The Search for a Vanishing Beijing: A Guide to China’s Capital Through the Ages

The Search for a Vanishing Beijing. Title The Search for a Vanishing Beijing. Published byHong Kong University Press — the leading academic publisher for China and Asia-Pacific studies. Between 1949 and the present, the city lost nearly all of its ancient city walls, the majority of its historic hutong alleyways, and much of the built fabric accumulated over seven centuries as China’s capital.