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SIDELIGHTS ON CHINESE LIFE
BY THE SAME AUTHOR
The Imperial History of China
Being the History of the Empire as compiled by the Chinese Historians
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KEGAN PAUL, TRENCH, TRÜBNER & Co., Limited, Dryden House, 43 Gerrard Street, London, W.
GOLDEN ISLAND (ON THE YANG-TSE).
SIDELIGHTS ON CHINESE LIFE
BY Rev. J. MACGOWAN London Missionary Society AUTHOR OF “THE IMPERIAL HISTORY OF CHINA,” “A DICTIONARY OF AMOY COLLOQUIAL,” “PICTURES OF SOUTHERN CHINA,” ETC.
WITH TWELVE ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOUR
BY MONTAGUE SMYTH
AND THIRTY-FOUR OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS
LONDON KEGAN PAUL, TRENCH, TRÜBNER & CO., LIMITED DRYDEN HOUSE, 43 GERRARD STREET, W. 1907
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Richard Clay and Sons, Limited BREAD STREET HILL, E.C., AND BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
CONTENTS
CHAP. PAGE
I. THE CHINAMAN 1
II. FAMILY LIFE 21
III. CHILD LIFE 43
IV. RELIGIOUS FORCES IN CHINA 65
V. SERVANTS 94
VI. THE ADAPTABILITY AND TENACITY OF PURPOSE OF THE CHINESE 112
VII. AMUSEMENTS 131
VIII. THE FARMER 150
IX. A RAMBLE THROUGH A CHINESE CITY 175
X. HADES, OR THE LAND OF SHADOWS 201
XI. A CHAPTER ON SOME OF THE MORE SHADY PROFESSIONS IN CHINESE LIFE 224
XII. SCHOOLS, SCHOOL-MASTERS, AND SCHOOL-BOOKS 249
XIII. THE MANDARIN 272
XIV. PEDDLER LIFE IN CHINA 296
XV. THE SEAMY SIDE OF CHINESE LIFE 322
XVI. A TRIP THROUGH THE COUNTRY 346
LIST OF COLOURED PLATES
GOLDEN ISLAND (ON THE YANG-TSE) Frontispiece
AN IMPERIAL CONFUCIAN TEMPLE To face p. 65
THE WHITE STAR TEMPLE, NANKIN " " 89
JUNKS (ON THE YANG-TSE) " " 112
NETTING FISH " " 129
A FARM HOUSE " " 150
A HARBOUR SCENE (HONG KONG) " " 158
CHINESE FARMERS " " 169
A TEA HOUSE " " 225
A TYPICAL VILLAGE " " 249
ENTRANCE GATE (NANKIN) " " 272
CHINESE LOCOMOTION " " 346
UNCOLOURED ILLUSTRATIONS
A CHINESE GENTLEMAN To face p. 1
CHINESE EATING RICE AND DRINKING SAMSHU (WHISKY) " " 9
A JOKE " " 17
SOME CHINESE BOYS " " 21
WOMEN CARRYING BABIES ON THEIR BACKS " " 24
AN OLD LADY " " 39
LITTLE URCHINS " " 46
LITTLE LADS " " 46
STUDIES OF CHINESE BOYS " " 51
A BOY CARRYING BASKETS " " 56
A SEDAN CHAIR " " 117
PLOUGHING WITH A WATER BUFFALO " " 124
A PASSENGER BOAT " " 126
A BOAT CARRYING SEDAN CHAIR " " 126
A DRAGON BOAT " " 129
A STREET SCENE " " 131
ACTORS IN COSTUME " " 147
A BARBER AND HIS CUSTOMER " " 178
A REFRESHMENT STALL " " 184
A STREET SCENE " " 194
CARRYING A COFFIN " " 201
A BUDDHIST PRIEST " " 208
CEMETERIES " " 216
A SCHOLAR IN OFFICIAL DRESS " " 258
A POLICEMAN " " 280
A PEDDLER " " 296
A SHOEMAKER AT WORK ON THE STREET " " 296
A PEDDLER " " 303
A WAYSIDE KITCHEN " " 317
FRUIT-SELLERS GAMBLING " " 327
A FAMOUS BRIDGE " " 361
A CHINESE GENTLEMAN.
To face p. 1.
Sidelights on Chinese Life