Camps and Trails in China - A Narrative of Exploration, Adventure, and Sport in Little-Known China by Roy Chapman Andrews;Yvette Borup Andrews
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Cross work--More fighting--A Chinese puzzle--The missionaries save the
city--The narrow escape of a young Chinese--The mission cook--Return to Foochow CHAPTER VI HUNTING THE GREAT INVISIBLE Tiger lairs--Mr. Caldwell's method of hunting--His first tiger--Habits of tigers--Experiences with the Great Invisible--Killing a man eater--Chinese superstitions--Hunting in the lair CHAPTER VII THE BLUE TIGER Arriving at Lung-tao--The blue tiger--Mr. Caldwell's first view of the beast--The lair in the Long Ravine--Bad luck with the tiger--A meeting in the dark--Ling-suik monastery--Life at the temple--Fukien Province as a collecting ground CHAPTER VIII THE WOMEN OF CHINA Y.B.A. Schools for girls--Position of women--The Confucian rules--Woman's life in the home--Foot binding--Early marriage--A Chinese wedding |
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