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An account of the many aspects of village life in China. |
Synopsis
An account of the many aspects of village life in China.
Table of Contents
Foreword, Maurice Freedman.
1. People and Places.
2. Genealogy of the House of Lim.
3. The City and the Market Town.
4. The Village.
5. Houses and Families.
6. Lim Han-ci: The Father.
7. Lim Hue-lieng: An Eldest Son.
8. Lim So-lan: A Second Wife.
9. Lim A-pou: A Wife and a Sister.
10. Tan-A-hong: An Adopted Daughter.
11. Iu Mui-mue: A Rejected Bride.
12. Lim Chuiieng: An Expensive Wife.
13. Narrow Hearts.
14. A Gift of Pride.
Epilogue: Separate Stories.