A Brief History of Modern Beijing

Author: Zhou Yixing
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Publishing Date: 1998-08-01
Features: Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China, is an ancient city with a history of three thousand years and a thousand-year-old capital. A Concise History of Contemporary Beijing is a specialized work that combines historical analysis with theory, guided by Marxism, Mao Zedong Thought, and the Theory of Deng Xiaoping. It comprehensively reflects the revolutionary and construction process of contemporary Beijing. It records the development changes and glorious achievements in all fields of the city during this historical period, praises the heroic deeds created by the vast workers, peasants, and intellectuals in the socialist revolution, construction, and reform; it summarizes the basic experiences of both positive and negative aspects in Beijing's socialist modernization cause. This book is rich in historical materials, concise in language, and embodies the characteristics of Beijing, making it an excellent book for patriotism, socialism, and Party leadership education. With the attention, support, and participation of the Municipal Party Committee, the Municipal Government, and all sectors of the city, the book was meticulously written, drawing on collective wisdom, widely soliciting opinions, revised multiple times, and compiled over a period of 7 years. Its publication will play an important role in helping cadres and masses understand history, recognize Beijing, learn from the past to enrich the present, and gain insights from the past to guide the future.