This book is the outcome of a long stroll through Beijing. Modern expansion is gaining ground. Traditional life as recorded in these photographs is becoming harder to find.
Preparations for an event of global importance, the 2008 Olympiads, have sped up Beijing's transition to the 21st century.
Keeping purposefully off the beaten track, the photographer has walked in search of authentic, traditional Beijing. This stroll conveys the admiration of the foreigner for the little trades long lost in the West.
