Beijing’s Ancient City Plan: Still Alive After 700 Years I SLICE HISTORY

For more than seven centuries, Beijing has grown around a carefully planned central axis that shaped its streets, neighborhoods and daily life. In the city’s historic hutongs, traditional crafts, pigeon keeping, wrestling and local food still reflect the cultural mix that helped define the capital. The film also explores the Grand Canal and Wanning Bridge, key parts of Beijing’s historic transport network that continue to function in the modern city. Together, these places reveal how an ancient urban blueprint still survives beneath the rhythms of contemporary Beijing. Documentary: Beijing'S Secret Blueprint EP:3 Evolving City Directed by: Gary Zeng Production: International Communication Development (2019) #documentary #freedocumentary #world #history #figures #biography #war #doc #beijing #beijinghistory #hutong #centralaxis #chinesehistory #grandcanal #urbanhistory #oldbeijing #historydocumentary#beijing #beijinghistory #hutong #centralaxis #chinesehistory #grandcanal #urbanhistory #oldbeijing #historydocumentary