Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. COMMENT ON THE NAME OF THE CITY vi
3. Contents vii
4. List of maps ix
5. Preface xi
6. Acknowledgments xv
7. Notes on using this Book xvii
8. 1 The Plan of Old Peking 1
9. 2 Traditional Beliefs 13
10. 3 Historical Overview 35
11. 4 Tian An Men Square 55
12. 5 Zhong Shan Park and the Ancestral Hall 77
13. 6 The Purple Forbidden City 89
14. 7 The Eastern Imperial City and Environs 109
15. 8 The Western Imperial City 125
16. 9 The Former Legation District 145
17. 10 The Eastern Tartar City 161
18. 11 The Western Tartar City 193
19. 12 The Eastern Chinese City 223
20. 13 The Western Chinese City 233
21. 14 Eastern Suburbs 251
22. 15 Northern Suburbs 263
23. 16 Western Suburbs 271
24. 17 The Summer Pa lace 289
25. 18 The Western Hills 299
26. 19 The Ming Tombs 315
27. 20 The Great Wall 325
28. 21 Sights Further Afield 331
29. 22 Food 343
30. 23 Drink 353
31. 24 A Night at the Opera 359
32. 25 Epilogue 363
33. Notes 365
34. Bibliography 371
35. Illustration Credits 381
36. Index 383