Jo Gwan-hee: Ah! Beijing

In the course of time, Beijing lost its former form and became a very different city. The magnificent walls were torn down, and the gates of the city were destroyed, leaving only two. The Chinese boast that the world's largest square was the town of Swann Mon. Shang, where the Gigaa of the Sixzos once stretched and where Mao Tse-tung's body was located, there stood the door of the Taing-Sung, Ding-Mung, Qing-Wong, Dang-Cong, Ming-Hung-Sun, Dung-Chan. This change in Beijing did not happen naturally in the course of time, but was rapid in a short time. The stories in the book, while not having to go through the changes and keep their original appearance, evoke a longing for some past time when Beijing could never be returned with its strange perfumes. In this space, it seems to float like the slow steps of an old man who has been backward and unscathed. It's probably the first time I've ever come here, and I don't feel strange. Is that a sense of vision based on memories that have been built up by people for so many years? The post is a repression of memories from Beijing's people about 100 years ago.

Korean title: 아! 베이징

Korean author: 조관희

Korean publisher: 학고방

ISBN-13: 9791165862749