Introduction—By Hardy Jowett 1
Note on Romanization 6
Chapter Ⅰ A City of Pleasure 7
Chapter Ⅱ The Hutng and Its Inhabitants 21
Chapter Ⅲ Street Vendors 26
Chapter Ⅳ Flower Streets and Willow Lanes 52
Chapter Ⅴ Pawnshops,Middlemen and Money Lenders 65
Middlemen 68
Money Lenders 71
Chapter Ⅵ Feasts and Restaurants 73
Chapter Ⅶ Actors and the Theatre 81
Chapter Ⅷ Various Professions 107
Chapter Ⅸ Gates,Street Names and Various Places of Interest 124
Street Names 126
Certain Places of Interest 135
Chapter Ⅹ Politicians,Some Office Holders and Certain Educationalists 138
Chapter Ⅺ Red Ceremonials,Marriages,Births and Birthdays 146
Births 156
Birthdays 159
Chapter Ⅻ Tales of the Spirit World 161
Water Ghosts 166
Wall Building Ghosts 167
Hanging Ghosts 168
Barber Ghosts 168
Idol Ghosts 168
Ghosts Connected with Sickness and Death 169
Devil Possession 169
T'ou Sheng Kuei 169
Kuei Ch'ai,or"Harbingers of Death" 170
Spirit Foxes and Other Strange Phenomena 170
Precautions against Evil Influences 172
Ghost Festivals 173
Ⅰ．The Chinese City form Just Outside the Ch'ien Men 14
Ⅱ．General Clad in Gorgeous Raiment 15
Ⅲ．The Chief Treasure in the T'uan Cheng—the Kuan Yin with the Mona Lisa Smile 16
Ⅳ．The"Mona Lisa"Kuan Yin&Photo by Mr.Yung Kwang 17
Ⅴ．Cucumbers Arriving from the County&Photo by Lemunyon 32
Mohammedans Retailing Cakes Fried in Oil&Photo by J.Zumbrum 32
Ⅵ．COBBLER&Photo by J.Zumbrum 33
SELLER OF HUN TUN(dumplings boiled in soup)&Photo by H.C.Faxon,Esq. 33
Ⅶ．She Offers Face Powder ＆ Matches in Exchange for Paper ＆ Waste Materals&Photo by H.C.Faxon,Esq. 34
Blind Musician&Photo by H.C.Faxon,Esq. 34
Ⅷ．"Smoked Fish"&Photo by H.C.Faxon,Esq. 35
A Persimmon Stall&Photo by J.Zumbrum 35
Ⅸ．Bring in Charcoal&Photo by Lemunyon 36
Selling Persimmons by Weight&Photo by lemunyon 36
Fruit ＆ Syrup Vendor Clanging His Two Brass Cups&Photo by H.C.Faxon,Esq. 36
Ⅹ．Crockery Mender with His Swinging Gong&Photo by H.C.Faxon,Esq. 37
Knife Grinder with His Iron Plates&Photo by H.C.Faxon,Esq. 37
Ⅺ．Cloth Seller Holding His Hand Drum&Photo by H.C.Faxon,Esq. 38
Fan Seller with His Jingle of Bells&Photo by H.C.Faxon,Esq. 38
Ⅻ．Toy Paper-Lanterns&Photo by Lemunyon 39
The Price to be Paid Depends upon the Number on the Wooden Slip which the Customer Draws out of the Bamboo Holder&Photo by J.Zumbrum 39
ⅩⅢ．A Barber&Photo by J.Zumbrum 47
A Blind Musician&Photo by J.Zumbrum 47
ⅩⅣ．Sweetmeats&Photo by J.Zumbrum 48
A Seller of Nails ＆ Boot Protectors&Photo by J.Zumbrum 48
ⅩⅤ．Cakes Fried in Oil&Photo by J.Zumbrum 49
Small Vegetable Marrows&Photo by J.Zumbrum 49
ⅩⅥ．House in Red Light District&Photo by J.Zumbrum 58
House in Red Light District&Photo by J.Zumbrum 58
ⅩⅦ．Various Types of"Ladies" 59
ⅩⅧ．A Group of"Ladies of the Second Class" 60
ⅩⅨ．Various Types of"Ladies" 61
ⅩⅩ．An Old Fashioned Pawnshop with Its Prison Like Appearance&Photo by H.C.Faxon,Esq. 69
A New Style Pawnshop&Photo by H.C.Faxon,Esq. 69
ⅩⅪ．The Hui Hsien Tang Restaurant where in the Summer the Diners Can Gaze out upon the Lotus Flowers&Photo by Mr.Yung Kwang 77
The Famous"Duck Restaurant,""The Pien I Fang"&Photo by Mr.Chen Chen 77
ⅩⅫ．Pupils of the Fu Lien Cheng School of Acting&Photos by H.C.Faxon,Esq. 85
ⅩⅩⅢ．Pupils of the Fu Lien Cheng School of Acting&Photos by H.C.Faxon,Esq. 86
ⅩⅩⅣ．Pupils of the Fu Lien Cheng School of Acting&Photos by H.C.Faxon,Esq. 87
