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Information on the Official Midnight in Peking Walking Tour with Bespoke Beijing

Posted: July 21st, 2017 | No Comments »

Presenting Bespoke’s First Regular Public Tour: Midnight in Peking*

Bespoke may be known for its private tours, but sometimes we create one that’s such a smash hit we just have to share it with as many people as possible.
So we’re pleased to announce that our evening walking tour based on Paul French’s international bestselling murder mystery ‘Midnight in Peking‘ will now run as a regular public tour on the last Saturday of every month here in Beijing.

That means the next tour will take place on July 29th.
Tickets cost 388RMB per person.

Ticket details here

& Bespoke Beijing here

Bespoke’s brilliant long time collaborator – the historian Lars Ulrik Thom – has uncovered a raft of Chinese police reports relating to the case that even author Paul French hadn’t seen, making this tour a must for fans of the book.

Delving into the grisly death of Pamela Werner, the tour starts at the tragic family home of the Werners and winds its way through the hutongs to the spot where her body was found on a cold January night in 1937. Through a walk along Beijing’s old city walls and into the so called ‘Badlands’, you’ll uncover the truth about the characters who saw her on that fateful night, the depravity of Peking’s criminal underworld and the story of a city in utter chaos after the fall of the empire.

So what are you waiting for? We’re now taking bookings for the July and August tours. And with a limited number of spots available on each tour you’ll have to be quick not to miss out!

* = as I’ve been asked a few times – Yes, i think this tour is great; yes, it’s official; & yes, Penguin China supports it too.



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