Old Beijing: In the Shadow of the Imperial Throne,Used

Old Beijing: In the Shadow of the Imperial Throne,Used

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In the past my books have been published only in text form. Occasionally I have used a few photos for supplementary purposes. But, at the request of the Jiangsu Art Publishing House, I have recently completed this book, Old Beijing, which contains both text and pictures. The commissioning editor of the publishing house told me that the theme and style would have no limits set by them. So I decided that the book should be composed of three parts. The first part would be written in chronological order. It would be a history of Beijing from the 'Ji' period of three thousand years before to the late Qing dynasty (16441911) and the early Republic of China (19111949) in the early 20th century. The second part would be a description of life in Beijing during the late Qing and early Republic period. And the third part would concentrate on the characteristics of Beijing and its people in the past....

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