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Beijia Ma

Beijia Ma is a US-based investment professional serving as Head & Managing Director at Alkeon Capital Management, a New York firm with $25.29 billion in regulatory assets.

Beijing

Beijing (北京市) is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of its four province-level municipalities, home to about 21.8 million people in 2024.

Beijing Aquarium

Beijing Aquarium (北京海洋馆), opened in 1999 inside Beijing Zoo, Haidian District, is a large inland aquarium with 42,000 square meters of building area, 18,000 tons of artificial seawater, seven themed zones including the Chinese Sturgeon Hall, and a national 4A scenic rating.

Beijing Badaling Wildlife Safari

Beijing Badaling Wildlife World (八达岭野生动物世界), a 400-hectare drive-through safari park in Yanqing, Beijing, at the foot of the Badaling Great Wall; China's largest mountain wildlife park, with nearly 10,000 animals, 90-yuan admission, and a 2016 fatal tiger attack.

Beijing Bastards (北京杂种)

Beijing Bastards (北京杂种, Beijing zazhong) is Zhang Yuan's 1993 independent Chinese drama starring rock musician Cui Jian, about marginal Beijing youth; banned in China, it won a Locarno jury special mention and sparked a Tokyo festival walkout.

Beijing Bicycle (十七岁的单车)

Beijing Bicycle (十七岁的单车), also released in China as Bicycle (自行车), is Wang Xiaoshuai's 2001 Sixth Generation drama about a migrant courier and a Beijing schoolboy fighting over a stolen bike; it won the 2001 Berlinale Jury Grand Prix Silver Bear and was banned domestically until 2004.

Beijing bikini

Beijing bikini (北京比基尼), aka Beijing Belly or bang ye, is the Chinese summer practice of men rolling up their shirts to expose the midriff for cooling; coined by expats in 2015, banned with fines in cities like Tianjin, Jinan, and Shenyang in 2019.

Beijing Boao Crystal Code Biotechnology (博奥晶典)

Beijing Boao Crystal Code Biotechnology (博奥晶典) is a Beijing biochip and gene-testing company founded in 2012 as CapitalBio Group's diagnostics arm, known for its hereditary deafness gene chip.

Beijing Botanical Garden

Beijing Botanical Garden (北京市植物园), founded 1956 in Haidian, Beijing; since 2022 the North Garden of the China National Botanical Garden, with 15,000 plant species, 14 themed gardens, and a large conservatory.

Beijing Capital International Airport (北京首都国际机场)

Beijing Capital International Airport (北京首都国际机场), also known as Peking Airport, is the main international airport of Beijing, China, opened in 1958 and the first Chinese airport to exceed 100 million annual passengers.

Beijing Central Axis: A Building Ensemble Exhibiting the Ideal Order of the Chinese Capital

Beijing Central Axis (北京中轴线), a 7.8 km north-south ensemble of palaces, temples, gates, and public buildings organizing old Beijing, originated in Yuan-dynasty Dadu, follows the Kaogongji ideal capital paradigm, and was inscribed by UNESCO in July 2024 as China's 59th World Heritage site.

Beijing Convention (2010)

The Beijing Convention (2010), formally the Convention on the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Relating to International Civil Aviation, is a treaty adopted in Beijing that entered into force in 2018.

Beijing cuisine (北京菜)

Beijing cuisine (北京菜, jingcai) is Beijing's hybrid cooking style, formed from Shandong, Manchu court, halal and Jiangnan influences; known for roasting, quick-frying and hot-pot techniques, roast duck, and time-honored restaurants like Quanjude and Donglaishun.

Beijing Daxing International Airport (北京大兴国际机场)

Beijing Daxing International Airport (北京大兴国际机场, PKX), opened 25 September 2019, is Beijing's second international mega-hub on the Hebei border, with the world's largest terminal, four runways, and over 40 million passengers in 2024.

Beijing Ducks

The Beijing Ducks, also known as the Beijing Shougang Ducks, are a Chinese basketball team in the CBA, one of its eight founding teams in 1995 and winner of three championships in 2012, 2014, and 2015.

