●FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
Ⅰ Let figures speak: The rarely-known trivial knowledge
Ⅱ Ruins restoration: A comparison across 160 years
Ⅲ Characters: Those who have influenced the THFG
Ⅳ Illustration of history: The millennial time axis of the THFG
Chapter 1 Overall Characteristic of the Imperial Gardens Region
1.1 The Water Yards
1.2 Scale
1.3 Layout Features
1.4 Garden-making procedure
Ⅴ Common plants and animals in imperial gardens
Ⅵ Domestic and overseas sights hidden in the THFG
Chapter 2 Jingyi Yuan and Jingming Yuan-Imperial Palaces Incorporating the Charm of Woods and Springs
2.1 Jingyi Yuan
2.2 Jingming Yuan
2.3 Eight Scenes of Yenching
Chapter 3 Changchun Yuan and Yuanming Yuan-The Heart of the Em pire amid Artificial Hills and Waters
3.1 Changchun Yuan
3.2 Clustering of gardens in Haidian
3.3 Yuanming Yuan
Ⅶ Yuanming Yuan in the eyes of a French missionary who worked for the emperor
3.4 Charngchun Yuan and European Palaces
3.5 The darkest days
Chapter 4 From Qingyi Yuan to Yihe Yuan-Garden Construction Originally Intended for Water Conservancy
4.1 Tracing back to the origin
4.2 Qingyi Yuan
4.3 Ready in shape
4.4 From Qingyi to Yihe
Chapter 5 Garden-based Life of the Imperial Family
5.1 Court at front,life at rear
5.2 Landscape tours
Ⅷ Calendar of the Qing imperial family in the THFG
5.3 Festival celebrations
Ⅸ Lantern Festival agendas and menus at Yuanming Yuan
5.4 Military drill
5.5 Administration and management
CONCLUSION
GLOSSARY
REFERENCES
AFTERWORD
