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I soon came to view that boundary – both real and imag- When I first arrived in Beijing, I lived between the Fourth and Fifth suggested that rather than simply visiting these towns and villages, ask me where in the city I lived, instead, it was always, ‘which ring are at the time had just returned from a trip to Gansu – he immediately youined in?’ – as Later, a powerful when Isignifier moved toof Dongchengstatus. Rarely – to would an apartment Chinese friendswithin motorbikes. separately, we should travel along the Ring Road itself, preferably on view being that I had moved ‘up’. the Second Ring – those same friends congratulated me. The general continuedThe motorbike to evolve. idea For wastwo eventuallymonths, we dropped researched in favor the area,of a car and (more practical, fits more people, can sleep in it) but the plan itself The city’s rings, beginning with the walls of the Forbidden City, maintain a potent grip on the collective psyche of the capital. Over - Tplottedo help ourus with intended this task, path. we In recruited order to followHuang the Xiaohui, Ring’s the proposed tour bus time, I have come to view these rings as a sort of 21st century Great route, we would have to navigate a patchwork of small country roads. Wall,Yet a seriesunlike ofthe concentric Great Wall, demarcation the rings continue lines, separating to undulate (and outwards segre – proved invaluable. With –gating) pulling the rural ‘real’ and city suburban from the outliers encroaching into B sprawl.eijing’s orbit. Huang’sdriver for help, Beijing we devisedpunk band a week-long P.K. 14. An route, expert stopping navigator, at nine Huang key – - destinationsthe sixth and along final memberthe way. of our team On reading of plans to build a so-called ‘Seventh Ring’, my imme- ermostdiate response limits. E wasncompassing a strange mixan area of incredulity spanning some and excitement. 216,000 square Set travelogueAware of the constraints of such a journey, and the limitations - kilometers,to open in 2017, the 940-kilometer-long the Ring will stretch road the willnotion increase of Beijing the city’sto its popuout - it placed on our reporting, we decided it would be best framed as a lation to 130 million people. The result is a brief but honest snapshot, capturing some But who are these people, these new ‘Beijingers’? The more I thing of a world rarely visited by those of us in Beijing’s inner Rings. thought(depending about it, the on more your definitionI became convinced of city) that we should visit comingWe hopemonths, to present but in the some meantime, of what we collectedhope you (includingenjoy this specialover six hours of video footage and 1,000 plus images) in an exhibition in the these places, and find out for ourselves. edition of our magazine. 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