This book is a wonderful collection of original drawings and writings about Beijing during the past 60 years. The author is a typical senior who grew up in a big family in a traditional courtyard house (a siheyuan in mandarin). As an ordinary citizen he carefully observed and recorded the life and customs around him, and vividly describes his childhood, family life, schooling, love, marriage and work. The pictures reveal the changes in customs, attitudes, and historical figures as well as capture the changes in scenery and architecture in Beiiing since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949.

The story of an ordinary Beijing senior resident who was born and raised in a Siheyuan-a typical Beijing courtyard house, and the witnessed the massive development and changes to the city of beijing over the past 60 years.

01 Years in Siheyuan

02 From primary School to Tsinghua University

03 Love, Companionship

04 Interesting Episodes in Life

05 Witnesses