Beijing is a national capital with a thousand years of history. It enjoys being a much visited world-renowned tourist center. If you are exploring the famous palace, strolling through the imperial garden, being mesmerized by the aweinspiring temples or even wandering around the hundreds of Hutong (alleys), you cannot help but feel amazed and astonished as well as drawn in by the millennia old mystique.

CHAPTER ONE Primitive Society(500,000 years ago-10,000 years ago) 

 Part One An Archaeological Discovery in Beijing - The Paleolithic Age(500,000 years ago-10,000 years ago)

 Part Two An Archaeological Discovery in Beijing - The Neolithic Age(10,000 years ago-4,000 or 5,000 years ago)

CHAPTER TWO Xia & Shang Dynasties(21st Century BCE-Mid-1lth Century BCE)

 Part One Beijing in the Xia Dynasty (21st Century BCE-16th Century BCE)

 Part Two Ji &Yan in the Shang Dynasty (16th Century BCE - Mid-1lth Century BCE)

CHAPTER THREE Beijing in the Peridos of the Westerm Zhou Dynasty,Spring & Autumn and Warring States(Mid-11th-221 BCE)

 Part One The Development of the Yan State and Ji City in the Western Zhou Dynasty(Mid-1lth Century BCE-770 BCE)

 Part Two The Yan State in the Spring and Autumn Period (770 BCE-476 BCE)

 Part Three The Yan State During the Warring States Period ( I ) (475 BCE-221 BCE)

 Part Four The Yan State During the Warring States Period ( II ) (475 BCE-221 BCE)

CHAPTER FOUR Beijing in the Periods of the Qin and Han Dynasties(221BCE-220CE)

 Part One Guangyang Shire and Ji City in the Qin Dynasty (221 BCE-202 BCE)

 Part Two The State of Yan and Ji City in the Western Hart Dynasty (202 BCE-25 CE)

 Part Three Beijing in the Period of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220)

CHAPTER FIVE Beijing in a Period of Altemating Political Power(220-581)

 Part One Beijing in the Period of the Three Kingdoms (220-265)

 Part Two Beijing in the Periods of the Western and Eastern Jin Dynasties and the Northern and Southern(265-581)

CHAPTER SIX Beijing in the Periods of the Sui,Tang,and the Five Dynasties(581-960)

 Part One The Zhuo Shire of the Sui Dynasty (581-618)

 Part Two Youzhou Prefecture in the Period of the Tang Dynasty (618-907)

 Part Three The Buddhist Temples and Taoist Temples

 Part Four Youzhou in the Periods of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (907-960)

CHAPTER SEVEN Beijing in the Periods of the Liao and Song Dynasties(960-1127)

 Part One The Khitan Renamed Youzhou to Nanjing

 Part Two The Establishment of the Northern Song Dynasty

 Part Three The War Against Liao at the Beginning of the Northern Song Dynasty

 Part Four The Southern Capital in the Liao and Song Dynasties

 Part Five Beijing in the Northern Song Dynasty

 Part Six The Jin Dynasty Destroyed the Northern Song Dynasty

CHAPTER EIGHT Beijing in the Jin Dynasty(1127-1234)

 Pare One The Jin Dynasty Capital - Zhongdu (Beijing)

 Part Two The Economic and Cultural Development of Zhongdu

 Part Three Scenic Spots and Historical Sites in Zhongdu

CHAPTER NINE Beijing in the Periods of the Yuan Dynasty(1271-1368)

 Part One The Establishment and Unification of the Yuan Dynasty

 Part Two The Yuan Dynasty Made Dadu the Capital

 Part Three The Political Situation in the Dadu Area in the Yuan Dynasty

 Part Four The Economic Situation in the Dadu Area During the Yuan Dynasty

 Part Five The General Situation of Culture in the Dadu Area

 Part Six The Economic and Cultural Exchanges Between China and Other Countries and Marco Polo

 Part Seven Gardens and Scenic Spots in the Dadu Area

CHAPTER TEN Beijing in the Periods of the Ming Dynasty(1368-1644)

 Part One The Establishment of the Ming Dynasty and the Northern Expedition of the Ming Army

 Part Two Emperor Chengzu of Ming Moved the Capital to Beijing

 Part Three Planning and Building Beijing in the Ming Dynasty

 Part Four Temples, Gardens and Parks, and Imperial Tombs in Beijing in the Ming Dynasty

 Part Five Political Features of Beijing in the Ming Dynasty

 Part Six Victory in Beijing's Two Defensive Battles in the Ming Dynasty

 Part Seven Beijing's Economy in the Ming Dynasty

 Part Eight Beijing's Cultural Features in the Ming Dynasty

 Part Nine The Peasant Uprisings in the Late Period of the Ming Dynasty and Li Zicheng Entered Beijing

CHAPTER ELEVEN Beijing in the Periods of the Qing Dynasty(1644-1911)

 Part One The Founding of the Qing Dynasty and Manchu Armies Marched Through the Shanhai Pass

 Part Two The Political Situations under the Rule of the Qing Dynasty in Beijing

 Part Three The Economic Situation in Beijing under the Rule of the Qing Dynasty

 Part Four The Cultural Survey of Beijing in the Qing Dynasty

 Part Five Gardens and Temples in Beijing During the Qing Dynasty

CHAPTER TWELVE Beijing in the Periods of the Republic of China(1912-1949)

 Part One Beijing in the Period ofthe Northern Warlords’Rule(1912-1927)

 Part Two The May Fourth Movement and the Beginning of the New—Democratic Revolution in China

 Part Three The Incident in North China and the December Ninth Movement

 Part Four Peiping in the Period of the Anti—Japanese War

 Part Five The End of the Third Civil War and the Peaceful Liberation of Peiping

 Part Six The Municipal Reconstruction and Civilian Houses in Peiping During the Period of the Republic of China

 Part Seven Education in Beijing