Moment in Peking is a novel originally written in English by Chinese author Lin Yutang. The novel, Lin's first, covers the turbulent events in China from 1900 to 1938, including the Boxer Uprising, the Republican Revolution of 1911, the Warlord Era, the rise of nationalism and communism, and the start of the Sino-Japanese War of 1937-1945.
Adaptations (3)
Moment in Peking has been adapted into 3 television series, from 1988 to 2014.
Moment in Peking1988 · television series · 60 min · IMDb ↗
Moment in Peking2014 · television series · 46 min · IMDb ↗Focuses on three different families in Beijing and their development as they witness China going from feudalistic to democracy. Familial affections and love, family and the country, they're all interrelated as men and women develop, whether for love or for friendship.
