Cardens of the paople

• 作者: Tricia Carswell
• 来源期刊: 中国周刊
• 学科: 社会科学
• 关键词: NEARBY ADMISSION removed SECURE behind BLOCKS RUSSIAN HERITAGE socia themselves
• 年，卷（期）: 2003,（8）
• 页码范围: 9-10
• 页数: 2页
• 分类号: G246

摘要

【正】 A paltry fee of one kuai al lows admission into one of Beijing’s best-kept secrets. Barely identifiable for what it is, the Altar of the Sun could easily be mistaken for what it isn’t: just another secure embassy behind a ten foot wall. A few blocks removed from the main drag, and a stone’s throw west of the British compound, Ritan Park is a diversion from the nearby commercialism of Silk Alley and the Russian market. First established in 1540, this serene park, like local Gardens of the People throughout China, still presents a microcosm of the social mo-