CHAP. PAGE I. INTRODUCTION 1 II. WEIHAIWEI AND THE SHANTUNG PROMONTORY 12 III. HISTORY AND LEGEND 34 IV. CHINESE CHRONICLES AND LOCAL CELEBRITIES 57 V. BRITISH RULE 77 VI. LITIGATION 102 VII. VILLAGE LIFE AND LAND TENURE 127 VIII. VILLAGE CUSTOMS, FESTIVALS AND FOLK-LORE 155 IX. THE WOMEN OF WEIHAIWEI 195 X. WIDOWS AND CHILDREN 217 XI. FAMILY GRAVEYARDS 254 XII. DEAD MEN AND GHOST-LORE 276 XIII. CONFUCIANISM--I 300 XIV. CONFUCIANISM--II 328 XV. TAOISM, LOCAL DEITIES, TREE-WORSHIP 351 XVI. THE DRAGON, MOUNTAIN-WORSHIP, BUDDHISM 385 XVII. RELIGION AND SUPERSTITION IN EAST AND WEST 408 XVIII. THE FUTURE 426 INDEX 451 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS VIEW FROM THE HUAN-TS'UI-LOU ON THE CITY WALL OF WEIHAIWEI _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE THE MANG-TAO TREE 18 A HALT IN YÜ-CHIA-K'UANG DEFILE 18 THE TEMPLE AT THE SHANTUNG PROMONTORY 22 WEIHAIWEI HARBOUR, LIUKUNGTAO AND CHU-TAO LIGHTHOUSE 26 IMAGES OF "MR. AND MRS. LIU" 28 A VIEW FROM THE WALL OF WEIHAIWEI CITY 30 PART OF WEIHAIWEI CITY WALL 46 THE AUTHOR AND TOMMIE ON THE QUORK'S PEAK 46 THE HARBOUR WITH BRITISH WARSHIPS, FROM LIUKUNGTAO 80 DISTRICT OFFICER'S QUARTERS 100 THE COURT-HOUSE, WÊN-CH'ÜAN-T'ANG 100 "WE ARE THREE" 128 VILLAGE OF T'ANG HO-HSI 128 A TYPICAL THEATRICAL STAGE BELONGING TO A TEMPLE 130 VILLAGE THEATRICALS 130 A DISTRICT HEADMAN AND HIS COMPLIMENTARY TABLET 158 THREE VILLAGE HEADMEN 158 PROTECTIVE CHARMS USED IN WEIHAIWEI 174 FIRST-FULL-MOON STILT-WALKERS 182 "WALKING BOATS" AT THE FIRST-FULL-MOON FESTIVAL 182 MASQUERADERS AT FESTIVAL OF FIRST FULL MOON 184 GROUP OF VILLAGERS WATCHING FIRST-FULL-MOON MASQUERADERS 184 THREE WOMEN AND A HAYRICK 206