Tales of Old Peking Inside the Walls of China's Tumultuous Capital

A forbidden city for Westerners for hundreds of years, China's capital has always been viewed as one of the world's most mysterious cities. This book recreates a sense of old Peking through a pastiche of historical snippetsstories, quotations, cartoons, postcards and drawingsand shares intriguing tidbits about the Imperial Court. Placing Peking in the context of the Boxer Rebellion, when two very different yet equally headstrong cultures clashed, this is a valuable source for those interested in Chinese history.

Derek Sandhaus has written on Chinese history for magazines, blogs, and podcasts. He is the author of Tales of Old Hong Kong and the editor of Decadence Mandchoue.