Beijing＇s villages have unique characteristics; some originated as trading or coal-mining villages, while others had stone quarries or manufactured kindling. Still others functioned as post towns, guardians of tombs ...Beijing＇s villages have unique characteristics; some originated as trading or coal-mining villages, while others had stone quarries or manufactured kindling. Still others functioned as post towns, guardians of tombs or defenders of mountains, rivers and/or canal crossings.展开更多
文摘Beijing＇s villages have unique characteristics; some originated as trading or coal-mining villages, while others had stone quarries or manufactured kindling. Still others functioned as post towns, guardians of tombs or defenders of mountains, rivers and/or canal crossings.
