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One of the oldest cities in the world, Beijing was an imperial capital for centuries. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, Beijing became not only the political center of the new communist country, but also the signifier of socialist ideol-ogy and revolutionary culture. Now, in the 21st century, Beijing embodies global conflicts and global connections. Over the course of the last century, then, Beijing moved from the quintessential “traditional” capital to the symbol of communist urban form and finally to a cosmopolitan metropolis. These three stages in the history of Beijing and its shifting representations are the topic of this study. Like other capitals, Bei...
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Portrays the ongoing revolution in cultural production that has transformed contemporary life in the People's Republic of China.
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2014 3rd International Conference on Metallurgy Technology and Materials (ICMTM 2014), April 25-26, 2014, Kunming, China