Sidelights on Chinese life
By: Rev.J. Macgowan ... With twelve illustrations in colour by Montague Smyth and thirty-four other illustrations.
Publisher: K. Paul,Trench, Trübner & co., limited
Published: 1907
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 367
Subjects: National characteristics, Chinese.; China -- Social life and customs.
Table of contents: title: Contents. -The Chinaman. -Family life. -Child life. -Religious forces in China. -Servants. -The adaptability and tenacity of purpose of the Chinese. -Amusements. -The farmer. -A ramble through a Chinese city. -Hades, or the land of shadows. -A chapter on some of the more shady professions in Chinese life. -Schools, school-masters, and school-books. -The mandarin. -Peddler life in China. -The seamy side of Chinese life. -A trip through the country.