Where to go and what to see in Beijing: Personal suggestions for architects from people shaping the city and members of our staff.
While in Beijing, Clifford Pearson, deputy editor at Architectural Record and editor-in-charge of our tri-annual China publication, suggests strolling through Beihai Park. On clear days, the park offers wonderful views of the Forbidden City and an opportunity to watch Beijing’s older generations practicing their calligraphy—using brushes dipped in water—directly on the pavement. It illustrates “a notion of the Chinese appreciation for things temporal, as one watches the beautiful characters evaporate and disappear,” says Pearson.
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