Donganmen of the Imperial City, Peking

Dazhalan Street (大栅栏), Beijing

Aerial view of the Forbidden City, Peking

Spectators and grandstand at Peking racecourse (Pao Ma Chang)

Spectators beside grandstand at Peking racecourse (Pao Ma Chang)

Spectators at Peking racecourse (Pao Ma Chang)

A horse race at Peking racecourse (Pao Ma Chang)

Horsemanship display with dummies, at Peking racecourse (Pao Ma Chang)

William Boyd Cooper with a woman, at the Peking races (Pao Ma Chang)

City walls, Tonghui River and Datong Bridge (东便门外大通桥) outside Dongbianmen (东便门), Beijing

Suburb of Peking

Part of the Temple of Azure Clouds (Biyun Temple 碧云寺), Western Hills, Beijing

Visitors at the Circular Mound Altar, Temple of Heaven, Peking

William Boyd Cooper at the Pool of the Black Dragon (黑龙潭), Peking

William and Brian Boyd Cooper at the Pool of the Black Dragon (黑龙潭), Peking

Pailou in Dongsi pailou dajie, Peking

Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest, Temple of Heaven (天坛), Peking (北京)

Temple of Heaven, Peking

Circular Mound Altar, Temple of Heaven, Peking

A group near the Temple of Heaven, Peking

Donkey train by city walls, Peking

Temple of Five Pagodas (五塔寺 Wutasi), Peking suburbs

A man wearing a cangue

Braziers at the Circular Mound Altar, Temple of Heaven, Peking

A string of camels, heavily laden, by city walls, Beijing

Barbers, appearing to be at work for the camera, Peking

Celestial globe and quadrant, Imperial Observatory, Peking

Dongdan pailou dajie, in memory of Baron von Ketteler, Peking

Jinyu Hutong (Goldfish Lane), with many parked rickshaws, Peking

Entrance to the Peking Customs College, Peking

A Manchu woman with a boy and foliage, Peking

An unidentified diplomatic event, Beijing

William Boyd Cooper, with five other men, Peking

William Boyd Cooper, with five other men, Peking

A poor man, possibly blind

Wedding attendants, Peking

Two Manchu women with two European women, Peking

Teenage boys practising Tuishou (推 手 pushing hands/sticking hands), a Tai Chi (太極拳) exercise, Beijing

A Peking Cart in a shopping street, Peking

Imperial dragon flags flying in a shopping street, Peking

Jin’ao Jade Bridge (金鳌玉蝀桥) and the White Dagoba (白塔) on Jade Flower Island, Beihai Park (北海公园), Beijing

Indian soldiers drilling on a football (soccer) field, Peking

Greeting a VIP visitor, East Qianmen Railway Station, Peking

Crowds awaiting a VIP visit, East Qianmen Railway Station, Peking

Rickshaws by Coal Hill, Peking

Rickshaw in Qianmen Bouvelard, Peking

Dongdan pailou dajie (克林德碑), in memory of Baron von Ketteler, Beijing

Wedding or funeral attendants, Peking

The Drum Tower (鼓楼 Gulou) viewed through the Bell Tower (钟楼 Zhonglou), Beijing

Qianmen Bouvelard, Peking

The Pavilion of Ten Thousand Springs, on Coal Hill, Peking

The Glazed Tile Precious Hall (琉璃阁 Liulige) at the Temple of the Small Western Heaven, Beihai Park, Beijing

Xinhua Gate (新华门) and Nanhai / Southern Sea (南海), Zhongnanhai (中南海), Beijing

Lakeside pavilions and lotus, Beihai Lake, Peking

The White Dagoba (白塔) viewed through the glazed archway at Small Western Heaven Temple (西天梵境), Beihai Park (北海公园), Beijing

Bridge and gongshi at the Studio of Mental Serenity (Jingxinzhai), Beihai Park (北海公园), Beijing

Passengers disembarking from a tour/ferry boat, Peking

The Rizhige (‘The House of Daily Progress’), Zhongnanhai, Beijing

Kunming Lake (昆明湖), Marble Boat (石舫) and Longevity Hill (Wanshoushan 万寿山), Summer Palace (頤和園), Beijing

Yu feng ta on Yuquan Hill, Peking