This book is a bilingual book in Chinese and English. Moment in Peking is a novel written by Lin Yutang in English when he was living in Paris. The original title of the book is Moment in Peking. The whole book tells the joys and sorrows and grievances of the three major families of Zeng, Yao and Niu in Beiping from the Boxer Movement in 1901 to the Anti-Japanese War for more than 30 years. May Fourth Movement and other historical events. The whole book has a grand structure, intertwined clues, and a panoramic view of the rapid and profound changes in modern Chinese society. It is known as the modern version of Dream of Red Mansions. This book is a well-known work of Lin Yutang. It embodies the authors strong patriotism, sincere love for traditional Chinese culture and details of life, and a very vital philosophical realm of Laozi and Zhuangzi. It is an encyclopedia-style masterpiece.