Celebrity and Old House

Author: Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Culture and History Materials Committee
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Publishing Date: 2004-04-01
Features: Famous person's former residence is an important and non-renewable cultural resource. Protecting famous person's former residence is the need to inherit historical culture and promote national spirit, which should be highly valued by all parties, especially leaders at all levels. In recent years, the Culture and History Materials Committee has focused on researching how to closely integrate the collection and compilation of culture and history materials with the fulfillment of CPPCC functions and participation in political consultation. The publication of "Famous People and Old Houses" is an exploration of this issue, and practice has proven it to be a beneficial and successful attempt. "Famous People and Old Houses," edited by the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Culture and History Materials Committee and published by Beijing Publishing House, is a cultural and historical book that presents to readers the deeds of some famous figures in Beijing's history and the appearance of their old residences through 43 articles and 100 photographs.