count_zero Posted March 2, 2012 at 05:50 AM Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 at 05:50 AM Of course, there's hardly any of old Beijing left these days. Just about enough for an article... http://www.timeoutbeijing.com/features/Around_Town/14648/The-best-of-Old-Beijing.html I wonder what places the writer missed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pancake Posted March 2, 2012 at 08:25 AM Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 at 08:25 AM I know 胡同s are a bit of a Beijing cliché. Even so, the "wonderfully dilapidated" ones close to the west gate of the temple of heaven feel like a more authentic slice of old Beijing than the ones in, say, 东城区. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenarcher Posted March 5, 2012 at 07:58 AM Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 at 07:58 AM In my search for the "real" Beijing, I once took random buses around the city and got off if I felt like wandering around the place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
count_zero Posted March 7, 2012 at 02:20 AM Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 at 02:20 AM There are some interesting-looking 1970s (I presume) buildings on the east side of the Temple of Heaven and a dusty old gate that must have once been an entrance to the park. I'll try the west side next time I go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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