Fleeting Glamour and Lingering Melancholy – Famous People and Past Events of Beijing

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Features: These men and women who will be remembered for centuries or cursed for generations laugh and sigh in the pile of old papers, warming each other. They evoke more emotion in me than my neighbors in real life: there is a kind of love, a kind of hatred that can be vented through historical reflection. This is a book about urban memory! Hong Zhu uses a pen that is both rational and poetic to depict the famous figures and past events worth cherishing and remembering in this enchanting city of Beijing, presenting us with a collection of unique urban essays. Here, you will see: the dust of swords and horses, the romantic tales of scholars and beauties—both the booming of cymbals and drums and the gentle sipping and humming, with the sorrow of reality separated by time. They will let you experience at the same time the weight and lightness of history, the past and present of the city. The essays in this book have been scattered across various media and have received extremely strong responses. This book is dedicated to all who love old Beijing.