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Old Beijing in Time
History光阴里的老北京
Hu Liping
The book "Old Beijing in Time" tells the origin of place names in old Beijing, anecdotes on the streets and alleys, and anecdotes of Beijing's historical and cultural celebrities from various aspects such as place names, landscape anecdotes, folk customs, celebrity anecdotes, and past events. For example, "Why is Fengtai called the 'Hometown of Flowers'?" "Is there any theory of 'touzhuxiang' in history?" "The emperor who was 'not doing his job properly' in the Forbidden City" etc. If you take a closer look, this book can be called an encyclopedia of interesting things about old Beijing.
The book "Old Beijing in Time" tells the origin of place names in old Beijing, anecdotes on the streets and alleys, and anecdotes of Beijing's historical and cultural celebrities from various aspects such as place names, landscape anecdotes, folk customs, celebrity anecdotes, and past events. For example, "Why is Fengtai called the 'Hometown of Flowers'?" "Is there any theory of 'touzhuxiang' in history?" "The emperor who was 'not doing his job properly' in the Forbidden City" etc. If you take a closer look, this book can be called an encyclopedia of interesting things about old Beijing.