Index to the Notes

VOL. PAGE NOTE

Abstinence from Wine and Meat i. 23

Actors i. 218

Adoption

i. 386

ii. 156

ii. 272

Adulteration ii. 332

Age of graduates i. 345

Age to marry i. 113

Alchemy

i. 65

ii. 313

Alms’-bowl

i. 246

i. 395

Amusements, Literary i. 215

Anatomy, Chinese ii. 253

“Angels” of Taoism i. 17

Arbiter of Life and Death i. 226

Archery i. 91

Aristocracy, The i. 186

Auspicious Sites i. 336

Bad Sons

i. 147

ii. 212

ii. 281

Bambooing i. 55

Banquets, Theatrical Entertainments during ii. 54

Beadles ii. 17

Beauty, Chinese ii. 123

Beggars i. 246

Betrothals

i. 108

i. 193

i. 227

Bikshu i. 395

Blowing into meat ii. 306

Blue China Epoch ii. 303

Bôdhisatva i. 208

Bridal procession i. 338

Bridegroom living in bride’s family i. 193

Brotherly deference

„ dependence

i. 314

i. 318

Brothers having separate establishments ii. 322

Brown deer of Formosa i. 399

Buddha, Repeating the name of i. 367

“Bull’s hide” trick, The ii. 180

Burials i. 197

Burying stray bones, &c. ii. 147

Caligraphy ii. 174

Capping verses

i. 332

ii. 57

Cash

i. 6

ii. 171

Cat and dog Restaurant ii. 308

Catalepsy

i. 4

ii. 73

Celibacy i. 23

Censorate, The i. 229

Chai-mui i. 333

Chamber of Horrors i. 93

Change of residence i. 321

Charitable gifts i. 137

Chess, Chinese i. 46

Chou, General ii. 221

Chowry ii. 71

Clay-image makers ii. 276

Clepsydra i. 49

“Climbing trees to catch fish” ii. 305

Coffins

„ deposited in Temples

„ for poor people

„ Sleeping in

i. 102

i. 197

i. 237

ii. 316

ii. 354

Concubines i. 395

Confucius, Descendants of i. 33

Conservatism i. 427

Contemplation, Priestly ii. 71

Coroners ii. 196

Counting cattle, Method of ii. 255

Cow-herd and the Lady i. 27

Cricket-fighting i. 75

Crows, Feeding the i. 279

Cumquats ii. 301

Cycle, The Chinese i. 180

Cynthia, The Chinese i. 171

Damon and Pythias i. 166

Death

„ Fear of

i. 150

i. 101

Death-summons, The i. 150

Decapitation ii. 78

Degrees, The three i. 1

Devils, Good and bad ii. 201

Dice ii. 145

Divorce i. 360

Doctors ii. 293

Dogs, Chinese ii. 309

Dolphin, Fresh-water ii. 43

Double-entendres ii. 176

Dragon-boat festival ii. 168

Dragons

ii. 112

ii. 349

Dreams ii. 250

Dwarfs i. 224

Drunkenness

i. 30

i. 365

ii. 30

Eating ii. 111

Education

i. 297

ii. 322

Elixir of Immortality

i. 19

ii. 168

Examinations, Competitive

i. 195

ii. 64

ii. 91

Eye, Pupils of the i. 8

Fa Hsien’s journey ii. 232

Fabulous Lion ii. 343

Facing the South ii. 103

Falconry i. 22

Fan, An Autumn i. 361

Fantan i. 421

Fatalism i. 340

Feet of betrothed tied together i. 431

Fêng-Shui ii. 322

Feudal Governor ii. 287

“Fiancé,” Death of a i. 99

Figure-head ii. 54

Fire-wells ii. 238

Flageolets i. 28

Folk-lore in the North and South ii. 329

Fondness for children i. 401

Foot-binding i. 192

Fortune-tellers i. 47

Foundries, Iron ii. 216

Four Books, The i. 297

Four Seas, The ii. 116

Fox influence i. 32

Foxes, Soothsayers possessed by ii. 358

Gambling i. 421

Ganges, The ii. 28

Gates of a city shut at night ii. 262

Geese i. 255

“Gentleman,” The Chinese i. 168

Geomancy i. 227

Gioros i. 66

Girdles, The pearl i. 283

