Beijing skyline during early morning By Xinhua Published: Oct 19, 2024 05:35 PM This photo taken with a mobile phone shows the skyline during early morning in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 19, 2024.

Fuller says he made a deliberate choice not to do extensive study before moving to Beijing in 2017 because he wanted to get to know the city firsthand. “I basically threw myself in the deep end ...

These and other snippets of life in China’s capital were compiled by Ouyang Zhesheng for his newly translated book “Ancient Beijing and Western Civilization,” which chronicles the experiences of ...