Beijing Chronicles 2: Ancient Beijing Temple Fairs

Author: Zhao Xinghua
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Publish Date: 1999-08-01
Features: The temple fairs of old Beijing are an important part of Chinese folk culture, and their content is quite rich. This book is divided into three parts—upper, middle, and lower—to record the traditional customs and religious concepts of old Beijing temple fairs since the Ming and Qing dynasties. The upper part discusses the origins, types, and history of temple fairs; the middle part describes the customs, trade, entertainment, opera, (variety shows), and local snacks of major temple fairs; the lower part collects and organizes collections of poems and essays by scholars over the generations about temple fairs. Through the three parts, the author introduces the temple fairs of old Beijing to readers in a panoramic view with a large amount of first-hand materials and little-known anecdotes.