Glass

i. 249

ii. 233

Go-betweens

i. 187

ii. 154

God of War, The i. 2

“Golden lilies” i. 188

“Golden Orchid” Societies i. 196

Gongs ii. 105

Good fortune, Absorbing only a certain quantity of i. 342

Graduates by purchase i. 202

Graduates, Senior i. 199

Grave, The i. 240

Great beam, Fixing the ii. 267

Greed ii. 74

Han dynasty i. 258

Han-lin, The Chinese National Academy i. 195

Heart, The i. 96 ,

Homicide i. 353

Honesty in olden times ii. 250

“Hsi-yüan-lu,” The i. 98

“Hu,” The name i. 89

Hué i. 397

Human life, Value of ii. 338

Hungry devils ii. 270

Immortality i. 157

Immortals, Record of the ii. 88

Imperial mandates ii. 240

Impressment i. 220

Infernal Regions

ii. 95

ii. 354

Inheritance, Law of ii. 345

Initiation of a Priest ii. 69

Inner apartments

i. 53

i. 252

ii. 46

Jelly-fish ii. 332

Judas tree ii. 151

Judges ii. 96

Jugglers ii. 189

Khakkharam, The i. 395

Kangs ii. 133

Keeping secret professional knowledge ii. 255

Kidnapping i. 183

Kite-flying Festival ii. 268

Knife Hill, The ii. 205

Kot‘ow, The i. 388

K‘u-ts‘an ii. 255

Kuan-yin i. 241

Lanterns, Feast of i. 99

Li T‘ai-poh ii. 144

Lictors ii. 205

Lighting the Eyes ii. 224

Lingering death, The i. 396

Literary chancellor ii. 284

Literati, The ii. 36

Literature, God of ii. 320

Liu Ch‘üan and the melon ii. 351

Living Lictors of Purgatory, The i. 207

Loans ii. 171

Locusts ii. 242

Lohans ii. 321

Long Robes ii. 273

Lots, Drawing ii. 73

Love-matches i. 115

Lucifer Matches ii. 120

Lunatics ii. 30

Lü Tung-pin ii. 296

Magic Sword i. 62

Mandarin Dialect i. 398

Manslaughter i. 222

Marriage Ceremonies

i. 10

i. 181

i. 227

i. 228

Marriages

i. 108

i. 193

Marrying a second time i. 112

Mars, The Chinese i. 2

Medical testimonials ii. 292

Memorial tablet, Inking ii. 224

Mercy, The Goddess of i. 241

Messengers of good tidings ii. 252

Milky way, The i. 152

Miracles i. 396

“Mirror and Listen” trick ii. 251

Misappropriation of funds ii. 224

Moon, The Goddess of the

„ The Lady of the

i. 19

i. 19

Mothers-in-law i. 315

Mourning for a father i. 199

Mules ii. 242

Murders i. 230

Names, Family

„ Personal

i. 92

ii. 132

Night, Divisions of the i. 215

Nine grades of official life i. 388

Nunneries i. 262

Oath of confederation ii. 146

Oblivion, Potion of ii. 207

Official corruption

„ responsibility

ii. 79

i. 232

Officials i. 237

Old age ii. 31

Olive, the sign of peace i. 324

Paper men

„ money

i. 49

i. 391

ii. 172

Pao Shu i. 166

Patra, The

i. 395

i. 246

Pawn-shops i. 198

Persia ii. 25

Phœnix Tower ii. 270

Physiognomy, Professors of ii. 290

Planchette ii. 295

Playing wei-ch‘i for money ii. 271

Poetical proficiency i. 33

Police system i. 221

Politeness ii. 203

Poor scholars i. 160

Pope of the Taoists i. 118

Porterage ii. 181

Posthumous Honours i. 305

Praying for good or bad weather ii. 294

Praying-mat ii. 183

Precedence at table i. 332

Predestination

i. 48

i. 156

Primogeniture i. 203

Prisoners in China

i. 372

ii. 96

ii. 261

P‘u-hsien, God of Action ii. 232

Pulse, The i. 39

Punishments i. 381

Pupils taken by priests ii. 119

Purgatory, Capital of ii. 238

