| 摘 要： | A paltry fee of one kuai al lows admission into one of Beijing's best-kept secrets. Barely identifiable for what it is, the Altar of the Sun could easily be mistaken for what it isn't: just another secure embassy behind a ten foot wall. A few blocks removed from the main drag, and a stone's throw west of the British compound, Ritan Park is a diversion from the nearby commercialism of Silk Alley and the Russian market. First established in 1540, this serene park, like local Gardens of the People throughout China, still presents a microcosm of the social mo-
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