The 47 legends that form this book have crystallized around some of Beijing's most celebrated sights. Here are the "just-so stories" of the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, the Temple of Heaven, the Fragrant Hills, the Summer Palace, the Lama Temple, the Gate of Heavenly Peace and many others, told as earthily and redolently as only Beijingers can. Reminisce or whet your appetite: a little extra bit of Beijing will be yours.
Table of Contents
The Temple of Heaven Motherwort The Wedges in the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest Heaven's Heart Stone The Imperial Palace The Red-Crowned Crane in the Chuxiu Palace Four Stone Lions The Watch-towers Zhenfei's Well The Great Wall at Badaling The Northern Tribes Destroying Qin Meng Jiangnu One Night too Many One Night too Many The Gingko Tree The Summer Palace The Legend of Longevity Hill Kunming Lake How the Seventeen-Arch Bridge Was Built The Mother and Son Rocks The Marble Boat The Dragon King Temple and Golden Hook River Beihai Park Iron Screen Golden Buns Zhongshan Park The Descent of the Gods of Garming Zhongnanhai Home Mansion The Fragrant Hills The Fragrant Hills and the Trdasure Crock The Fragrant Hill's Red Leaves ……
