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Peking (pop. 7.5 million) is one of the great monuments of civilization. Off T'ien An Men (Gate of Heavenly Peace) Square, the vastest (100 acres) public plaza anywhere, lies the Forbidden City, now styled the Former Imperial Palaces. This manic maze of pavilions and palaces and gardens is a wonder of the world. Assembled over five centuries by 24 celestially approved emperors and more than a million laborers, the Forbidden City is not only a marvel of space, extravagance and style but also a dazzling repository of art, in gold and silver, ivory and jade. Restored and main...
...debatable which one strikes the innermost chord of the people. It is like Mailer went on a binge at a country fair on several tests of strength, and his sledgehammer rang a merry tune. Listen to the prizes! Who can say which is the Blue Ribbon of the Vastest Common Denominator? His speculation upon the possibilities of FBI or Kennedy interests involved in her death made a hearty feast for The National Enquirer; his countersuit with one of his sources who had charged him with plagiarism found a willing niche in the news pages of the New York Times--this...