Beijing
Language Profile
TOTAL SPEAKERS
About 13 million (In 2015).
USAGE BY COUNTRY (OFFICIAL LANGUAGE)
ChinaBACKGROUND
The alternative name is Pekingese, Beijing Hua. Because Beijing is the capital of People’s Republic of China, Beijing dialect has been made the foundation of modern Mandarin by the government.
Because Beijing is near to Tianjin, the dialects in these two cities have some similar words.