Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. ORIGINAL PUBLISHER'S NOTE v
3. CONTENTS vii
4. INTRODUCTION xiii
5. FOREWORD xxi
6. I
7. INTRODUCING THE WU FAMILY 1
8. A SON IS BORN 11
9. THE THIRD DAY BATH 18
10. THE FULL MONTH CELEBRATION 26
11. THE VISIT TO THE GRANDPARENTS 43
12. THE FIRST YEAR PASSES 52
13. A DOCTOR IS CONSULTED 68
14. THE MIAO FENG SHAN PILGRIMAGE 79
15. CHINESE NURSERY RHYMES 96
16. FAMOUS FLOWERS OF PEKING 103
17. THREE PICTURESQUE TEMPLES 111
18. AMUSEMENTS IN SEASON 118
19. HOME GARDENS 127
20. GAMES FOR CHILDREN 134
21. THE DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL 141
22. THE TEMPLE OUTSIDE HATA MEN 149
23. TEASHOP STORYTELLERS 154
24. A POPULAR FAIR 159
25. SUMMER PASTIMES 169
26. FIRST STEPS TO KNOWLEDGE 182
27. A FISHING EXPEDITION 187
28. LITTLE BALD HEAD GOES TO SCHOOL 198
29. OLD MR, WU'S BIRTHDAY 209
30. THE SEVENTH DAY OF THE SEVENTH MONTH 221
31. ANCESTOR WORSHIP 232
32. II
33. WATER PLANTS AND DRAGONS 1
34. THE WAYS OF PEKING PIGEONS 6
35. THE IMPORTANCE OF FRIENDSHIP 16
36. THE COMING OF AUTUMN 22
37. THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL 31
38. IN SEARCH OF A PEKINGESE 42
39. YELLOW WINE AND WHITE WINE 50
40. HUNTING IN ANCIENT CHINA 56
41. THE FESTIVAL OF THE DOUBLE YANG 63
42. OLD MR. WU BECOMES ILL 75
43. DEATH PROCEDURES 85
44. FUNERAL CEREMONIES 94
45. THE FUNERAL IS HELD 110
46. SKATES, CHESS AND PORRIDGE 131
47. PREPARING FOR THE NEW YEAR 140
48. THE LUNAR NEW YEAR 155
49. VISITING THE TEMPLES 162
50. THE CHANG TIEN-ERH FAIR 174
51. THE BETROTHAL OF YOUNG WU 190
52. YOUNG WU IS MARRIED 207
53. INDEX 229
54. ERRATA 251