Davis County Clipper | 1925-04-17 | Page 4 | Name Often Changed

Name Often Changed The Russian capital has lias been sub sub- subjected subjected to many name changes but In Inthis inthis Inthis this respect Is n a long second to the tile re- re recently recently re recently beleaguered Peking In the Twelfth century B n 0 O Peking was known as ns ChI Clil but thIs Ills was changed 1 to Yen earl early In the Christian era In Inthe Inthe the Seventh century A D It Chou Yu Chou and SOO years ears later Nan Nan- Nan Nan-Ching This was again altered In the tho following century to Yen Yen-Ching and again to tho more sounding Imposing Imposing Khan In the Thirteenth century Its present name of Pel ching or Peking was fixed upon nearly GOO COO years a ago 0 though even this Is not Its I official title which Is Shun fu