Project Gutenberg 2013-06-09 Public domain in the USA. 132 Blake, Henry Arthur, Sir 1840 1918 Blake, Sir Henry Arthur Menpes, Mortimer 1855 1938 Menpes, Mortimer Luddington w09000270 China E-text prepared by Greg Bergquist, Melissa McDaniel, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://archive.org/details/americana) "China" by Sir Henry Arthur Blake is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work provides an extensive exploration of China's geography, history, culture, and social customs, offering insights into the complexities of Chinese society during the period. The text's analysis includes an overview of family life, societal structure, traditional practices such as foot-binding, and the country's various regions. The beginning of the work lays a broad foundation for understanding China’s vast territory and its intricate societal fabric. It describes the physical geography, including the significant rivers that facilitate internal communication and trade, and outlines the historical context of China's various tribes and dynasties. Furthermore, it highlights the traditional family structure, including the power dynamics within Chinese families and the significance of filial piety, setting the stage for a detailed discussion of cultural practices in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42904/42904-h/images/cover.jpg en China -- Description and travel China -- Social life and customs DS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 243780 243514 2024-09-18T05:47:39.289826 2023-09-18T14:05:36.255982 text/html text/html 239488 2013-06-09T17:00:44 text/html 3006858 2013-06-09T17:07:16 text/html application/zip 3136047 2024-09-18T05:47:44.072818 application/epub+zip 3138835 2024-09-18T05:47:40.358826 application/epub+zip 152432 2024-09-18T05:47:39.805830 application/epub+zip 3198446 2024-09-18T05:47:46.927812 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3173113 2024-09-18T05:47:43.385803 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 197421 2022-09-19T15:10:43.677276 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 212944 212714 2024-09-18T05:47:38.615874 2023-09-18T14:05:35.690911 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 212477 2013-06-09T16:57:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 81761 2013-06-09T16:57:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 212439 2013-06-09T16:57:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 81722 2013-06-09T16:57:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21227 2024-09-18T05:47:47.088781 application/rdf+xml 11442 2024-09-18T05:47:39.906829 image/jpeg 1777 2024-09-18T05:47:39.856818 image/jpeg 3058128 2024-09-18T05:47:39.482864 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia