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Excerpt from The Chinese: A General Description of China and Its Inhabitants
Chinese appear at Canton in their worst aspect - Instance of Gratitude - Good and bad Traits - Pride and Ignorance - Age and high Station most honoured - Regard to Kindred and Birthplace - Real extent of Infanticide - Physical Characteristics - Personal Appearance - Caption of National Taste Primitive Features - Degeneracy of Imperial Kindred - Highest Honours Open to Talent and Learning - Absence of Ostentation - Condition of Female Sex - But one legal Wife - Marriage - Ceremonies attending it - Children - Education - Funeral Rites - Periods of Mourning.
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