Roughly 300 years later, Beijing had become a crowded, windswept city; the Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci often wore a veil when he ... Sixth Tone: Speaking of the Macartney Mission, there is a whole ...

Indeed, you could spend your whole trip — and most of your ... The hutongs, like much of Beijing, are in constant flux. With city authorities seemingly intent on diverting every restaurant ...