The Last Days of Pekin

by Pierre Loti

CONTENTS

Page
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]

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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]

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