Lao She Museum

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  • Address
    19 Fengfu Hutong, Dōngchéng
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  • Phone
    6559 9218
  • Transport
    underground rail: Tiananmen Dong

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Lonely Planet review

This modest courtyard museum is dedicated to one of Běijīng's most popular 20th-century writers. Author of Rickshaw Boy and Tea House, and former teacher at London's School of Oriental and African Studies, Lao She (1899-1966) tragically committed suicide by throwing himself into a Běijīng lake during the Cultural Revolution (whispers of murder continue).

Captions are largely in Chinese, but a large number of first editions are on view, along with photos and personal effects, and Lao She's courtyard home is brimful of simple charm.