Quail-fighting i. 75

Quail’s Tail, A i. 209

Rebel, The first ii. 52

Red-garment figure, The i. 19

Red-haired barbarians ii. 179

Relationship, Test of ii. 278

Religion and the drama i. 345

Resemblance between soul and body ii. 280

Retinues of mandarins

i. 389

ii. 174

ii. 175

Returning invitations ii. 227

Revenge

„ for adultery

i. 310, 311 ,

i. 62

Reward of filial piety i. 351

Rising when spoken to ii. 280

Roc, The ii. 341

Rosary, The Buddhist i. 369

Royal Mother, The ii. 187

Rulers of animal and vegetable kingdoms i. 292

Running water ii. 110

Sacred edict, The i. 203

Sale of children

„ degrees

i. 183

ii. 170

Salt monopoly ii. 215

“Same-year men” i. 136

Saving life

ii. 200

ii. 214

Scribbling and carving names ii. 123

Sea-serpent, The ii. 113

Secret societies i. 196

Sections of Purgatory, The nine ii. 205

Senses, The five i. 259

Separation of sexes ii. 167

Shaking hands

i. 287

ii. 151

Sham entertainment i. 323

Shampooing ii. 53

“Shang-yang” brings rain ii. 131

“Shoes” of silver i. 148

Short weights ii. 325

Shun, The Emperor i. 37

Shun Chih, The Emperor ii. 184

Sickness i. 107

Six Boards, The i. 26

Slave-girls’ feet i. 430

Slavery i. 211

Small feet

„ waists

i. 76

i. 192

ii. 47

Sons i. 64

Spirit calling

„ entering another’s body

i. 189

ii. 24

Spirits, Disembodied

i. 79

i. 119

i. 123

i. 157

Spiritualistic séances ii. 133

Sponge, A i. 248

Spring festival ii. 186

Squeezes i. 219

Staff of Buddhist priests, The i. 395

Stealing, Pardonable ii. 217

Strong rooms ii. 172

Styx, The ii. 216

Subscriptions ii. 220

Substantiality of ghosts

i. 239

ii. 236

Substitution theory i. 334

Suicide

„ Meritorious

i. 311

ii. 142

Superior man, The i. 168

Supernatural government i. 292

Supreme Ruler, The i. 242

Surnames, Common i. 210

Sutra, The Diamond i. 238

Tails of horses not cut ii. 286

Taking life i. 79

Talking when born i. 243

Tao i. 14

Taot‘ai ii. 229

Tartar general ii. 128

Temples, Repairs to ii. 127

Theatricals i. 218

Threshing-floors ii. 236

Thunder, God of

i. 43

ii. 112

Ting P‘u-lang ii. 109

Titles of Nobility i. 305

Torture

„ Supply of instruments of

ii. 81

ii. 238

Tree worship ii. 72

Trousseau, Bride’s i. 256

Tung-t‘ing Lake i. 271

Types of friendship i. 166

Tzŭ-ang, a Chinese Landseer ii. 287

Ulysses, A Chinese i. 91

Ushnisha, The ii. 320

Valuables in coffins i. 311

Verdict i. 56

Visiting the tutor ii. 126

Vital spots on the body ii. 356

Wang Wei, The poet ii. 149

Washing-blocks ii. 315

Watchmen i. 51

Wedding-presents i. 28

Wei-ch‘i ii. 268

Wên-shu, the God of Wisdom ii. 232

White Lily sect ii. 189

Widowers ii. 183

Widows ii. 39

Windows i. 61

Wine ii. 259, 260 ,

Wine-cup upside down, Turning the i. 264

Wine taken hot ii. 144

Witnesses in a court of justice ii. 156

Women ride astride i. 354

Wooden fish, The ii. 195

Works of supererogation i. 426

Worldly-mindedness ii. 312

Wu Wang i. 278

Yamên i. 2

Yang Ta-hung ii. 310

Yang-tsze, The ii. 176

Years, Names of i. 113

Yellow girdles i. 66

Yin and the yang, The i. 176

Yojana, A i. 394

Yü-chiao-li, The ii. 164

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