Travel in Old Beijing

Author: Qi Honghao, Yuan Shusen
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Publish Date: 1999-09-01
Features: "The Old Beijing Series" is a series of books introducing the customs and lifestyles of Beijing. It primarily describes the lives of Beijingers in terms of clothing, food and drink, housing, transportation, entertainment, and commerce from the late Qing Dynasty to the early period of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The book includes both comprehensive overviews and detailed descriptions, as well as the authors' personal observations. It is not an academic monograph or a collection of reference materials, but rather an accessible and highly readable popular literature.