Looking at Beijng withing the framework of trees,shone and water is a way of appreciating the citys heritage,based on a special relationship of man and nature,In the process of exploring Beijings ancient ruins,what I often found as markers of the past were a well of spring,a couple of gnarled pines and sometimes a stele or an abandoned stone cave,They took on the mantle of the sitess history.In was these three aspects of nature that held Beijings past,They helped me define and respond to the sites I was searching for.Often they maintined the atmosphere of these places,long ofter rituals there ceased.They also places,me remember one place from another and gave me their energy.Moreover,they led me to the pelople of Beijing,who readily shared their knowledge and stories.作者簡介:Virginia Stibbs Anami,“Ginny”,was born an American in 1944.She became a naturalized Japanese citizen in 1970,taking the legal name Anami Fumiyo,阿南史代.Ginny has lived in the U.S.,Japn,Pakistan,Australia and China with her diplomat husband,Ambassador Koreshinge Anami,and two children.Ginny Anami has taught history,art history,Buddhist history,geography and social studies as bothher B.A.and M.A.were Asian Studies,majoring in East Asian Hitory and Geography,She wrote Nishimachi:Crossroads of Culture in 1982 and contributes frequently to China National Gegruaphy,Asahi Evening News/Inernational Herald Tribune,The Voice of Dharman Beijing This Week and Women of China.
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Preface Aged Trees as Living History Introduction Pairs of Trees Welcome Visitors Lone Sentinels of the Past Beijing's Oldest Trees Along the Old Pilgrim Paths Time Capsules Trees Left at Former Imperial Villas Grave Markers Nicknames Decorating Trees Trees in Jeopardy Planting of New Trees Stone Reflections of the Past Introduction Beijing's Ancient Stone Villages Surviving Steles Stones and Temples Stone Bridges Stone Animals Stone Paths Buddhas of Stone Stone and the Environment Nourishing Water Resources Introduction Dragons and Fengshui Surrounding Rivers Lakes and Imperial Gardens A Few Old Wells Refreshing Ancient Springs Wandering along Historic Canals Water Traces of Imperial Capitals Precious Water Resources Epilogue Chronology of Beijing History Index of Place Names