OLD BEIJING Xu Chenghei - People, Houses and Lifestyle

Old Beijing is a very hard to find book of photos and history of pre-bulldozer Beijing, this looks like a wonderful read for anybody into China.

This is a used hardcover book in very good condition: nice and clean with only slight wear to dust jacket, otherwise it shows very little wear; aging lightly. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!

Publisher's blurb: This volume entitled Old Beijing -- People, Houses & Lifestyles is the second book in my series Old Beijing. Compared with the first volume, titled Old Beijing -- In the Shadow of Imperial Throne, this one puts the emphasis on the ordinary people and divides the subject into more than twenty sections, in the manner of "a skilled butcher cutting up an ox carcass methodically and expertly." The culture of old Beijing is like a huge "ox" and the "cutting" should first and foremost strive to be accurate and then vivid. Though in most cases, the topics dealt with involve "hardware," I hope to also look closely at the "software" through study and appreciation. Originally I had a compact arrangement for the table of contents, but later I deliberately broke this into the small sections it has now. The purpose is to guide the reader through a kaleidoscope of aesthetic appreciation -- "shake" before you read each section and it will present an unexpected mosaic.

Book Details

Code: SKU1229

Condition: See notes and photos below

Binding: Hardcover with Dustjacket

Pages: 224

Published: 2001 by Foreign Languages Press, China. Stated first edition.

ISBN: 7119028375

Postage: $6.90

Price: AUD $15.00

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