Beijing E-Town Semiconductor Technology

Beijing E-Town Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd. (屹唐股份) is a Beijing-based maker of semiconductor wafer-processing equipment, built around its 2016 acquisition of US firm Mattson Technology.

Beijing Energy Wujianfang power station

Beijing Energy Wujianfang power station (京能五间房电厂) is a 1,320 MW coal-fired power station in Xilingol League, Inner Mongolia, China, with two 660 MW ultra-supercritical units.

Beijing Enterprises

Beijing Enterprises, formally Beijing Enterprises Holdings Limited, is a Hong Kong-listed red-chip holding company controlled by the Beijing municipal government, established in 1997, with businesses in city gas, water treatment, environmental services, and beer.

Beijing Foreign Studies University (北京外国语大学)

Beijing Foreign Studies University (北京外国语大学, BFSU), founded 1941 in Yan'an, is a MOE-administered Beijing university teaching 101 foreign languages, a Double First-Class institution known as a cradle of diplomats.

Beijing Goldenport

Beijing Goldenport (Goldenport Motor Park, 北京金港国际赛车场) is a permanent FIA Grade 3 racing circuit in Chaoyang District, Beijing. Opened December 2001, designed by Michael McDonough; 2.391 km, 12 turns; hosted FIA GT1 2011 and WTCC 2014.

Beijing Guoan F.C. (北京国安足球俱乐部)

Beijing Guoan F.C. (北京国安足球俱乐部), also Beijing Sinobo Guoan, is a Chinese Super League football club founded in 1992 by CITIC Guoan and Beijing municipal bodies; 2009 CSL champions, five-time CFA Cup winners, based at the rebuilt Workers' Stadium, wholly owned by Sinobo Group since 2021.

Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center (北京人形机器人创新中心)

The Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center (北京人形机器人创新中心), branded X-Humanoid, is a state-backed robotics company in Beijing founded in 2023 by Xiaomi, UBTECH, and partners, known for its Tiangong humanoid robots.

Beijing Ingenic Semiconductor

Beijing Ingenic Semiconductor (北京君正) is a Beijing-based fabless chip designer founded in 2005, selling memory, computing, and analog chips under the ISSI, Ingenic, and Lumissil brands.

Beijing Institute of AI Safety and Governance (北京前瞻人工智能安全与治理研究院)

The Beijing Institute of AI Safety and Governance (北京前瞻人工智能安全与治理研究院) is a Beijing municipal research institute for AI safety, established in April 2025 and led by Zeng Yi.

Beijing Jianlong Heavy Industry Group

Beijing Jianlong Heavy Industry Group is a private Chinese steel and mining conglomerate chaired by Zhang Zhixiang, ranking 7th in world crude steel output in 2025.

Beijing Jingneng Power

Beijing Jingneng Power (京能电力) is a Chinese coal-fired power generation and heating company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange under code 600578, tracing to the century-old Shijingshan Power Plant.

Beijing Language and Culture University (北京语言大学)

Beijing Language and Culture University (北京语言大学, BLCU), founded 1962, is China's Ministry of Education-administered language university in Haidian, nicknamed the Mini-United Nations, training over 300,000 international students from 189 countries.

Beijing Med-Zenith Medical Scientific Corporation (迈迪顶峰)

Beijing Med-Zenith Medical Scientific Corporation (迈迪顶峰) is a Beijing-based medical device company founded in 2005 that develops interventional cardiovascular devices and entered court-supervised bankruptcy restructuring in April 2025.

Beijing Mutiny of 1912

The Beijing Mutiny of 1912 (北京兵变) was a mutiny by Cao Kun's Beiyang Army troops in Beijing on 29 February 1912, letting Yuan Shikai take office there.

Beijing National Stadium

Beijing National Stadium (国家体育场), known as the Bird's Nest, is a 91,000-seat stadium in Beijing's Olympic Green and the main venue of the 2008 Summer Olympics.