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Lieferstatus:	i.d.R. innert 7-14 Tagen versandfertig
Veröffentlichung:	März 2007
Genre:	Reisebücher, Bildbände
ISBN:	9781406767889
EAN-Code:	9781406767889
Verlag:	James Press
Einband:	Kartoniert
Sprache:	English
Dimensionen:	H 216 mm / B 140 mm / D 24 mm
Gewicht:	584 gr
Seiten:	416
Zus. Info:	Paperback
Bewertung:	Titel bewerten / Meinung schreiben

Inhalt:

ROUND ABOUT MY PEKING GARDEN A NEW BOOK ON CHINA. JOHN CHINAMAN AT HOME. By the RKV. E. J. HARDY, M. A., Author of How to be Happy though Married, lately Chaplain to H M. Forces in Hong Kong. With 36 Illustrations. Demy 8vo, cloth, ios. 6d, net. LONDON T. FISHER UNWIN. ROUND ABOUT MY PEKING GARDEN BV MRS. ARCHIBALD LITTLE Author of M U HUNG CHANG, IHS LIFK AND TH I AND r THfc BLUK COWN IN riMATK CHINA fc A MARRIAGK IN CHINA, HTC ILLUSTRATED J T ai vu la Paix dcscendrc sur la tcrre Somant de Tor dea flours ot dcs epis Lair ctait culme ct du dieu de la guerre Kile etouffait les foudrcs aHsoupin. Ah disait elle, ciiaax par la vaillance, Frunvais, Anglais, Bcl c, KIMHO ou Germain Pcuplcn, forme unc Htiinte alliance Et donnett-vouH la main. li RANGBK. LONDON l FISHER UNWIN PHILADELPHIA J, B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY 1905 Contents PACK PEKING REVISITED INTRODUCTORY . . .9 I. IN A PEKING GARDEN 33 II. HOW THE COURT CAME BACK TO PEKING . 47 III. OFFICIAL AND RANK DISTINCTIONS 60 IV. AN IMPERIAL FUNKKAL, . . . - 73 V. PEKINGESE DOGS AND GOLD AND SILVER FISH . 8 1 VI. THE WESTERN HILLS . ., . .90 VII. ROUND ABOUT OUR GARDEN . . IOO VIII. SEASIDE RESORTS . . . . 109 IX. IMPERIAL HOT SPRINGS AND THE MING TOMBS, 12 3 X TO KALGAN AND THE MONGOLIAN GRASS LAND . . 133 XL AMONO PEKING PALACES . ., 162 XU. THK USILING, OR WESTERN TOMBS ., 173 6 CONTENTS PAGE XIII. LAMA AND CONFUCIAN TEMPLES . . .179 XIV. ON THE DRUM AND BELL TOWERS . .196 XV. MANY KINDS OF TEMPLES .... 205 XVI. WHAT OUGHT TO BE DONE WITH THIfi TEMPLE BUILDINGS . . . . . . 215 XVII. AN INTERLUDE OF REFLECTIONS . . 22O XVIII. EXAMINATION HALL ANI OBSERVATORY, TOGETHER WITH SOME CHINESE MANNERS AND CUSTOMS . 227 XIX. A TALE OF TWO CHINESESTUDENTS, . 238 XX. HOW NOT TO DO IT IN PEKING . . . 243 xxi. FIVE NATIONS SOLDIERS AS SEKN IN CHINA 250 XXII. TO PORT ARTHUR . . ., . 262 List of Illustrations Red button Mandarin, a civil official of highest rank Frontispiece PAGE Graf v, Waldersee with his special flag . . . . .20 Entrance to Imperial Palace. By Colonel Prendcrg t t, R. E. . . 20 In the Emperors garden . . . . . . .22 Colossal Buddha ........ 25 Rock mound in our garden. By the Author . . . 34 Garden Theatre. By the Author ., . . .36 Slanting wall. By the Author . ., ., 36 Window leading nowhere. By the Author . . . .40 By the rock mound. By the Author . . . .42 Leaf-shaped door in garden . . . ., - 44 Dowager Empresss bedroom . ., ., .50 Emperors bedroom ........ 52 Two thrones. By Mr, Sargent ...... 56 Two-humped Bactriun camel . . . . . . o Prince Yung-Lus funeral. By Mr. Smcdlcy . 76 Catafalque and mourners. By Mr. Smcdlc, . . .78 True sun-dog. By Colonel Prendergast, .. . . . 3 Peking dog which won championship prize . . . 86 Dragon roof-bridge ., , ..... 6 Beautiful Paifang leading to Pi-ytm-ssu ., . . . 91 Approach to sleeping Buddha temple ., . . 91 Marble terrace, Pi-yun-ssu ....... 92 Pinus ttungcana. By the Author ...... 95 Priest and visitors from Szechuan on terrace. By the Author . . 95 Sleeping Buddha ...., ., 96 Marble Terrace, Pi-yun 8su ....... 98 Altar of Heaven Shrines to be placed under pavilions. By ihc Author 104 Altar of Heaven Tabernacles for Imperial worship. By the Author . 106 Attar of Heaven remains of sacrifice. By the Autfwr . . . xo6 Altar of Heaven throne for ancestral tablet, and box for carrying stand. By the Author ., . . . .108 Dragon Screen ........ 108 Shan-hai-kwan view fromInternational Club By Utc Author . xia Shan-hai-kwan great wall as it leaves the ea. By the Author, 1 12 White marble Imperial bath ., . . . - 123 Grounds of Imperial hot springH . ., , .124 Grounds of Imperial hot springs . . . . . - 1 25 Ming tombs pillar beginning Via Sacta . . . . . 1 26 Ming tombs celebrated Paifang, . . . . .128 8 LIST OF ILLUSTEATIONS FACING PAGE Ming tombs exquisitely carved monoliths. .... 128 Ming tombs procession of stone figures . . . . ...