Web Journal from Beijing

Shaolin Temple is a monastery in the Songshan Mountains of Henan, but it is not the kind of monastery where one finds pious, kindly old men...

City of a hundred million lights A daily explosion of culture, growth, and people Spilling onto the streets and alleyways Amongst the bicyc...

Literally meaning “recklessly connected,” the hutongs ( 胡同 ) are the rambling alleyways of Beijing and vestiges of Old Beijing community li...

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