Zhè bù xiǎoshuō miáoxiě le jiùshí Běijīng de shìjǐng fēngqíng.
This novel depicts the street life of old Beijing.
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history
In ancient China, 市 (market) and 井 (well) were both gathering spots for commoners. 井 refers to the communal well where neighbors met. Together, 市井 came to mean the everyday world of ordinary urban people.
