Project Gutenberg 2018-11-28 Public domain in the USA. 483 Tcheng, Ki-tong 1851 1907 Tcheng-ki-tong Tscheng, Ki-tong 陈季同 Chen, Jitong 陈敬如 陳季同 Sherard, Robert Harborough 1861 1943 Shirard, Robert Sherard, R. H. 05009322 Les plaisirs en Chine. English Chin-Chin; Or, The Chinaman at Home Produced by deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Chin-Chin; Or, The Chinaman at Home" by Ki-tong Tcheng is an anthropological work written in the late 19th century. The book provides an in-depth exploration of Chinese customs, focusing particularly on the social and cultural practices that define leisure and festivities in China. It aims to offer a unique insight into the life of the Chinese people from the perspective of someone who has experienced it firsthand. At the start of the book, the author establishes a context for understanding Chinese home life, comparing architectural styles throughout history and describing the traditional layout of a typical Chinese house. He illustrates the everyday comforts and aesthetics of domestic life while also reflecting on the cultural values embedded in their social structures. Through detailed descriptions of both the physical home and the interactions that occur within, the opening sets the stage for a broader examination of Chinese festivals and public celebrations that follow in subsequent chapters, emphasizing the simplicity and dignity of Chinese pleasures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en China -- Social life and customs DS Text Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 335615 2025-06-23T09:36:29.668343 text/html 334906 2018-11-28T11:59:46 text/html 514994 2025-06-23T09:36:36.129339 application/epub+zip 518009 2025-06-23T09:36:30.847320 application/epub+zip 201018 2025-06-23T09:36:30.253392 application/epub+zip 639077 2025-06-23T09:36:40.352288 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 550857 2025-06-23T09:36:35.471430 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272716 2022-09-26T13:02:02.820134 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 273348 2025-06-23T09:36:28.894385 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 273465 2018-11-28T11:59:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19471 2025-06-23T09:36:40.521235 application/rdf+xml 17821 2025-06-23T09:36:30.375333 image/jpeg 2525 2025-06-23T09:36:30.312328 image/jpeg 104368 2018-11-28T11:59:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 467451 2018-11-28T11:59:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 468365 2025-06-23T09:36:29.780402 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia