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PREFACE BY THE AUTHOR
INTRODUCTORY
CONTENTS
CHIN-CHIN; OR, THE CHINAMAN AT HOME
CHAPTER I THE CHINESE HOME
CHAPTER II RELIGIOUS AND NATIONAL FÊTES
CHAPTER III THE FÊTE OF THE MOON
CHAPTER IV THE FEAST OF LANTERNS
CHAPTER V THE FEAST OF THE TWO STARS
CHAPTER VI THE FEAST OF FLOWERS
CHAPTER VII NEW YEAR’S DAY
CHAPTER VIII THE END OF THE YEAR
CHAPTER IX PROCESSIONS
CHAPTER X A BUDDHIST SOLEMNITY
CHAPTER XI RUSTIC PLEASURES WALKS AND PILGRIMAGES
CHAPTER XII BATHING
CHAPTER XIII KITE FLYING
CHAPTER XIV THE ILLUMINATED BOATS
CHAPTER XV GARDENING
CHAPTER XVI THE CHASE
CHAPTER XVII FISHING
CHAPTER XVIII CHARMING WOMAN COQUETRY
CHAPTER XIX FANS
CHAPTER XX CELEBRATED BEAUTIES
CHAPTER XXI SYSTEM OF EDUCATION THE STUDENT
CHAPTER XXII POETICAL COMPETITIONS
CHAPTER XXIII PAINTERS
CHAPTER XXIV CHESS
CHAPTER XXV AT TABLE THE PLEASURE OF DRINKING
CHAPTER XXVI TEA-DRINKING
CHAPTER XXVII CHOPSTICKS
CHAPTER XXVIII CHINESE COOKING
CHAPTER XXIX GAMES OF SKILL CONJURING
CHAPTER XXX THE EVOCATION OF SPIRITS
CHAPTER XXXI PHRENOLOGY AND CHIROMANCY
CHAPTER XXXII DIFFERENT GAMES
ORIENTAL SHOOTING MATCHES
THE CANDLESTICK
SHUTTLECOCKS
THE COIN GAME
CHAPTER XXXIII GAMES OF CHANCE CARD GAMES
FIRST CARD GAME—AWAITING THE CARD
SECOND GAME—FISHING
THIRD GAME—THE PECKING GAME
CHAPTER XXXIV LOTTERIES
CHAPTER XXXV PUBLIC PLEASURES THE THEATRES
CHAPTER XXXVI ANIMAL FIGHTS
I.—CRICKET FIGHTS
II.—QUAIL FIGHTS
CHAPTER XXXVII CONCLUSION THE PLEASURES OF A PHILOSOPHER
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