Main entry:

Bredon, Juliet.

Title & Author:

Peking; a historical and intimate description of its chief places of interest, by Juliet Bredon.

Edition:

[2d ed., rev. and enl.].

Publication:

Shanghai Kelly & Walsh, 1922.

Description:

4 preliminary leaves, [vii]-x pages, 2 leaves, 523, [1] pages frontispiece, plates, folded map, folded plans 23 cm

Notes:
Dedication -- Acknowledgment -- Preface -- Ch. I.A historical sketch -- Ch. II. The wonderful walls of Peking -- Ch. III. The legation quarter and modern Peking -- Ch. IV. The picturesqueness of the past -- Ch. V. The Sea Palaces and the Coal Hill -- Ch. VI. The Museum and the Winter Palace -- Ch. VII. The Temple of Heaven and the Temple of Agriculture -- Ch. VIII. Three temples of Three Faiths -- Ch. IX. Temples of the Imperial City -- Ch. X. Temples of the Tartar City -- Ch. XI. Temples of the Chinese City -- Ch. XII. Temples and tombs outside the city -- Ch. XIII. The summer palaces and the Jade Fountain -- Ch. XIV. Temples of the Western Hills -- Ch. XV. Temples of the Western Hills (concluded) -- Ch. XVI. The Great Wall and the Ming Tombs -- Ch. XVII. The Hsi Ling and the Tung Ling -- Ch. XVIII. Peking -- The Old Curiosity Shop -- Ch. XIX. The fun of the fair -- Ch. XX. Western landmarks -- Appendix I. The dynasties of China -- Appendix II. The principal festivals and fairs in Peking -- List of maps and plans -- List of illustrations

Summary:

A proper appreciation of Peking is not, I believe, in the power of a Westerner to give--certainly not of one single person--since it pre-supposes a thorough knowledge of China's past, and infinite sympathy with Chinese character and religions, an intimate familiarity with the proverbs and household phrases of the poor, the songs of the streets, the speech of the workshop, no less than the mentality of the literati and the motives of the rulers. -- Preface.

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Subject:

Travel.
Beijing (China) Description and travel.
Beijing (China) History.
Pékin (Chine) Histoire.
China Beijing.

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 33016
Call No.: ID:88-B4642
Status: Available