Juliet Bredon

Juliet Bredon, also known as Juliet Lauru, was a British writer who spent many years in China and drew heavily on that experience in her work. Sources consistently identify her as having been born around 1881 and dying on December 12, 1937.

She is especially remembered for writing about Beijing and Chinese customs in a way that aimed to be both informative and approachable for general readers. Her books include Peking: A Historical and Intimate Description of Its Chief Places of Interest and Chinese New Year Festivals, works that reflect close familiarity with daily life, local traditions, and the city’s historic character.

Because confirmed biographical details are fairly limited in the sources readily available, the clearest picture of her is through her writing: a foreign-born observer with deep experience of China, and a guide for readers curious about its places, ceremonies, and everyday culture in the early 1900s.