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Sights with Stories in Old Beijing
The 47 legends that form this book have crystallized around some of Beijing's most celebrated sights. Here are the "just-so stories" of the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, the Temple of Heaven, the Fragrant Hills, the Summer Palace, the Lama Temple, the Gate of Heavenly Peace and many others, told as earthily and redolently as only Beijingers can. Reminisce or whet your a little extra bit of Beijing will be yours.
203 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2004
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May 28, 2014
I bought this for a pound on a Chinese bookshop website. I was really glad I did. It reminded me of all the places we went in Beijing and had lots of lovely folk tales associated with them. Even though I've studied lots of Chinese literature and stories these were all new to me. It was interesting to see what a local celebrity the god of architecture was. I really enjoyed this, short but fun.
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