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Park Life: Beijing is not short of parks with elegant pagodas and historical gates, but forget that… Tania McCartney finds some parks based on pure, unadulterated fun »

It happened here: The raid of the red light district »

Hutong demolition: Beijing's move towards modernity comes at a price... »

Secret City: Matteo Ricci’s Tomb: A very old China hand »

Houhai & the North: From the ramshackle old-world charm of Houhai to the sleek modernity of the Olympic developments... »

The Centre: Welcome to the historic heart of the universe... »

Secret city：Republican Congress Building: Tucked away inside the grounds of the Xinhua News Agency is a building where world leaders once met to discuss China's fate. »

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