Beijing History (Revised Edition)

Author: Beijing History Department, Peking University
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Publish Date: 2006-03-26
Features: This book is an enlarged edition of Beijing History published by our press in 1985, representing the collective research and writing efforts of many professors from the Beijing History Department of Peking University. For this revision, the authors have updated and supplemented the ancient history section of Beijing based on recent archaeological discoveries, new research findings, and the needs of modern readers. The revision includes significant additions to the Ming and Qing dynasties, as well as the inclusion of a new chapter on "Beijing in the Republican Era" and revisions to other sections. The book covers history from ancient times to the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, discussing the historical development of the Beijing region from geographical, political, economic, scientific and technological, cultural, and artistic perspectives. It introduces major historical events and significant figures who lived in the region, as well as famous historical sites such as temples and gardens, cultural relics, folk customs, and religious practices. The content is rich and comprehensive. This book can be considered a relatively complete, systematic, scientific, and concise general history of Beijing.