At 8:12 AM -0800 4/3/03, Kevin S. Van Horn wrote: >Peking became Beijing
Actually, there were two changes here. One was the general change from Wade-Giles to Pinyin. The other was an actual change in the name of the city, from "Northern Plains" to "Northern Capitol". Cheers - Bill ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill Frantz | Due process for all | Periwinkle -- Consulting (408)356-8506 | used to be the | 16345 Englewood Ave. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | American way. | Los Gatos, CA 95032, USA
