AUTHOR'SPREFACE
INTRODUCTION
ACRADLEOFCHINESECMLIZATION
PhysicalFeaturesoftheBeijingArea
DawnoftheStoneAge
THEBRILLIANCEOFANCIENTYANCMLIZATION
BronzeCivilization
Ji-CapitaloftheStateofYan
IMPORTANTSTRONGHOLDUNDERTHEQIN,HAN,SHI,ANDTANGDYNASTIES
NorthChinaStronghold
CapitalofThreeYanRegimes
THEETHNICMINORITIESMAKEBEIJINGTHEIRCAPITAL
SouthernCapitalUndertheLiaoDynasty
MiddleCapitalUndertheJurchenDynasty
CAMBALUCOFTHEMONGOLEMPIRE
TheGreatCapitalofKublaiKhan
SomeFeaturesofDadu
FlourishingCommerce
Science,TechnologyandCulture
CulturalExchangewithOtherCountries
BEIJINGUNDERTHEMINGANDQINGDYNASTIES
TheCityandthePalaces
TheFourCityWalls
TheForbiddenCity:
LayoutandPhilosophy
ImperialGardens
GardensWithintheForbiddenCity
OtherImperialGardensandParks
TheThreeScenicHillsandFiveGardens
TheLifeofEmperorsandEmpresses
AscendingtheThrone
TheRoyalWedding
AdministrationoftheEmpire
TheWorshipofGods
TheEmperor'sStudies
LifeStyle
ImperialMausoleums
CultureandArt
Education
ScienceandTechnology
Literature
Drama
CompilationofBooks
Painting
Calligraphy
SpecialHandicrafts
Porcelain
The"SquareCourtyards".
TheSeparateCommunities
TheBusinessDistrictOutsidetheThreeFrontGates
TheMansionsofPrinces
Beijing'sResidentialCourtyards
TheLifeandCustomsofBeijing'sResidents
ABriefChronologyofBeijing
ABriefChronologyofYuan,Ming,andQingDynasties
Epilogue