North from the capital to the Great Wall. Tap a numbered dot and listen.
Narrated by The Historian75 km · about 92 min · 18 stories
The stories
In order along the route. Tap a dot on the map, or play them here.
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Beijing
The Origins of Wangfujing Street
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Beijing
The Ming Dynasty's Northern Capital Deep Dive · Part 1 of 3
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Beijing
The Ming Dynasty's Northern Capital Deep Dive · Part 2 of 3
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Beijing
The Ming Dynasty's Northern Capital Deep Dive · Part 3 of 3
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Beijing
Temple of Heaven Imperial Rituals
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Beijing
The Forbidden City's Architectural Design Deep Dive · Part 1 of 3
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Beijing
The Forbidden City's Architectural Design Deep Dive · Part 2 of 3
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Beijing
The Forbidden City's Architectural Design Deep Dive · Part 3 of 3
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Beijing
The Hot Springs of Xiaotangshan
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Beijing
The May Fourth Movement Deep Dive · Part 1 of 3
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Beijing
The May Fourth Movement Deep Dive · Part 2 of 3
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Beijing
The May Fourth Movement Deep Dive · Part 3 of 3
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Beijing
The Lakeside Great Wall Reservoir
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Beijing
The Origins of Huairou Town
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Beijing
The Yanqi Lake Summit
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Beijing
Ming Dynasty Border Defenses
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Beijing
The Restoration of Mutianyu
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Beijing
The Demolition of Beijing's Walls
Where the stories come from
Infinite Road draws from a library of primary sources — public-domain county histories, the WPA American Guide Series, National Register of Historic Places records, local records, and encyclopedic sources — then writes and narrates each story in its own words.