Pekin may refer to:

Places

*A historic spelling of a name of Beijing, China *

Pekin (hotel) The Peking Hotel () is a building in Moscow which houses a four-star hotel and an office complex. History The building, which was designed in the Stalinist classicism style, was constructed between 1939 and 1955. It is located in the city cen ...

, a four star hotel in Moscow, Russia

United States

Pekin, Illinois Pekin ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Tazewell County in the U.S. state of Illinois. Located on the Illinois River, Pekin is the largest city of Tazewell County and the second most populous municipality of the Peoria metropolitan area ...

* Pekin Township, Tazewell County, Illinois *

Pekin, Indiana Old Pekin (also referred to as Pekin and Pekin Station) is an unincorporated community in Polk Township, Washington County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The community is the site of Eastern High School. History Pekin is known for having the ...

** Old Pekin, Indiana **

New Pekin, Indiana New Pekin is a town in Pierce Township, Washington County, Indiana, Pierce and Polk Township, Washington County, Indiana, Polk townships, Washington County, Indiana, Washington County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,401 at the 2010 ...

Pekin, Iowa Pekin is a small Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in northwestern Jefferson County, Iowa, Jefferson County, Iowa, United States. History The Burlington and Western Railway arrived in Pekin in late 1882. This was a narrow gauge line, ...

Paducah, Kentucky Paducah ( ) is a List of cities in Kentucky, home rule-class city in the Upland South, and the county seat of McCracken County, Kentucky, United States. The most populous city in the Jackson Purchase region, it is located in the Southeastern Unit ...

, originally settled as Pekin * Pekin, Maryland * Pekin Township, Michigan *

Pekin, New York Pekin is a hamlet in the towns of Cambria and Lewiston in Niagara County, New York, United States. It was a stop in the Underground Railroad The Underground Railroad was an organized network of secret routes and safe houses used by fre ...

, hamlet in town of Cambria, New York *

Pekin, North Dakota Pekin ( ) is a city in Nelson County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 75 at the 2020 census. The first European settlers immigrated to the area in the mid-19th century and Pekin was founded in 1906. Geography According to the U ...

Pekin, Carroll County, Ohio Pekin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Carroll County, Ohio, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The CDP is on the northern edge of Carroll County, in northeastern Brown Tow ...

* Pekin, Warren County, Ohio

Animals

Red-billed leiothrix The red-billed leiothrix (''Leiothrix lutea'') is a member of the family Leiothrichidae, native to southern China and the Himalayas. Adults have bright red bills and a dull yellow ring around their eyes. Their backs are dull olive green, and the ...

, or Pekin robin *

American Pekin The Pekin or White Pekin is an American list of duck breeds, breed of domestic duck, raised primarily for duck meat, meat. It derives from birds brought to the United States from China in the nineteenth century, and is now bred in many parts of ...

, an American breed of duck *

German Pekin The German Pekin, , is a European breed of domestic duck. It is commonly called simply Pekin or White Pekin. It is a different breed from the American Pekin, which is also commonly known by the same names. It was bred in Europe from birds ori ...

, a European breed of duck *

Pekin (chicken) The Pekin Bantam also known as the Cochin Bantam in North America is a British breed of bantam chicken. It derives from birds brought to Europe from China in the nineteenth century, and is named for the city of Peking where it was believed to ...

, a breed of chicken

People

Tim Pekin Tim Pekin (born 22 January 1965) is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL/AFL. Recruited from Colac- Coragulac, Pekin debuted with the Fitzroy Football Club in 1984 and was a solid contributor in many positions on the ground. His c ...

(born 1965), former Australian rules footballer *

Vladimir Pekin Vladimir Pekin (; born 10 August 1986) is a Bulgarian footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Can ...

(born 1986), Bulgarian footballer

Other uses

* HMS ''Mohawk'', a 1856 British gunvessel renamed ''Pekin'' in 1863 *''

Salix babylonica ''Salix babylonica'' (Babylon willow or weeping willow; ) is a species of willow native to dry areas of northern China, Korea, Mongolia, Japan, and Siberia but cultivated for millennia elsewhere in Asia, being traded along the Silk Road to southw ...

'', or Pekin willow

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United States

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Other uses

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