Juggling Bits; Tianqiao as Republican Beijing’s Recycling Center  

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Yue, Dong Madeleine

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Modern China vol. 25 no. 3 (Jul. 1999), page 303-342.
Topik: Tianqiao as Republican Beijing’s Recycling Center
Fulltext: 302MC253.pdf (113.51KB)

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“Guang Tianqiao” (wandering around Tianqiao) was one of the most exciting activities for many of Beijing’s residents during the 1920s and 1930s. Some travel guides published in those years listed Tianqiao under “tourist attractions” along with ancient pagodas, imperial palaces, and newly opened parks. One guidebook insisted that “it will be one’s greatest regret if one comes to Beijing from afar but does not have a glance at Tianqiao” (Tian Yunjin, 1935: 7). But Tianqiao was also distinguished from other places, for it was seen as the best example of “modern society” (Ma Zhixiang, [1935] 1997: 88). In the words of Zhong Ruoxia, a Republican-era writer, “Tianqiao is the epitome of Beiping; it is the front face of life” (Zhong Ruoxia, [1936] 1989: 86).

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