The Hutongs of Beijing - LV Shun
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KORTE INHOUD
Photobook in two languages: English and Chinese.
Foreword:
Dear reader, whoever you may be - a tourist visiting Beijing for the first time or an Bejinger who has just come back after a long, long absence - you will surely find time to explore Beijing's hutongs (side lanes) in a group or alone, by bycicle or pedicab, to enjoy the unique hutong culture of this ancient city.
This album 'The Huntongs of Beijing' will tell you the fascinating stories of Beijing's hutongs from different angles and about their changes over the past centuries.
Hutongs are known as streets, and alleys in other cities in China, and they form the skeleton of old Beijing. Their history can be traced back to the Yuan Dynasty, (1271-1368) when the Mongols built Dadu (the Great Capital), which later became Beijing.
In 1215, Mongol troops led by Genghis Khan attacked the Jin Tartars and burned down their palace in Zhongdu or Yanjing (the Central Capital of Jin) in what is now Beijing.
Khublai Khan, the grandson of Genghis Khan, built a group of ...
Foreword:
Dear reader, whoever you may be - a tourist visiting Beijing for the first time or an Bejinger who has just come back after a long, long absence - you will surely find time to explore Beijing's hutongs (side lanes) in a group or alone, by bycicle or pedicab, to enjoy the unique hutong culture of this ancient city.
This album 'The Huntongs of Beijing' will tell you the fascinating stories of Beijing's hutongs from different angles and about their changes over the past centuries.
Hutongs are known as streets, and alleys in other cities in China, and they form the skeleton of old Beijing. Their history can be traced back to the Yuan Dynasty, (1271-1368) when the Mongols built Dadu (the Great Capital), which later became Beijing.
In 1215, Mongol troops led by Genghis Khan attacked the Jin Tartars and burned down their palace in Zhongdu or Yanjing (the Central Capital of Jin) in what is now Beijing.
Khublai Khan, the grandson of Genghis Khan, built a group of ...
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