It was known in the recent past as Peking.
Peking is the old Westernize name for the city.
The modern name of Peking, China is Beijing, China. It was formerly known as Peking due to the way the Chinese alphabet was being translated at the time.
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The older name was Peking.
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Peking duck
Beijing is also known as Peking.
I believe it's Peking, to the Chinese. Hope that helps!
The actual spelling is "Peking Duck," because Beijing used to be known as Peking, and so the duck is a famous Beijing dish. It literally can now be translated as "Beijing Duck,"
Present day Beijing has had a number of names across the years e.g. Zhongdu , Dadu , Cambuluc ; see related link to this historic city .