founder of the Beijing Postcards historical tour and research company, explains how to uncover hidden hutong history. The old banks: Shijia Hutong “This hutong, just southeast of Yangmeizhu ...
It is the late 1920s when six-year-old Yingzi and her family move to Beijing. As Yingzi explores the busy streets and alleys, she befriends a widow who, driven mad by grief, stands vigil at the ...
A new exhibition highlights Beijing’s ancient entryways in the old city walls, recreated in red sandalwood that can last for thousands of years. FOR people who never had the chance to see the ...