Written from rambles through Chinese cities with pencil and notebook, these sketches cover the death of an emperor, the position of women, etiquette, literature and education, festivals and gifts and much else. Giles sets out to correct the common Western belief that the Chinese were a degraded people, offering a more sympathetic and informed view.
Lively early work by the scholar whose name lives on in the Wade-Giles romanisation. Download the free EPUB.