Encompassing several millennia of human history, Beijing is also the political and cultural heart of modern China, and the embodiment of the Communist revolution of 1949. Using vintage photos and their modern-day counterparts, Brian Page shows the incredible modernization of Beijing, alongside the careful and respectful conservation of its oldest structures. Included in the images here are the Great Wall of China, Mao's Mausoleum, the Imperial Observatory, and the entrance to the Forbidden City.