[Sun, 17th] A Lakeside Walk and Exploration with Dr. Jeremiah

The area around Beijing’s lake district and the hutong neighborhoods of Xicheng were once home to some of Beijing’s most famous faces. In this walk, we’ll explore the bustling waterways and less-traveled alleys west of the Drum Tower. Along the way, we’ll visit the home of Song Qingling, the widow of the revolutionary Sun Yat-sen, who stayed behind when the rest of her family fled to Taiwan in 1949. We’ll also see the mansion where the Last Emperor was born and visit the Guanghua Temple, where China’s last eunuch Sun Yaoting lived the final years of his life. Along the way, we’ll also explore the history of some of Beijing’s byways and observe life in Beijing’s hutong neighborhoods.

Duration: About three hours

Date: Sunday, 17 September
Time: 10AM - 1PM
Cost: 300 RMB (260 RMB for members of The Hutong) per person, including all admission tickets, guide fees, and tips.

Jeremiah is a writer and historian based in Beijing since 2002. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis, and taught Late Imperial and Modern Chinese History for over 15 years. His essays and articles on China have appeared in The Economist, South China Morning Post, The Journal of Asian Studies, Los Angeles Review of Books, and The World of Chinese. His writings can also be found in China in 2008: A Year of Great Significance, The Insider’s Guide to Beijing, and the 2015 collection While We’re Here: China Stories from a Writer’s Colony. Jeremiah is frequently asked to speak and lead workshops on history, culture, and cultural adaptation for students, embassies, companies, and community groups and is the proprietor of Beijing by Foot, which organizes educational programs and historic walking tours of Beijing’s most famous sites and less-traveled byways. Along with David Moser, Jeremiah hosts the podcast Barbarians at the Gate.

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