Lion and Dragon in Northern China

Klappentext A detailed examination of Chinese culture by Sir Reginald Johnston, tutor to the last emperor of China, published in 1910. Zusammenfassung Sir Reginald Fleming Johnston (1874–1938) was a colonial administrator and scholar who served as tutor to Puyi, the last emperor of China. This work, first published in 1910, is Johnston's affectionate examination of every aspect of life in the British-held city of Weihaiwei, including its history, folklore and religion. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Weihaiwei and the Shantung promontory; 3. History and legend; 4. Chinese chronicles and local celebrities; 5. British rule; 6. Litigation; 7. Village life and land tenure; 8. Village customs, festivals and folk-lore; 9. The women of Weihaiwei; 10. Widows and children; 11. Family graveyards; 12. Dead men and ghost-lore; 13. Confucianism I; 14. Confucianism II; 15. Taoism, local deities, tree-worship; 16. The dragon, mountain-worship, Buddhism; 17. Religion and superstition in east and west; 18. The future; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Reginald F. Johnston, Johnston Reginald F.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2011
• EAN: 9781108029643
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02964-3
• No. of pages: 560
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - East and South-East Asian History
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; China, Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, HISTORY / Asia / China, Folklore, myths & legends, Social and cultural history, Asian History, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)