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050 4 _aDS
100 1 _aTcheng, Ki-tong,
_d1851-1907
240 1 4 _aLes plaisirs en Chine. English
245 1 0 _aChin-Chin; Or, The Chinaman at Home
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2018
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2018-11-28
508 _aProduced by deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Chin-Chin; Or, The Chinaman at Home" by Ki-tong Tcheng is an anthropological work written in the late 19th century. The book provides an in-depth exploration of Chinese customs, focusing particularly on the social and cultural practices that define leisure and festivities in China. It aims to offer a unique insight into the life of the Chinese people from the perspective of someone who has experienced it firsthand. At the start of the book, the author establishes a context for understanding Chinese home life, comparing architectural styles throughout history and describing the traditional layout of a typical Chinese house. He illustrates the everyday comforts and aesthetics of domestic life while also reflecting on the cultural values embedded in their social structures. Through detailed descriptions of both the physical home and the interactions that occur within, the opening sets the stage for a broader examination of Chinese festivals and public celebrations that follow in subsequent chapters, emphasizing the simplicity and dignity of Chinese pleasures. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aChina -- Social life and customs
700 1 _aSherard, Robert Harborough,
_d1861-1943
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58371
999 _c99198
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