Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. 1 1
3. 2 1983 6
4. 3 The reign of the great Qing emperor Guangxu. Once again Love Goose Shoals at the base of Celestial Peak. 13
5. 4 20
6. 5 28
7. 6 34
8. 7 40
9. 8 47
10. 9 56
11. 10 64
12. 11 71
13. 12 80
14. 13 The year, 1908. The great Qing emperor Guangxu has died. Pu Yi, three-year-old heir to the throne, is carried into the throne room to be coronated as the last emperor of a line that has run continuously for more than two thousand years. 90
15. 14 98
16. 15 111
17. 16 120
18. 17 127
19. 18 135
20. 19 143
21. 20 153
22. Translator’s Postscript 163