Project Gutenberg 2013-08-13 Public domain in the USA. 126 Little, Archibald, Mrs. 1845 1926 Little, Alicia Helen Neva Bewicke Bewicke, A. E. N. Little, Mrs. Archibald 04016690 Intimate China: The Chinese as I Have Seen Them Reading ease score: 63.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Intimate China: The Chinese as I Have Seen Them" by Mrs. Archibald Little is a travel memoir written in the late 19th century. This work offers a firsthand account and personal reflections on the author's experiences during her time in China, detailing cultural observations and the richness of Chinese life. Through her narrative, Little aims to illuminate the everyday lives of Chinese people, moving beyond mere statistics and facts to provide a vivid, personal exploration of the places and customs she encountered. The opening of the memoir introduces the author’s arrival in Shanghai and her first impressions of both the city and its people. She describes the stark contrast between her tropical journey and the chilly atmosphere of Shanghai, painting a bustling scene filled with European influences alongside traditional Chinese elements. Detailing her initial experiences, Little expresses both excitement and disappointment, particularly in observing a muddier reality than the romanticized vision often associated with China. She captures the complex interplay of cultures, vibrant city life, and her interactions with the local populace, setting the stage for a rich exploration that promises to reveal the intricacies of Chinese society as she moves deeper into the country. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43456/43456-h/images/title-page.jpg en China -- Description and travel DS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 915307 915414 2024-10-18T09:18:55.082399 2023-09-19T05:13:06.622046 text/html text/html 914772 2013-08-12T20:14:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 12240911 2013-08-12T20:16:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 12766586 2024-10-18T09:19:08.823295 application/epub+zip 12778618 2024-10-18T09:18:57.888345 application/epub+zip 445735 2024-10-18T09:18:56.383391 application/epub+zip 12996911 2024-10-18T09:19:16.945255 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 12929232 2024-10-18T09:19:07.071297 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 611762 2022-09-19T19:34:59.311160 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 818817 2024-10-18T09:18:53.178420 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 818618 2013-08-12T20:14:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 319884 2013-08-12T20:16:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 818365 2013-08-12T20:15:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 319632 2013-08-12T20:16:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 818461 2013-08-12T20:15:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 319458 2013-08-12T20:16:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23060 2024-10-18T09:19:17.120257 application/rdf+xml 16290 2024-10-18T09:18:56.504355 image/jpeg 2808 2024-10-18T09:18:56.444382 image/jpeg 12311879 2024-10-18T09:18:55.490347 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