Around a 1,000-year-old mosque in Niu Jie （Ox Street） in the Xuanwu District in southern Beijing, there live some 12,000 Musliras, generation after generation. They are the witnesses to the vicissitudes of life in t...Around a 1,000-year-old mosque in Niu Jie （Ox Street） in the Xuanwu District in southern Beijing, there live some 12,000 Musliras, generation after generation. They are the witnesses to the vicissitudes of life in this age-old street.展开更多
A traditional wedding procession escorts the groom to the bride＇s house through the streets of Beijing, adding a splash of red delight to an otherwise grey urban setting. These processions are becoming a rare sight a...A traditional wedding procession escorts the groom to the bride＇s house through the streets of Beijing, adding a splash of red delight to an otherwise grey urban setting. These processions are becoming a rare sight as modern life engulfs many ancient cultural events.展开更多
DASHILAN’ER Street is located south of Tiananmen Square in the heart of Beijing. Lined with old shop fronts,it brings visitors back to a time when this area served as the main commercial hub over 600 years ago. If th...DASHILAN’ER Street is located south of Tiananmen Square in the heart of Beijing. Lined with old shop fronts,it brings visitors back to a time when this area served as the main commercial hub over 600 years ago. If the Forbidden City symbolizes the country’s royal culture since the Ming Dynasty(1368-1644),then Dashilan’er Street,the city’s first and oldest commer-展开更多
OUTSIDE Lingjing Hutong station on Beijing’s Subway Line 4,the 664-meter-long Lingjing Hutong between Fuyoujie Street and Xidan North Street spreads out 32.18 meters at its widest point.It’s the widest hutong in the...OUTSIDE Lingjing Hutong station on Beijing’s Subway Line 4,the 664-meter-long Lingjing Hutong between Fuyoujie Street and Xidan North Street spreads out 32.18 meters at its widest point.It’s the widest hutong in the capital. Before an expansion in the 1980s, Lingjing was just 3 meters wide.Its history can be traced back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644),when a Taoist temple known展开更多
NIUJIE,or Ox Street,is situated in the southwest of Beijing’s Xicheng District. The avenue is best known for Niujie Mosque,the city’s oldest and largest mosque,catering to both tourists and the Muslim population liv...NIUJIE,or Ox Street,is situated in the southwest of Beijing’s Xicheng District. The avenue is best known for Niujie Mosque,the city’s oldest and largest mosque,catering to both tourists and the Muslim population living in its vicinity. The mosque was first built in 996 by an imam named Nasruddin,the son of an Arab imam who came to China to preach the Islamic faith.It was rebuilt in 1442 during the Ming Dynasty(1368-展开更多
Located at the center of Beijing near Tiananmen Square,Qianmen Street, no more than 2 km long,has been a prosperous area for more than 600 years and has accumulated some long-standing stores.Many well-known Chinese st...Located at the center of Beijing near Tiananmen Square,Qianmen Street, no more than 2 km long,has been a prosperous area for more than 600 years and has accumulated some long-standing stores.Many well-known Chinese stores started their operations there.The reconstruction project aims to preserve the Qianmen Street’s history in its entirety. Qianshi hutong-the narrowest hutong in Beijing-is located there.At its展开更多
文摘Around a 1,000-year-old mosque in Niu Jie （Ox Street） in the Xuanwu District in southern Beijing, there live some 12,000 Musliras, generation after generation. They are the witnesses to the vicissitudes of life in this age-old street.
文摘A traditional wedding procession escorts the groom to the bride＇s house through the streets of Beijing, adding a splash of red delight to an otherwise grey urban setting. These processions are becoming a rare sight as modern life engulfs many ancient cultural events.
文摘DASHILAN’ER Street is located south of Tiananmen Square in the heart of Beijing. Lined with old shop fronts,it brings visitors back to a time when this area served as the main commercial hub over 600 years ago. If the Forbidden City symbolizes the country’s royal culture since the Ming Dynasty(1368-1644),then Dashilan’er Street,the city’s first and oldest commer-
文摘OUTSIDE Lingjing Hutong station on Beijing’s Subway Line 4,the 664-meter-long Lingjing Hutong between Fuyoujie Street and Xidan North Street spreads out 32.18 meters at its widest point.It’s the widest hutong in the capital. Before an expansion in the 1980s, Lingjing was just 3 meters wide.Its history can be traced back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644),when a Taoist temple known
文摘NIUJIE,or Ox Street,is situated in the southwest of Beijing’s Xicheng District. The avenue is best known for Niujie Mosque,the city’s oldest and largest mosque,catering to both tourists and the Muslim population living in its vicinity. The mosque was first built in 996 by an imam named Nasruddin,the son of an Arab imam who came to China to preach the Islamic faith.It was rebuilt in 1442 during the Ming Dynasty(1368-
文摘Located at the center of Beijing near Tiananmen Square,Qianmen Street, no more than 2 km long,has been a prosperous area for more than 600 years and has accumulated some long-standing stores.Many well-known Chinese stores started their operations there.The reconstruction project aims to preserve the Qianmen Street’s history in its entirety. Qianshi hutong-the narrowest hutong in Beijing-is located there.At its
