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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Small 8vo. Hardcover. Pp. 214. In very good condition; green cloth binding with minimal shelf-wear. Slight rubbing to spine ends and mild bumping to the corners. Faint marks and scuffs to the cover. Pages themselves are clean and unmarked with light foxing. Illustrated with various b/w photographs. Based on the author's fifty year sojourn in China. The author lived mostly in Shanghai, but traveled through the country, collecting notes on things relating to Chinese culture, which eluded most other foreigners. This work covers bronze bells, Gods attending feeding of Hungry Ghosts, the Te Zong Wong, opening a new shop, Chu Yuan Chang & Ming Tombs, Chinese left-handedness, Chinese funeral pro- cessions. Chinese priests, Chinese suburb, old Chingpu, an imposter's doom, a trip to Siao Nay Zeang, widow's monument & tablets, the Hoong Miao or "Red Temple." The Pe Pah Ting or "Guitar Pavilion," the Ghost tree of Pootung, spring fes- tival, Kwan Te, God of War, the Ho Wong or God of Fire. Yuen Tay, God of Wealth. "Beyond the Dreams of Avarice." Liu Pan, God of carpenters, a tale of a comet and essays on a myriad of subjects.