The Adventures of Wu
The Life Cycle of a Peking Man
1st Edition
Published on 14. July 2014
514 pages
978-1-4008-5589-6 (ISBN)
Description
Based on first-hand experience, this entrancing narrative of daily life in Peking in the first decades of this century makes vivid the milieu of a fictional family--the traditionally-minded, lower middle- class family of Wu. The author uses experiences of the Wu family's son from birth to marriage to convey in rich detail a vanished way of life, including children's games, nursery rhymes, and education; flowers and foods; street entertainers, folk amusements, and acrobatics; religions; jokes and poems; and a great deal more.
Originally published in 1983.
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Originally published in 1983.
The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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Content
FrontMatter, pg. i
ORIGINAL PUBLISHER'S NOTE, pg. v
CONTENTS, pg. vii
INTRODUCTION, pg. xiii
FOREWORD, pg. xxi
INTRODUCING THE WU FAMILY, pg. 1
A SON IS BORN, pg. 11
THE THIRD DAY BATH, pg. 18
THE FULL MONTH CELEBRATION, pg. 26
THE VISIT TO THE GRANDPARENTS, pg. 43
THE FIRST YEAR PASSES, pg. 52
A DOCTOR IS CONSULTED, pg. 68
THE MIAO FENG SHAN PILGRIMAGE, pg. 79
CHINESE NURSERY RHYMES, pg. 96
FAMOUS FLOWERS OF PEKING, pg. 103
THREE PICTURESQUE TEMPLES, pg. 111
AMUSEMENTS IN SEASON, pg. 118
HOME GARDENS, pg. 127
GAMES FOR CHILDREN, pg. 134
THE DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL, pg. 141
THE TEMPLE OUTSIDE HATA MEN, pg. 149
TEASHOP STORYTELLERS, pg. 154
A POPULAR FAIR, pg. 159
SUMMER PASTIMES, pg. 169
FIRST STEPS TO KNOWLEDGE, pg. 182
A FISHING EXPEDITION, pg. 187
LITTLE BALD HEAD GOES TO SCHOOL, pg. 198
OLD MR, WU'S BIRTHDAY, pg. 209
THE SEVENTH DAY OF THE SEVENTH MONTH, pg. 221
ANCESTOR WORSHIP, pg. 232
WATER PLANTS AND DRAGONS, pg. 1
THE WAYS OF PEKING PIGEONS, pg. 6
THE IMPORTANCE OF FRIENDSHIP, pg. 16
THE COMING OF AUTUMN, pg. 22
THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL, pg. 31
IN SEARCH OF A PEKINGESE, pg. 42
YELLOW WINE AND WHITE WINE, pg. 50
HUNTING IN ANCIENT CHINA, pg. 56
THE FESTIVAL OF THE DOUBLE YANG, pg. 63
OLD MR. WU BECOMES ILL, pg. 75
DEATH PROCEDURES, pg. 85
FUNERAL CEREMONIES, pg. 94
THE FUNERAL IS HELD, pg. 110
SKATES, CHESS AND PORRIDGE, pg. 131
PREPARING FOR THE NEW YEAR, pg. 140
THE LUNAR NEW YEAR, pg. 155
VISITING THE TEMPLES, pg. 162
THE CHANG TIEN-ERH FAIR, pg. 174
THE BETROTHAL OF YOUNG WU, pg. 190
YOUNG WU IS MARRIED, pg. 207
INDEX, pg. 229
ERRATA, pg. 251
ORIGINAL PUBLISHER'S NOTE, pg. v
CONTENTS, pg. vii
INTRODUCTION, pg. xiii
FOREWORD, pg. xxi
INTRODUCING THE WU FAMILY, pg. 1
A SON IS BORN, pg. 11
THE THIRD DAY BATH, pg. 18
THE FULL MONTH CELEBRATION, pg. 26
THE VISIT TO THE GRANDPARENTS, pg. 43
THE FIRST YEAR PASSES, pg. 52
A DOCTOR IS CONSULTED, pg. 68
THE MIAO FENG SHAN PILGRIMAGE, pg. 79
CHINESE NURSERY RHYMES, pg. 96
FAMOUS FLOWERS OF PEKING, pg. 103
THREE PICTURESQUE TEMPLES, pg. 111
AMUSEMENTS IN SEASON, pg. 118
HOME GARDENS, pg. 127
GAMES FOR CHILDREN, pg. 134
THE DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL, pg. 141
THE TEMPLE OUTSIDE HATA MEN, pg. 149
TEASHOP STORYTELLERS, pg. 154
A POPULAR FAIR, pg. 159
SUMMER PASTIMES, pg. 169
FIRST STEPS TO KNOWLEDGE, pg. 182
A FISHING EXPEDITION, pg. 187
LITTLE BALD HEAD GOES TO SCHOOL, pg. 198
OLD MR, WU'S BIRTHDAY, pg. 209
THE SEVENTH DAY OF THE SEVENTH MONTH, pg. 221
ANCESTOR WORSHIP, pg. 232
WATER PLANTS AND DRAGONS, pg. 1
THE WAYS OF PEKING PIGEONS, pg. 6
THE IMPORTANCE OF FRIENDSHIP, pg. 16
THE COMING OF AUTUMN, pg. 22
THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL, pg. 31
IN SEARCH OF A PEKINGESE, pg. 42
YELLOW WINE AND WHITE WINE, pg. 50
HUNTING IN ANCIENT CHINA, pg. 56
THE FESTIVAL OF THE DOUBLE YANG, pg. 63
OLD MR. WU BECOMES ILL, pg. 75
DEATH PROCEDURES, pg. 85
FUNERAL CEREMONIES, pg. 94
THE FUNERAL IS HELD, pg. 110
SKATES, CHESS AND PORRIDGE, pg. 131
PREPARING FOR THE NEW YEAR, pg. 140
THE LUNAR NEW YEAR, pg. 155
VISITING THE TEMPLES, pg. 162
THE CHANG TIEN-ERH FAIR, pg. 174
THE BETROTHAL OF YOUNG WU, pg. 190
YOUNG WU IS MARRIED, pg. 207
INDEX, pg. 229
ERRATA, pg. 251
