A Chinese Childhood

1. Auflage 2027
ISBN: 978-1-041-45235-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 336 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: Routledge Revivals

First published in 1940 (reissuing the third edition of 1946), A Chinese Childhood by Chiang Yee provides a delightful and humorous glimpse into the author’s formative years, capturing his experiences from ages five to fifteen accompanied by descriptions of Chinese customs and festivals. Through a series of charming anecdotes rather than a strict chronological narrative, Chiang invites readers into a world of childhood wonder, exploring the customs and festivals while showing how they differ across a vast and diverse country like China.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Yee, Chiang

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Historische & Regionale Volkskunde
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. My birthplace 2. The Chiang family 3. The hall of three footpaths 4. An unspoken decree 5. A ‘boy-student’ of sixty-two 6. A cure for toothache 7. ‘Death affairs’ 8. Troublesome hair 9. Rushing is fruitless 10. The conference of madmen 11. ‘what a business!’ 12. Not ‘mister’ 13. The morning walk 14. The animal nature of man 15. The first soup 16. The story of a handsome young man 17. Two spring dinner-parties 18. Boating by moonlight 19. The Ch’ing-ming festival 20. On the back of a buffalo 21. A ‘similar-heart’ knot 22. ‘Wishing for skill’ 23. A stranger’s touch 24. The feast of lanterns 25. Tender hearts 26. Out of balance 27. Two notable personalities 28. Beating the flowery drum 29. Double seventieth birthday 30. Stone-bell mountain 31. The birth of my nephew 32. Different paths 33. The birthday of the flowers 34. Feeding silkworms 35. As-if-we-had-met-before swallows 36. Three popular stories 37. Dragon-boat race 38. My first job as family representative 39. Riding on a stork 40. Foxes and other spirits 41. Creatures big and little 42. Up the Lu mountain 43. Fireworks in the air 44. Nothing is too real 45. Green-hair turtles 46. Up the pagoda 47. No waste 48. Song of peace Conclusion