这是一部文图并茂的北京历史文化的实录。它以翔实的史料和精美的图片，记述了北京50万年以来发生、发展，特别是作为元、明、清三朝帝都的演变过程，及其作为国际大都会的重要地位。本书在对北京各个历史时期政治、经济、商贸、宗教等阐述的同时，重点介绍了每个时期的文化、艺术、园林、建筑及宫廷生活和市井民俗。本书既有全面系统的内容，又有文化艺术的价值，既有历史表述，又有国际视角，重现了古都北京的历史景象。本书为英文版。
Mr.Yan Chongnian is a professor of the Beijing Academy of Social Sciences and Deputy President of China Society of the Forbidden City.His researches are focused on the history of Manchuria,the history of the Qing Dynasty and Beijing is history.His theses collections include;Theses on the Manchurian ......
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