The Middle Kingdom, Volume 1 (of 2): A Survey of the Geography, Government, Literature, Social Life, Arts, and History of the Chinese Empire and its InhabitantsWilliams, S. Wells (Samuel Wells)
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The Middle Kingdom, Volume 1 (of 2): A Survey of the Geography, Government, Literature, Social Life, Arts, and History of the Chinese Empire and its Inhabitants
Williams, S. Wells (Samuel Wells)
China
A ROAD-CUT IN THE LOESS, 38
AN-TING GATE, WALL OF PEKING, _to face_ 63
PLAN OF PEKING, 66
PORTAL OF CONFUCIAN TEMPLE, PEKING, 74
MONUMENT, OR TOPE, OF A LAMA, HWANG SZ’, PEKING, _to face_ 79
VIEW OVER THE LOESS-CLEFTS IN SHANSÍ, 97
TEMPLE OF THE GODDESS MA TSU-PU, NINGPO, _to face_ 123
LUKAN GORGE, YANGTSZ’ RIVER. (From Blakiston.), _to face_ 146
VIEW OF A STREET IN CANTON, _to face_ 168
MIAOTSZ’ TYPES, 179
DOMESTICATED YAK, 242
FAÇADE OF DWELLINGS IN LOESS CLIFFS, LING-SHÍ HIEN, 301
COAL GORGE ON THE YANGTSZ’. (From Blakiston.), _to face_ 306
_FÍ-FÍ_ AND _HAI-TUH_. (From a Chinese cut.), 316
THE CHINESE PIG, 324
MODE OF CARRYING PIGS, 325
THE _KÍ-LIN_, OR UNICORN, 342
THE _FUNG-HWANG_, or PHŒNIX, 343
DIFFERENT STYLES OF OFFICIAL CAPS, 414
MODE OF CARRYING HIGH OFFICERS IN SEDAN, 503
PRISONER CONDEMNED TO THE CANGUE IN COURT, _to face_ 504
MODE OF EXPOSURE IN THE CANGUE, 509
PUBLICLY WHIPPING A THIEF THROUGH THE STREETS, 511
INTERIOR OF _KUNG YUEN_, OR ‘EXAMINATION HALL,’ PEKING, _to face_ 551
CHINESE HIEROGLYPHICS AND THEIR MODERN EQUIVALENTS, 584
SIX STYLES OF CHINESE CHARACTERS, 596
WORSHIP OF CONFUCIUS AND HIS DISCIPLES, 665
DIAGRAM OF CHINESE ROOF CONSTRUCTION, 726
THE _PIH-YUNG KUNG_, OR ‘CLASSIC HALL,’ PEKING, _to face_ 730
WHEELBARROW USED FOR TRAVELLING, 747
BRIDGE IN WAN-SHAO SHAN GARDENS, NEAR PEKING, 754
BRIDGE, SHOWING THE MODE OF MORTISING THE ARCH, 756
BARBER’S ESTABLISHMENT, 760
TRICKS PLAYED WITH THE QUEUE, 762
PROCESSION OF LADIES TO AN ANCESTRAL TEMPLE, _to face_ 765
APPEARANCE OF THE BONES OF A FOOT WHEN COMPRESSED, 767
FEET OF CHINESE LADIES, 768
SHAPE OF A LADY’S SHOE, 769
BOYS GAMBLING WITH CRICKETS, 826
CHINESE CHESS-BOARD, 827
NOTE RESPECTING THE SYSTEM OF PRONUNCIATION ADOPTED IN THIS WORK.
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