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Chin-chin

Chin-chin

by Ki-tong Tcheng

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Author
Tcheng, Ki-tong, 1851-1907
Title
Chin-Chin; Or, The Chinaman at Home
Credits
Produced by deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
DS: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Asia
Subject
China -- Social life and customs
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 58371
Release Date
November 28, 2018
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Untitled
  2. 2.PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR
  3. 3.INTRODUCTORY
  4. 4.CONTENTS — CHIN-CHIN; OR, THE CHINAMAN AT HOME
  5. 5.CHAPTER I THE CHINESE HOME
  6. 6.CHAPTER II RELIGIOUS AND NATIONAL FÊTES
  7. 7.CHAPTER III THE FÊTE OF THE MOON
  8. 8.CHAPTER IV THE FEAST OF LANTERNS
  9. 9.CHAPTER V THE FEAST OF THE TWO STARS
  10. 10.CHAPTER VI THE FEAST OF FLOWERS
  11. 11.CHAPTER VII NEW YEAR’S DAY
  12. 12.CHAPTER VIII THE END OF THE YEAR
  13. 13.CHAPTER IX PROCESSIONS
  14. 14.CHAPTER X A BUDDHIST SOLEMNITY
  15. 15.CHAPTER XI RUSTIC PLEASURES WALKS AND PILGRIMAGES
  16. 16.CHAPTER XII BATHING
  17. 17.CHAPTER XIII KITE FLYING
  18. 18.CHAPTER XIV THE ILLUMINATED BOATS
  19. 19.CHAPTER XV GARDENING
  20. 20.CHAPTER XVI THE CHASE
  21. 21.CHAPTER XVII FISHING
  22. 22.CHAPTER XVIII CHARMING WOMAN COQUETRY
  23. 23.CHAPTER XIX FANS
  24. 24.CHAPTER XX CELEBRATED BEAUTIES
  25. 25.CHAPTER XXI SYSTEM OF EDUCATION THE STUDENT
  26. 26.CHAPTER XXII POETICAL COMPETITIONS
  27. 27.CHAPTER XXIII PAINTERS
  28. 28.CHAPTER XXIV CHESS
  29. 29.CHAPTER XXV AT TABLE THE PLEASURE OF DRINKING
  30. 30.CHAPTER XXVI TEA-DRINKING
  31. 31.CHAPTER XXVII CHOPSTICKS
  32. 32.CHAPTER XXVIII CHINESE COOKING
  33. 33.CHAPTER XXIX GAMES OF SKILL CONJURING
  34. 34.CHAPTER XXX THE EVOCATION OF SPIRITS
  35. 35.CHAPTER XXXI PHRENOLOGY AND CHIROMANCY
  36. 36.CHAPTER XXXII DIFFERENT GAMES — ORIENTAL SHOOTING MATCHES — THE CANDLESTICK — SHUTTLECOCKS — THE COIN GAME
  37. 37.CHAPTER XXXIII GAMES OF CHANCE CARD GAMES — FIRST CARD GAME—AWAITING THE CARD — SECOND GAME—FISHING — THIRD GAME—THE PECKING GAME
  38. 38.CHAPTER XXXIV LOTTERIES
  39. 39.CHAPTER XXXV PUBLIC PLEASURES THE THEATRES
  40. 40.CHAPTER XXXVI ANIMAL FIGHTS — I.—CRICKET FIGHTS — II.—QUAIL FIGHTS
  41. 41.CHAPTER XXXVII CONCLUSION THE PLEASURES OF A PHILOSOPHER

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