Download or read book City of Lingering Splendour written by John Blofeld and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author spent many years in China, particularly Peking, where he came to know the language and people well. He became intimate with all sorts of colourful people - silk-clad scholars, Buddhist monks, Taoist sages, actors, countless other strange and delectable dishes.