He’s a revered figure in China. But what does Sun Yat-sen, born in Guangdong, raised in Hawaii, and buried in Nanjing have to do with Beijing?
Getting to Know Your Beijing Neighbors: E.T.C. Werner
Getting to know your Beijing Neighbors: Sengge Rinchen
Beijing Bunnies: Famous Beijingers Born in the Year of the Rabbit
We Built This City: A Look at Four Beijing City Planners From Empire to Modern Capital
The Horrifying History behind Beijing's Most Notorious Execution Grounds
Story of the 'Jing: When Beijing's Most Famous Sites Opened Their Doors to the Public
Story of the 'Jing: What's the Deal With the Old Red Gate on Ghost Street?
Story of the 'Jing: Just How Old is the City of Beijing?
Weekend Walk: Holy Peking!
Weekend Walk: Take a Stroll Through History Around Beijing's Lakes District
Weekend Walk: Exploring the Two Towers of Xicheng
A Brief History of Beijing's Oct 1 Parades
25 Years Ago Today: The Tian Mingjian Incident
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Beijing's Five Architectural Colors, and the Symbolism Behind Them
It sometimes seems like the dominant color in Beijing is “Socialist Taupe.” The streets. The bricks. The roads. Getting away from the gray and the beige is hard.
That wasn’t always the case. In imperial times, builders and architects relied on five colors to add life to their creations: red, yellow, blue, white, and (yes) gray