Old tales of Dayabao

Author: Zhang Langlang
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: The author, Zhang Langlang, has written a series of books such as "Old Stories of the Farmers' Altar," "Old Stories of Jingdong Street," "Old Stories of Baizhuang Village," "Old Stories of Xiangshan and the Old Summer Palace," "Old Stories of Shuifu Garden," "Old Stories of Banbujiao Village," and "Old Stories of Nanchi Lake." It seems like there are almost eight books in total. These books all tell stories about the hutongs of Beijing after 1949. This book, the ninth in the series, is "Old Stories of Dayabao."
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