内容简介
Foreword Chapter1 Houses in the City
The Surprise of the Old Town
Harmed by Love
Intricate Alleys and Lanes
Content with One s Own Place in a Quadrangle House
Finding the Water
Chapter2 Dreams of the street
Henian Hall; Tongren Hall
Romantic Teahouses
Signs and Signboards
Have a Bite or Two
The Missing Couplet
Funerals and Weddings
Temple Fairs
Chapter3 Men and Women
Swan Song in the Peking Opera House
The Rise and Fall of the Xuns
Larger than Life
Shop in Front of the Mill
We re handicraft men!
Passion for Paintings
Chapter4 Both Old and New
At the Spring Festival
The Squeaking Push Barrows
The Emperor Called
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