A saying goes: Beijing is a city with the most buildings which were constructed in the Middle Ages; her original layout and architecture make the city look neat, tidy and perfect; and the protection, development and changes of the metropolis in the past few decades have made her radiate even more glamour. For a tourist, Beijing has tremendous attraction. The lofty and magnificent buildings and beautiful parks make tourists gasp in admiration at the genius of the Chinese people in ancient times; and the bits and pieces of urban life accumulated and taken form through ups and downs in the past several hundred years afford much food for thought.

QIANMEN DASHILAN

 ——MOST REPRESENTA

TIVE OF OLD BEUING

A Symbol of Old Beijing

Legendary Shops

Hutong Life

Zhengyici Theater

WANGFUJING STREET

-- THE MOST

EXPENSIVE AREA

Window-Shopping in Wangfujing

The Past Prosperity in Retrospect

Special Delicacies

Culture of the Commercial Hinterland

SHICHAHAI WITH MISTY

WATERS AND MANY BARS

Hutongs in the Shichahai Area

The Mansions ,of Princes and the Old

Residences of Celebrities

Bars in the Shichahai Area

Snacks and Delicacies in Shichahai

Small Specialty Shops

LIULICHANG

 ——A REFINED STREET

Traditional Culture Shops

Bookshops

Changdian Temple Fair

STROLLING ALONG GUOZIJIAN STREET

Sacred Land for Chinese Scholars

One Aspect of Ordinary People' s Life

in the Ancient Capital

PANJIAYUAN, A

TOURIST ATTRACTION

IN SOUTHERN BEIJING

Antiques: Real or Fake?

Dazzling Calligraphy and Painting

Gallery

Old Furniture for Meditation on the

Past and Practical Use in the Present

Old Bookstalls in an Alley Packed

with Readers