Sidelights on Chinese life
By: by Rev. J. Macgowan ... With twelve illustrations in colour by Montague Smyth and thirty-four other illustrations
Publisher: Lippincott; Kegan Paul, Trench, Trþbner & co., ltd.
Published: 1908
Place of publication: Philadelphia; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 367
Subjects: Chinese National characteristics; 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.