Geography of Beijing · Wang Xie Gate

Author: Beijing News Weekly Press
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Publish Date: 2005-11-15
Features: In the flow of time, Beijing News Weekly is a representative of advanced culture. On one side, it is a news flag bearer that upholds responsibility with boundless passion; on the other, it is a knowledgeable hero who is gentle and wise, governing the times with grace. It is also a cultural pioneer who lingers in history, dwelling poetically. The Beijing News Weekly Series is a collection of the essence of Beijing News Weekly's humanistic spirit. Cultivating the present, harvesting the future. This city presents such a moving picture to you—its millennium-old history can still be felt, and its material remnants remain as useful as ever, though some dust has accumulated. It's not a matter of shaking it off. How magnificent a book this is! In my ten years of exploration, I have only grasped a glimpse of it, yet each step has clearly opened my soul. My heart began to sing, immersed in the long river of history. Wang Jun/Author of "City Chronicle," Scholar of Beijing History In our dreams, Beijing is both a character in this book and its reader, judge, and collector—most importantly, it is the great and mysterious author.
Lü Yue/Executive Editor of Beijing News Weekly's "Beijing Geography" Series
The, , , , —each majestic and mysterious manor, filled with legends, embodies the essence of Qing Dynasty history, culture, architecture, and the art of life.
The , , , , —these grand residences of once-powerful politicians and tycoons are now mostly in disarray, "struggling to survive." This issue selects the most representative manors and grand houses in Beijing. Through journalists' on-site investigations, expert interviews, and folk memories, it uncovers their historical and cultural value, focusing on their current preservation status and future fate. Unique perspectives in the photographic images present both grandeur and desolation.