Qing Dynasty Falls 1912: Municipal Council Established 1913: Power moves from Forbidden City to Zhongnanhai 1915: First city walls torn down 1924: Streetcar introduced 1927: Chinese Civil War begins, decline of siheyuan housing 1928: Name changed to Beiping, capital status moved to Nanjing 1934: Beiping Falls under Japanese Rule 1949: Twin City Plan by Liang and Chen 1957: Revised Master Plan- Focus on Satellite Towns 1960: Last city wall torn down 1969: Beijing Subway opens 1980: Reform Era led by Deng Xiaoping starts 2001: Bid for 2008 Summer Olympics won 2008: Hosted 2008 Summer Olympics 2015: Bid for 2022 Winter Olympics won Media: [1] Dadu City Wall [Web photo]. Retrieved from http://www.beijingimpression.cn/beijing-attractions/the-park-of-ruins-of-dadu-city-wall-yuan-dynasty.html [2] Beijing Streetcar [Web photo]. Retrieved from http://fineartamerica.com/featured/old-beijing-streetcar-alfred-ng.html [3] National Olympic Stadium [Web photo]. Retrieved from http://www.bestourism.com/items/di/1077?b=211&title=The-Beijing-National-Stadium |