Beijing
The population of Beijing is somewhat homogenous in that the people are almost entirely Han Chinese, but the city does act as a magnet for Chinese from around the country. There can be significant cultural and even linguistic differences between Chinese from different parts of the country. While the city is 96% Han, there are significant minorities of Manchu, Hui and Mongol (Beijing Welcome, 2012), in addition a foreigner population for which estimates vary significantly but is well over 100,000 (Sina.com, 2010). The primary language spoken in Mandarin. All Chinese are taught the Beijing dialect (Putonghua) in school, so even migrants from other parts of the country should be functional in Mandarin. Most long-term foreigners in Beijing also speak Mandarin.
In addition to being the political and cultural capital of China, Beijing is one of its most important economic cities. The city's economy is rapidly growing, and 71.3% of the city's GDP comes from tertiary (service) industries. The financial industry is one of the largest sectors, along with real estate, automobile production and sales, pharmaceuticals, IT, and outside the city there are some heavy industries as well (Beijing Travels.com, 2012).
Most businesses in Beijing are small and retail in nature. Among the larger firms, there is a split between public and government businesses. Even those businesses that trade on the stock exchange are often subject to strong regulation from the government, so private industry does not have the same freedom...
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