Theatrical Announcements at Entrance to Theatre&Photo by J.Zumbrum 87
ⅩⅩⅤ．Mei Lan Fang&Photo by J.Zumbrum 88
An Actor Taken in the Courtyard just before Going on the Stage&Photo by J.Zumbrum 88
ⅩⅩⅥ．Mei Lan Fang in One of His Newly Written Plays,"Loa Shen"or"The Descent of the Goddess"&Photo by J.Zumbrum 89
ⅩⅩⅦ．Altar in Dressing Room of Temporary Theatre&Photo by H.C.Faxon,Esq. 90
Actors Practising Their Voices&Photo by H.C.Faxon,Esq. 90
ⅩⅩⅧ．Chen Yen Ch'iu,the Pupil of Mei Lan Fang 91
ⅩⅩⅨ．Chen Yen Ch'iu 92
ⅩⅩⅩ．Two Stage Favouristes—Hsiao Cheng Ling and Her Sister Hsiao Yu Ling 93
En Pei Hsien in the Play"Feng Yang Hwa Ku"—"The Flower Drum of Feng Yang." 93
ⅩⅩⅪ．Pi Yun Hsia,A Well Known Actress 94
Ching Hsueh Fang,A Great Favourite with Peking Audiences 94
ⅩⅩⅫ．Two Portraits of Ching Hsuen Fang in"T'ien Nu San Hwa,"or"The Heavenly Maid Scatters Flowers." 95
ⅩⅩⅩⅢ．Shih San Tan"Lady No.13",A Favourite Stage Name Adopted by Actresses and those who Take Female Parts 99
Another Picture of Pi Yung Hsia in"Pa Wang Yueh Chi." 99
ⅩⅩⅩⅣ．Pi Yun Hsia in the Play"Pa Wang Pieh Chi,"or"Pa Wang Bids Farewell to Yueh Chi on Leaving for the War." 100
ⅩⅩⅩⅤ．A Maker of Seals Outside the Ch'ien Men Post Office&Photo by J.Zumbrurn 111
Shielding the Bird from the Sunlight&Photo by H.C.Faxon,Esq. 111
ⅩⅩⅩⅥ．Bird Trainer&Photos by J.Zumbrum 112
ⅩⅩⅩⅦ．Crickets for Sale&Photo by J.Zumbrum 113
Form the Pole Hangs the Sign of A Midwife&Photo by H.C.Faxon,Esq. 113
ⅩⅩⅩⅧ．A Travelling Gramophone Entertainer&Photo by Lemunyon 114
A Gramophone Entertainer&Photo by H.C.Faxon,Esq. 114
Official Servants in the Time of the Emperor&Photo by Lemunyon 114
ⅩⅩⅩⅨ．In spite of the Introduction of Waterworks,the Water Sellers still Do A Considerable Business 115
ⅩL．The Hatamen,the Only Gate with a Straight Through Passage 130
The Stone Turtle outside the Hatamen which Cannot Leave Its Post until It Hears the Beating of a Gong,Signifying the Closing of the Gate.&Photo by Mr.Chen Chen 130
ⅩLⅠ．The Thieves Market outside the Hatamen&Photo by Mr.Chen Chen 131
The Door of the Ch'ien Men through which Only Emperors Were Allowed to Pass&Photo by J.Zumbrum 131
ⅩLⅡ．Celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival on the Erh Cha where the Waters Meet just outside Peking&Photo by J.Zumbrum 132
Legation Street now Given over to Strangers from across the Seas&Photo by J.Zumbrum 132
ⅩLⅢ．The Fragrant Concubine&Photo by Mr.Yung Kwang 133
ⅩLⅣ．The Hsi Hwa Gate Built near the Former Site of the Demolished Wang Chia Lou,the Tower from which the Fragrant Concubine Looked at Her Relatives Assembled in the Hui Tzi Ying. 134
ⅩLⅤ．The Mecca of the Modern Politician in China 141
ⅩLⅥ．Manchu Bride&Photo by J.Zumbrum 153
The Bride Going on Her First Visit to Her Parents&Photo by J.Zumbrum 153
ⅩLⅦ．Bridal Chairs&Photo by Mr.Chen Chen 154
Bridal Chairs&Photo by Lemunyon 154
ⅩLⅧ．The Mirror over the Doorway Is Supposed to Reflect back the Evil Influence that Emanates from the Coffin Shop on the Other Side of the Road&Photo by H.C.Faxon,Esq. 163
God in Cheng Hwang Temple in which A Mischievous Spirit Dwelt&Photo by J.Zumbrum 163
ⅩLⅨ．Two Views of the Hao Nien Tang Medicine Shop,where A Headless Man once Appeared&Photo by Mr.Chen Chen 164
L．The Tower of the Ch'i Hwa Men where at One Time A Spirt Fox,Disguised as An Old Man,Used to Dwell． 165
Haunted House in Front Cart Hutung&Photo by Mr.Chen Chen 165
The Map of Peking 175