1. Alleys and palaces -- Picture essay: Muscle-powered traffic -- 2. Life in a lockstep society -- Picture essay: Rare images of a vanished world -- 3. Centuries of splendour and decadence -- Picture essay: The centre of the earth -- 4. The serious business of pleasure -- Picture essay: Citizens in training -- 5. Consumerism on a close rein -- Picture essay: Shopping in a planned economy -- 6. Preserving the revolution -- Picture essay: Spectacles of solidarity
Summary
Discusses the history of Peking and describes the present-day city, its people and their way of life
