The Last Days of Old Beijing: Life in the Vanishing Backstreets of a City Transformed
Michael Meyeramazon.com
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
The most strident hutong defenders I had met were historians and tourists.
Michael Meyer • The Last Days of Old Beijing: Life in the Vanishing Backstreets of a City Transformed
I moved to Red Bayberry and Bamboo Slanted Street on August 8, 2005.
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.
Michael Meyer • The Last Days of Old Beijing: Life in the Vanishing Backstreets of a City Transformed
The former campus—where I had spent two of the happiest years of my life—had been erased.
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
I wanted to live in the hutong as I had in the countryside a decade before, with unhurried days in a community where I played a role.
Michael Meyer • The Last Days of Old Beijing: Life in the Vanishing Backstreets of a City Transformed
healthier than living in a high-rise apartment. The concept is called jie diqi in Chinese, “to be connected to the earth’s energy.”