Digital Maps of Old Beijing

250 years of change in Beijing revived with maps and photographs.

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Complete Map of Peking, Qianlong Period

An old map of Beijing, created about 250 years ago, can be browsed on Google Earth, and can be searched by placenames. We also provide Google Maps Version and Bing Maps Version. This map is updated irregularly (earlier versions).

Old Landscape of Beijing

Old landscape of Beijing is revived by the collection of old photographs in a way that they can be viewed from the original location and direction with the help of Google Earth .

Old Photographs and Old Maps of Beijing

Old photographs of Beijing, taken about 100 years ago, can be browsed on Google Earth. A related site, "Photographs of Past and Present" allows you to compare present photographs with past ones. Beijing sightseeing spots and Change of land use are also available.

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2010-05-17Transparency of the old map can be changed on Google Maps Version and Bing Maps Version.

2010-04-21Google Maps Version and Bing Maps Version were released.

2009-07-23Old Beijing Landscape was released.

2008-07-14The website is open to the public. The version number of the map is 1.0.