Dec 26 2020

Qianmen 前门

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In 1950s: A beautiful drawing from the following post on News Sina caught my eyes. The caption reads: A bird’s-eye view of Qianmen (Front Door) in the 1950s, by Zhao Xishan. This article is about the memory of 孔庆普 Kong Qingpu, how old Beijing was demolished.

五十年代的 鸟瞰前门, 赵锡山老人手绘图

回忆:我是怎样拆掉北京城墙的
从1368年起,历经明、清两代,北京的城墙基本成型,至民国时期整体布局依然得以保存。新中国成立初期,政府也对旧城进行了考察、修复工作。但自1953年起,风向转变,首都交通改善工程大步向前迈,城墙、城门、牌楼成为