In Search of Old Peking

by L.C. Arlington

Through anecdotes of Chinese life and history, this guide book to Old Peking, first published in 1935, captures the spirit of the antiquated imperial capital, and the new Introduction offers a fresh perspective on Peking today.

404 pages, Hardcover

First published September 22, 1988

Reviews

[Isham Cook · Rating 4 out of 5]

Classic account of Old Beijing of the 1930s, with a bit too much dry emphasis on temples and palaces to the exclusion of life and the people.