Social Life Of The Chinese

Professor Justus Doolittle

Introduction.—Chinese Life in Fuhchau I.—Agricultural and Domestic Matters II.—Betrothal and Marriage III.—Betrothal and Marriage—continued IV.—Married Life and Children V.—Superstitious Treatment of Disease VI.—Death, Mourning, and Burial YII.—Death, Mourning, and Burial—continued VIII.—Ancestral Tablets and Ancestral Halls IX.—Priests of the Three Religions X.—Popular Gods and Goddesses XI.—Popular Gods and Goddesses—continued XII.—Mandarins and their Subordinates XIII.—Mandarins and their Subordinates—continued. XIV.—The State Religion XV.—Competitive Literary Examinations XVI.—Competitive Literary Examinations—continued. XVII.—Competitive Literary Examinations—continued. XVIII.—Chinese Anecdotes XIX,—Established Annual Customs and Festivals. XX.—Established Annual Customs and Festivals—continued XXI.—Established Annual Customs and Festivals—continued XXII.—Singular and Popular Superstitions XXIII.—Business Customs XXIY.—Meritorious or Charitable Practices XXY.—Meritorious or Charitable Practices—continued. XXVI.—Social Customs XXVII.—Social Customs—continued XXVIII.—Social Customs—continued XXIX.—Miscellaneous Opinion sand Practices. XXX.—Miscellaneous Opinions and Practices—continued. XXXI.—Charms and Omens XXXII.—Fortune-Telling XXXIII.—Opium and Opium-Smoking XXXIV.—Missionary Topics XXXV.—Missionary Topics—continued XXXVI.—Interior View of Peking