Palace of the Dalai Lama at Lhasa, Thibet, Photograph, Frontispice
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Publisher's note
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Introduction, by Eva March Tappan
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China Part I: In the earliest days: historical note
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Shun of Yu who controlled the floods, by Confucius
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China Part II: Confucius and his age: historical note
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The story of Confucius, by Rev. A. W. Loomis
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A visit to a temple of Confucius, by Rev. A. W. Loomis
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Some of the proverbs of Confucius
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Manners and customs of Confucius's day, by Rev. William Speer
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Mencius, by S. Wells Williams
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A story of Mencius, by Unknown
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Proverbs of Mencius
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China Part III: Times of change and confusion: historical note
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The strenuous reign of Hoang-Ti, by Rev. Charles Gützlaff
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The rule of the Hans, by Rev. William Speer
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Rakan feeding the hungry spirit, Chinese painting, p. 52
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The three religions, by W. A. P. Martin
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Dream and reality, a Buddhist story, by Chuang Tzu
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Mulan, the maiden chief, by Unknown
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The prodigal emperor Wang-Ti, by Rounsevelle Wildman
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China Part IV: The Augustan age: historical note
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Tai-Tsung the Good, by Rev. William Speer
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The rule of the empress Wu, by S. Wells Williams
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The founding of Han-Lin College, by Rev. William Speer
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The binding of feet, by Rev. William Speer
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Printing, by Rev. William Speer
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China Part V: The coming of the Tartars: historical note
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The Tartars and their customs, by Marco Polo
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The Chinese theater, by Archibald Little
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The sorrows of Han, by Unknown
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Jenghiz Khan, the 'perfect warrior', by D. Petis de la Croix
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Jenghiz Khan captures Peking, by D. Petis de la Croix
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The dirge of Jenghiz Khan, by Unknown
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China Part VI: Stories of the great Khan: historical note
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The palace of the great Khan in Cambaluc (Peking), by Marco Polo
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How the great Khan ate his dinner, by Marco Polo
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How Kublai Khan went a-hunting, by Marco Polo
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How the Khan sent his messages, by Marco Polo
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The King's Messenger, by Chuang Tzu
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The Polos teach the Khan how to capture a city, by Marco Polo
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A Chinese city at the end of the thirteenth century, by Marco Polo
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The Peking Observatory, photograph, p. 128
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China Part VII: Chinese fables and tales: historical note
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The boy philosopher, by Unknown
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The elixir of life, by Unknown
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The tiger and the monkey, by Unknown
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Was he the only cheat?, by Unknown
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The appeal of Lady Chang
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The soul of the great bell, by Lafcadio Hearn
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China Part VIII: The coming of the missionaries: historical note
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An enterprising missionary, by John of Corvino
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The woman with the cross, by Mendez Pinto
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The worship of ancestors, by W. A. P. Martin
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Teaching science to the emperor, by Père du Halde
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The emperor and the musician, by Père du Halde
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The man who was afraid of becoming a horse, by Père du Halde
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How the bonzes got the ducks, by Père Le Comte
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A visit to a Lama, by Père Gerbillon
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China Part IX: The first two centuries of Manchu rule: historical note
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The coming of the Kalmucks, by Thomas de Quincey
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Chinese punishments, by Père du Halde
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The temple of Heaven, Peking, photograph, p. 186
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Why the Chinaman wears a queue, by William Elliot Griffis
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How the Chinese received the first English ambassador, by Charles Gützlaff
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Opium-eaters, by William Speer
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A 'Boston tea-party' in China, by William Speer
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What the Chinese thought about the English, by Unknown
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How the 'Arrow War' began, by W. A. P. Martin
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Receiving the yellow jacket, by A. Egmont Hake
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China Part X: Language, schools, and examinations: historical note
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The Mandarin language, by Père du Halde
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How Chinese children learn to read, by Père du Halde
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When I went to school in China, by Yan Phou Lee
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A child's first lesson, by Unknown
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Civil-service examinations in China, by W. A. P. Martin
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Questions from a civil-service examination
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China Part XI: In recent years: historical note
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War between China and Japan, by W. A. P. Martin
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The adventures of Yao Chen-Yuan
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When the allies entered Pekin, by Pierre Loti
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A diplomatic correspondence between the United States and China
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The republic of China
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Korea: historical note
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A grain shop in Korea, photograph, p. 264
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When Hideyoshi invaded Korea, by Homer B. Hulbert
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Japan Part I: In ancient times: historical note
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Jimmu Tenno, the first mikado of Japan, by William Elliot Griffis
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The Japanese story-teller, by Sir Edwin Arnold
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The fisher-boy Urashima, by Unknown
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Social life in Kioto, by William Elliot Griffis
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The story of Yoshitsune, by Yei Theodora Ozaki
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Three Japanese poems, translated by Frederick Victor Dickins
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The great Buddha of Kamakura, photograph, p. 318
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Japan Part II: The rule of the Shoguns: historical note
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The great Khan Kublai invades Japan, by Marco Polo
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The coming of Will Adams to Japan, by Will Adams
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Long spears or short spears, by Walter Dening
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How a man became a god, by Lafcadio Hearn
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Ribs and skin, by Unknown
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How it would feel to be a Shinto god, by Lafcadio Hearn
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Interior of a Japanese temple, photograph p. 368
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Tadasuke, the Japanese Solomon, by Walter Dening
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The sword of Japan, by Sir Edwin Arnold
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Japan Part III: Some curious customs: historical note
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A Japanese dinner party, by Sir Edwin Arnold
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How Japanese ladies go shopping, by Alice M. Bacon
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An incense party, by Sir Edwin Arnold
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A Japanese house, by Basil Hall Chamberlain
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Thinking out a garden, by Mortimer Menpes
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A stone gateway, photograph p. 418
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An artist in flowers, by Mortimer Menpes
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How a Japanese paints, by Mortimer Menpes
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How to talk politely in Japan, by Percival Lowell
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Japan Part IV: The awakening of Japan: historical note
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When Commodore Perry landed in Japan, by Francis L. Hawks
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The president's letter, by Townsend Harris
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The schools of old Japan, by Francis Ottiwell Adams
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How to learn Japanese, by Rev. M. L. Gordon
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The attack upon Port Arthur, by Lieutenant Tadayoshi Sakurai
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Japan Part V: Little stories of Japan: historical note
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Japanese politeness, by Mortimer Menpes
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How the shopkeeper lost his queue, by Lafcadio Hearn
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Fuji-Yama, photograph, p. 462
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The cherry tree of the sixteenth day, by Lafcadio Hearn
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Japanese children and their games, by Sir Edwin Arnold
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Islands of the Pacific: historical note
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The first Australian colonists, by W. H. Lang
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Gold, gold, gold!, by W. H. Lang
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The missionary and the cannibals, by Reginald Horsley
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Hot-water basins, New Zealand, photograph, p. 502
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The story of Pitcairn Island, by Anonymous
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The last voyage of Captain Cook, by Charles C. B. Seymour
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The vengeance of the goddess Pele, by Kalakaua
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Father Damien, the missionary to the lepers, by John C. Lambert
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A visit to Aguinaldo, by Edwin Wildman
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Preparing our Moros for government, by R. L. Bullard
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Baro Buddor, an ancient temple of Java, photograph, p. 562
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Detail of temple at Bramabanan, photograph p. 562
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A visit to a head-hunter of Borneo, by William Henry Furness, third
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