Fleeting Glamour and Lingering Sadness – Famous People and Past Events in Beijing

Author: Hong Zhu written by
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: These men and women who have left a name for themselves in history, whether for fame or infamy, laugh and sigh in the pages of the past, finding warmth in each other. They evoke more emotion in me than my neighbors in real life: there is a love, a hatred, that can be released through reflection on history. This is a book about urban memory! Hong Zhu uses a pen that is both rational and poetic to depict the famous people and past events of this enchanting city of Beijing worth remembering and cherishing, presenting us with a collection of distinctive urban essays. Here, you will see: the dust of battles and the romance of scholars and beauties, with both the thunder of cymbals and drums and the gentle clinking of cups, the heart-wrenching longing for what is lost in the passage of time. They will allow you to experience at once the weight of history and its lightness, the past and present of the city. The essays included in this book have been published in various media and have received extremely strong responses. This book is dedicated to all who love old Beijing.