Chapter I: Arrival in the Yellow Sea 1

II. AT NING-HIA 9
III. ON THE WAY TO PEKIN 18
IV. IN THE IMPERIAL CITY 81
V. RETURN TO NING-HIA 196
VI. PEKIN IN SPRINGTIME 202
VII. THE TOMBS OF THE EMPERORS 226
VIII. THE LAST DAYS OF PEKIN 274

ILLUSTRATIONS

Emperor's Throne in the Forbidden City _Frontispiece_
French Cavalry Orderly with Despatches _Facing Page_ 11
Transports on the Pei-Ho " 21
The Great Wall surrounding the Outer City
of Pekin " 57
Chen-Mun Gate to Pekin " 73
The Temple of Heaven " 79
Marble Bridge over Moat before Southern
Gate of the Forbidden City " 85
The Big Tower or Wall Entrance of Tartar
City " 103
The Executive Palace of the Emperor in
the Forbidden City " 145
An Imperial Palace " 167
Priceless Porcelains and Bronzes in the
Third Palace, Forbidden City " 181
The Mouth of the Pei-Ho " 202
Chinese Village Carts, the only Vehicle used
in the North of China " 230
Non-commissioned Officers and Men of
French Artillery and Marines " 235
Chinese Peasants cultivating Rice Fields
with Native Plow " 246
The Lake and Southern View of Summer
Palace " 275

The Last Days of Pekin