Beijing: The Biography of a City by Jonathan Clements

Beijing: The Biography of a City

Jonathan Clements

192 pages first pub 2008 (editions)

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This book presents the story of Beijing, the capital of China and the site of the 2008 Olympics, from its earliest beginnings as a campsite for primitive hominids, through its fluctuating fortunes under a dozen dynasties. Despite spending almost a...

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