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Updated: October 10, 2026
Having found the packet, he hastily broke it open to see what instructions it contained; taking out the first paper which came to hand, he read the following: "When you reach Pei-p'ing Fu you must build a city there and name it No-cha Ch'êng, the City of No-cha. But, as the work will be costly, you must issue a proclamation inviting the wealthy to subscribe the necessary funds for building it.
The place where Peking now stands was originally called Yu Chou; in the T'ang dynasty it was called Pei-p'ing Fu; and afterward became known as Shun-t'ien Fu but that was after the city now called Peking was built. The name of the country in which this place was situated was Yen.