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Summary
This is volume two of a well-known account of Chinese society first published by Harper & Brothers, New York, in 1865. Chapters cover: Established annual customs and festivals; Singular and popular superstitions; Business customs; Meritorious of charatable practices; Social customs; Miscellaneous opinions and practices; Charms and omens; Fortune-telling; Opium and opium-smoking; Chinese and scripture customs; Missionary topics; and Interior view of Peking. Illustrated
Title
Social Life of the Chinese: With some account of the religious, governmental, educational, and business customs and opinions. With special but not exclusive reference to Fuchchau. Volume II
Author
Doolittle, Justus
Publisher
Ch'eng-Wen Publishing Company
Date
1966
Object ID
2007.066.505