郁达夫说“北京是具城市之外形,而又富有乡村景像之田园都市。”很多朝代以来,北京在精神上仍然像一座大乡村,是田园诗一样的城市。譬如曲里拐弯的胡同,无异于村巷;四世同堂的四合院保留着北方农舍的风格,顶多算地主的豪宅;甚至环护着昔日辉煌的长城,也不过是农耕文明一道有始无终的围墙 Yu Dafu said, “Beijing is an urban landscape with rich rural scenery.” "Many dynasties Beijing has remained mentally like a big country, an idyllic city. For example, the bend of the alley, is tantamount to the village lane; four generations of courtyard houses retain the style of the northern farmhouse, at best, the landlord’s mansion; or even guarding the Great Wall of the past glory is nothing more than an endless wall of farming civilization