• Four Seasons in Beijing Hutong (English-Chinese Edition): A Photographer’s 20-Year Record of Alley Life
  • Four Seasons in Beijing Hutong (English-Chinese Edition): A Photographer’s 20-Year Record of Alley Life
  • Four Seasons in Beijing Hutong (English-Chinese Edition): A Photographer’s 20-Year Record of Alley Life
  • Four Seasons in Beijing Hutong (English-Chinese Edition): A Photographer’s 20-Year Record of Alley Life
  • Four Seasons in Beijing Hutong (English-Chinese Edition): A Photographer’s 20-Year Record of Alley Life
  • Four Seasons in Beijing Hutong (English-Chinese Edition): A Photographer’s 20-Year Record of Alley Life
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Four Seasons in Beijing Hutong (English-Chinese Edition): A Photographer’s 20-Year Record of Alley Life

Four Seasons in Beijing Hutong (English-Chinese Edition): A Photographer’s 20-Year Record of Alley Life

Spring Arrivals, Summer Dreams, Autumn Days and Winter Warmth — Over 20 Years of Photographs Capturing Courtyards, Neighbours and Daily Life in Beijing’s Hutongs, in Chinese and English
This is a photography book, not a travel guide. Li Qiang, a photographer and member of the China Photographers Association, spent over twenty years shooting the hutongs of Beijing—not the tourist sites, but the courtyards where people live, the neighbours who know each other, and the small details of daily life that change with the seasons. The book is divided into four parts: spring arrivals, summer dreams, autumn days, and winter warmth. The photographs span different neighborhoods and different years, so you see both the variety of hutong life and the passage of time. Short bilingual captions tell you what you are looking at. If you want to see Beijing’s hutongs through a photographer‘s long-term eye—rather than read a travel guide or a text-heavy study of urban culture—this is it.
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Discover a Beijing Beyond the Guidebooks

Four Seasons in Beijing Hutong is a breathtaking photographic tribute to the capital's iconic alleyway neighborhoods — the hutong. Through the lens of photographer Li Qiang, who has spent over two decades documenting these rapidly changing lanes and courtyards, this collection offers a rare and intimate glimpse into a way of life that is slowly disappearing.

What's Inside

  • Over 160 pages of fine art photography, divided into four seasonal chapters: Spring Awakening, Summer Dreams, Autumn Light, Winter Warmth

  • Bilingual edition (Chinese & English) — perfect for collectors and readers interested in Chinese culture

  • Candid portraits of daily life within the hutong courtyards, capturing the warmth of neighbors and the rhythm of traditional community living

  • Evocative cityscapes that reveal how these historic alleyways transform through the seasons

Who This Book Is For

  • Photography enthusiasts who appreciate documentary and street photography

  • Travelers and expats seeking a deeper connection to Beijing's cultural heritage

  • Readers interested in Chinese urban culture and the preservation of historic neighborhoods

  • Anyone who has walked these alleys and wants to keep their memory alive

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