Chapter 1 Chi Under the Chou Dynasty (ca. 1122–221 B.C.): Capital of the Feudal State of Yen

Chapter 2 Chi During the Ch’in-Han Period (221 B.C.–A.D. 220): A Phase of Commercial Expansion

Chapter 3 Chi in the Dark Ages Prior to the Unification of Sui (221–589), with Special Reference to the Development of Local Irrigation

Chapter 4 Yu Chou of Sui and T’ang Dynasties up to the Khitan Occupation (590–937): Key Position in Frontier Struggle

Chapter 5 Nan-ching (938–1122) of the Liao Dynasty (916–1125)

Chapter 7 Khanbaliq (1267–1368) of the Yüan Dynasty (1260–1368)

Chapter 8 Peking (1420–1911) of the Ming and Ch’ing Dynasties (1368–1911)