In a corner of the Forbidden City, the Legation Quarter was a self-governing community of foreign diplomats and traders who coexisted with, but lived apart from, the people of Peking. Illustrated throughout, this book traces the history of the Quarter from its foundation in the late nineteenth century to its present, half-abandoned, largely dilapidated state. It also recalls the Western shops, postal service, banks, and luxurious residences that gave the Quarter its unique atmosphere.
- ISBN10 019585702X
- ISBN13 9780195857023
- Publish Date 1 January 1993
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 26 June 2010
- Publish Country CN
- Imprint Oxford University Press (China) Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 172
- Language English