Lion and Dragon in Northern China
- Downloads
- Under 100
- Pages
- 231
About this book
Weihaiwei, a port and small territory on the Shantung coast under British rule, stands in for China as a whole in this study of rural Chinese life. R. F. Johnston, the district officer and magistrate there, wrote it in 1910 from his own years in the place. Chapters cover local history and legend, British rule, lawsuits, village customs, festivals and folk-lore, the position of women, widows and children, family graveyards, and ghost-lore. The later chapters deal with Confucianism, Taoism, tree-worship, the dragon, mountain-worship and Buddhism. Apart from a few noted exceptions, the photographs were taken by the author.
Contents
About the author
More from this genre
See all- The Most Extraordinary Trial of William Palmer, for the Rugeley Poisonings, which lasted Twelve Days
- T Travels through the Empire of MoroccoTravels through the Empire of Morocco
- L Leo XIII., the Great LeaderLeo XIII., the Great Leader
- L Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon, Volume 02Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon, Volume 02
- G The Gracchi Marius and SullaThe Gracchi Marius and Sulla
- Anæsthetics Antient and Modern
Books like this one
Reviews and discussion
No ratings yet. Be the first reader to rate this book.
Rate this book
Pick a star, then sign in. Only readers who confirmed their email can rate.
No comments yet. Share a thought, a question or a favourite passage.
Copyright concern? Read our DMCA policy
Read or download
Public domain book This work is in the public domain and free of copyright. Anyone may read, download and share it.
- EPUB 6.6 MB
-
KINDLE Send to Kindle Send
- Download the EPUB file to this device.
- Open Amazon's Send to Kindle page, sign in, and add the file. Open Send to Kindle (opens in a new tab)
On a phone: open the downloaded EPUB and share it to the Kindle app.
You can also email the file to your Kindle address (it ends in @kindle.com) from an email address you approved in your Amazon account.
- PDF 9.0 MB
Downloads start right away. How to open EPUB on your phone
Book facts
- Reading time
- About 11 hours
- Pages
- 231
- Language
- English
- Genre
- History
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online