Title: Imperial Peking: Seven Centuries of China (English Edition by Lin Yutang)
Author: Lin Yutang
ISBN: 9787560086378
Language: English
Publishing Date: 2009-07
Publisher: Foreign Language Teaching & Researching Press
Cover: P Page: 369 Format: 32mo
About the Author:
Lin Yutang (October 10, 1895 – March 26, 1976) was a Chinese writer and inventor. His informal but polished style in both Chinese and English made him one of the most influential writers of his generation, and his compilations and translations of classic Chinese texts into English were bestsellers in the West.
Content:
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
bibliographical guide
acknowledgments
wade-giles to pinyin conversion table
english works by lin yutang
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