Beijing A to Z: City Experiences in the 26 Letters

Author: Hong Zhu, Li Yangquan
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features:
1. The authors adopt an arrangement similar to a dictionary, consciously allowing nobles and commoners to easily encounter each other in these texts and images. Time and space also become disordered in this ordering. Thus, Beijing, this ancient yet modern city, becomes familiar, authentic, and filled with humorous (Beijing flavor) in this disarray. In the eyes of the two authors, nothing is unbreakable, and readers only need to read happily and enjoy the experience.
Hong Zhu: Originally named Wang Jun, born in Nanjing in 1967, graduated from the Chinese Department of Wuhan University in 1989 and has been working at the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles Publishing House ever since. Member of the Chinese Writers' Association. Advisor to the Beijing Municipal Planning Commission. Published works include the poetry collection Southern Music, the prose poetry collection You Are an Old Photograph, the novel Amphibian Man, the prose collections My Soul Wears Straw Sandals, The Romantic Knight, Marginal Notes on the Sky, The Map of a Dreamer, Nomadic Beijing, Beijing's Past and Present, and Beijing's Dreams and Stars.
Li Yangquan: Born in Dezhou, Shandong in 1975, graduated from the Chinese Department of Beijing Normal University in 1998. Formerly a reporter and thematic director at China Youth magazine, currently a book publishing consultant. Published works include the historical novel The Famous Prime Minister Li Hongzhang, the literature Solitude and Noise - My Story with Shaolin, and edited the commentary collection Words That Stick in the Ear.
This book adopts a dictionary-like arrangement, with entries organized in alphabetical order. It interprets famous scenic spots, landscapes, and historical origins in Beijing.