Ancestry of Chinese traced through mother in ancient times, 27. Ancient Greece, _see_ Greece. "And," idea in Chinese written character, 28. Archæology— Chinese dictionaries and work, 120. Confucian Canon, archæological works referring to, 43. "Ark," erroneous analysis of Chinese written character, 34. Athenian and Chinese women, points of resemblance, 121. Baby Towers, Chinese infanticide, 190-192. Bactria— Alchemy, practice imported into China, 166 Mission of Chang Ch'ien, 130-131 Bamboo tables, style of Chinese writing, 26 Biographies— _Historical Record_, 46-47. National and private records, 49-50. _Biographies of Eminent Women_, description, 50. Bird-Bishop, Mrs., statement as to infanticide, 192, 193. Black art, Taoism, 168-170. Black-haired People, title of Chinese, 181. _Book of Changes_, Confucian Canon, 40. _Book of History_, Confucian Canon, 41. _Book of Odes, see Odes_. _Book of Music_, Confucian Canon, 42. _Books of Rites_, Confucian Canon, 42. Books, Chinese, _see_ Library, Cambridge University. Buddhism in China— Borrowing from Tao, 172. Buddhist priest anecdote, 138. Cambridge collection, Buddhist works, 44. Date of appearance, 171, 172. Struggle with Taoism, 172. Burning of the Books, 44, 129. Butchers, tax on, resisted, 93-95. Calendars, Greek and Chinese, similarities, 129. Cambridge University library, _see_ Library. Canon, _see_ Confucian Canon. Canton— Dogs' flesh shops, 207. Riot, 1880, 99-101. Catalogue of books in Imperial Library, China, 69-70. Ceremonies, valued by Confucius, 182. Chamberlain, J., eyeglass remarked on by Li Hung-chang, 182-183. Chang Ch'ien, mission to Bactria, 130-131. Chang Chih-tung, viceroy, bridge incident, 97. Changes, Book of, Confucian Canon, 40. Charities, Chinese, 193-194. Characters of Chinese language, _see_ Language. Ch'ien Lung, Emperor, catalogue enterprise, 69. Children— Fondness of parents for, 194. Girls, _see that title_. Infanticide, _see that title_. Nursery rhymes published by Baron Vitale, 206. Toys, passage in the _Odes_, 195.