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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
SECOND EDITION NOW READY
Enlarged and brought up to date. Royal 8vo, half calf.
£1 1s. net. To be obtained of
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
[All Rights Reserved]
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) | ||
| 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
