Introduction: The Northern Capital 1. At the Edge of the North China Plain: The Location and Prehistory of the Beijing Area 2. Chinese or Barbarian?: c. 2000 BC to AD 581 3. Regained and Lost: The Sui, Tang, Liao and Jin Dynasties, AD 581 to 1215 4. Destroyed and Rebuilt: The Mongol Conquest and the New City of Dadu, 1215 to 1368 5. Chinese Capital: The Ming Dynasty, 1368 to 1644 6. Change of Mandate: The Manchu Conquest, 1644 to 1860 7. Besieged: The Late Qing Dynasty, 1860 to 1911 8. Northern Peace?: The Republic, the Warlords and Communist Revolution, 1911 to 1949 9. Pride Restored: The People’s Republic of China, 1949 to 1976 10. The Modern City: 1976 to the Present. Appendix A: Government and Control of the Beijing Area. Appendix B: Chronology of Major Events. Appendix C: Tian’anmen Square. Appendix D: The Forbidden City. Appendix E: The Summer Palaces and Imperial Parks. Appendix F: The Temple of Heaven and the Altars of the Earth, Sun and Moon. Appendix G: Other Temples and Religious Sites in Beijing. Appendix H: Museums in Beijing. Appendix I: The Great Wall. Appendix J: Imperial Tombs. Appendix K: Other Sites Outside Beijing City. Appendix L: Food in Beijing. Appendix M: The ‘Northern Barbarians’ and Beijing. Appendix N: Further Reading
Biography
Stephen G Haw read Chinese at the University of Oxford and has an MA degree from the University of London. He first visited China in 1980 and lived in the country for two years as a student and teacher at the University of Shandong. He has since travelled extensively around the country. He is the author of numerous articles and several books.
