The fall of an old bathing business
By Qin Zhongwei and Meng Jing | China Daily | Updated: 2010-03-03 07:45
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An illustration from an ancient book depicts a bathing scene in Song Dynasty when the earliest bathhouse emerged. Sohu Travel Forum / Provided to china daily |
Communal bathhouses were part of everyday life in Beijing. But as lifestyles change, washing with others is becoming a thing of the past and the traditional public bathhouses are giving way to modern bathing complexes, Qin Zhongwei and Meng Jing report
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