The Last Days of Old Beijing: Life in the Vanishing Backstreets of a City Transformed
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The Last Days of Old Beijing: Life in the Vanishing Backstreets of a City Transformed
The job was a voyeur’s dream, but a bad one.
Michael Meyer • The Last Days of Old Beijing: Life in the Vanishing Backstreets of a City Transformed
In 2005, the state-run media reported that only thirteen hundred hutong remained.
Michael Meyer • The Last Days of Old Beijing: Life in the Vanishing Backstreets of a City Transformed
I started to think about moving into a hutong that spring of 2003, when I met Mr. Yang.
Michael Meyer • The Last Days of Old Beijing: Life in the Vanishing Backstreets of a City Transformed
Sichuan province. I was posted to a city named Neijiang (Inner River), located on a bend of the Tuo River.
Michael Meyer • The Last Days of Old Beijing: Life in the Vanishing Backstreets of a City Transformed
It is Beijing’s—if not the world’s—densest urban environment.
Michael Meyer • The Last Days of Old Beijing: Life in the Vanishing Backstreets of a City Transformed
A Beijing courtyard home, in contrast, turns its face inward, hiding its most attractive features behind gates and walls.
Michael Meyer • The Last Days of Old Beijing: Life in the Vanishing Backstreets of a City Transformed
Minnesota home. Here, I also met my future wife. For me, Beijing was simply love at first sight.