FOREWORD
Chapter One THE SPIRIT OF OLD PEKING
Chapter Two THE SEASONS
Chapter Three THE CITY
Chapter Four ANCIENT GLORY
Chapter Five WARLORDS, DOWAGERS AND CONCUBINES
Chapter Six THE PALACES AND PLEASANCES
Chapter Seven STUDIES IN FORM Temples, Pagodas and the Plastic Arts
Chapter Eight STUDIES IN LINE Painting and Calligraphy
Chapter Nine LIFE OF THE PEOPLE
Chapter Ten BELIEFS AND FANCIES
Chapter Eleven THE ART OF PEKING Essay by Peter C. Swann
Appendix RESEARCH ON THE HISTORY OF PEKING
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BIBLIOGRAPHICAL GUIDE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
WADE-GILES TO PINYIN CONVERSION TABLE
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