The Middle Kingdom: A Survey of the ... Chinese Empire and Its Inhabitants ...Wiley & Putnam, 1848 - 614 sivua |
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Sivu 17
... perform housewarming , a mar- riage , or funeral , and newly arrived junks , are obliged to fee him to get rid of the clamorous and loathsome crowd . When fires occur , the officers of government are held re- sponsible ; the law being ...
... perform housewarming , a mar- riage , or funeral , and newly arrived junks , are obliged to fee him to get rid of the clamorous and loathsome crowd . When fires occur , the officers of government are held re- sponsible ; the law being ...
Sivu 38
... performed , and the shape maintained , by bandages , which are never permanently removed or covered by stockings ; iron or wooden shoes are not used , the object being rather to prevent the feet growing than to make them smaller . A ...
... performed , and the shape maintained , by bandages , which are never permanently removed or covered by stockings ; iron or wooden shoes are not used , the object being rather to prevent the feet growing than to make them smaller . A ...
Sivu 41
... perform , they have little leisure left for superfluous adorning . If dramas are any index of Chinese manners and occupations , they do not convey the idea that most of the time of well bred or high born ladies is spent in idleness or ...
... perform , they have little leisure left for superfluous adorning . If dramas are any index of Chinese manners and occupations , they do not convey the idea that most of the time of well bred or high born ladies is spent in idleness or ...
Sivu 68
... performed in his presence , partake , therefore , of a religious character , and are not merely particular forms of etiquette , which may be altered according to circumstances . There are eight gradations of obeisance , commencing ...
... performed in his presence , partake , therefore , of a religious character , and are not merely particular forms of etiquette , which may be altered according to circumstances . There are eight gradations of obeisance , commencing ...
Sivu 70
... performing the kotau as rapidly as possible , each one making haste , as if he did not wish to delay him . The guest raises them with a slight bow , and the lads stand facing him at a respectful distance . He will then remark , per ...
... performing the kotau as rapidly as possible , each one making haste , as if he did not wish to delay him . The guest raises them with a slight bow , and the lads stand facing him at a respectful distance . He will then remark , per ...
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