AsthecapitalofthePeople'sRepublicofChina,Beijingisthenation'spolitical,economic,culturalandeducationalcenteraswellasbeingthemostimportantcenterinChinaforInternationaltradeandcommunications.Ithasbeentheheartandsoulofpoliticsandsocietythroughoutitslonghistory.BythetimeoftheWarringStatesPeriod(476BC-221BC),itwasservingasthecapitaloftheYanKingdom.BecauseofitsroleinthelifeandgrowthofChina,thereisanunequalledwealthavailablefortravelerstodiscoverasyouexploreBeijing'sancientpastandenjoyitsexciting21stCenturyworld.In2008whenBeijinghoststheOlympicGames,BeijingwillshowtheworldsomethingsospecialthateveryonewillbeawestruckbyBeijing'slatestaccomplishmentscombinedwithitsancienthistory.