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Lion and Dragon in Northern China — Reginald Fleming, Sir Johnston

Lion and Dragon in Northern China

Reginald Fleming, Sir Johnston

  • Travel
  • Book language: English
  • 428 pages

A travel and ethnographic account of Weihaiwei, the northern Chinese port territory then under British administration, written by an official who served there. Johnston describes the district's history, folk beliefs, customs and the daily life of its people. The book offers a closely observed portrait of rural China at the beginning of the twentieth century.

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Contents

  1. LION AND DRAGON IN NORTHERN CHINA
  2. PREFACE
  3. CONTENTS
  4. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  5. CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
  6. CHAPTER II WEIHAIWEI AND THE SHANTUNG PROMONTORY
  7. CHAPTER III HISTORY AND LEGEND
  8. CHAPTER IV CHINESE CHRONICLES AND LOCAL CELEBRITIES
  9. CHAPTER V BRITISH RULE
  10. CHAPTER VI LITIGATION
  11. CHAPTER VII VILLAGE LIFE AND LAND TENURE
  12. CHAPTER VIII VILLAGE CUSTOMS, FESTIVALS AND FOLK-LORE
  13. CHAPTER IX THE WOMEN OF WEIHAIWEI
  14. CHAPTER X WIDOWS AND CHILDREN
  15. CHAPTER XI FAMILY GRAVEYARDS
  16. CHAPTER XII DEAD MEN AND GHOST-LORE
  17. CHAPTER XIII CONFUCIANISM—I
  18. CHAPTER XIV CONFUCIANISM—II
  19. CHAPTER XV TAOISM, LOCAL DEITIES, TREE-WORSHIP
  20. CHAPTER XVI THE DRAGON, MOUNTAIN-WORSHIP, BUDDHISM
  21. CHAPTER XVII RELIGION AND SUPERSTITION IN EAST AND WEST
  22. CHAPTER XVIII THE FUTURE
  23. INDEX
  24. Transcriber's Notes
  25. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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