Contents

PART I

OLD CHINA AND ITS PEOPLE

I. THE ANCIENT EMPIRE . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
II. DO WE RIGHTLY VIEW THE CHINESE . . . . . . 25
III. ATTITUDE TOWARDS FOREIGNERS-CHARACTER AND
ACHIEVEMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
IV. A TYPICAL PROVINCE . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
V. A SHENDZA IN SHANTUNG. . . . . . . . . . . 52
VI. AT THE GRAVE OF CONFUCIUS. . . . . . . . . 65
VII. SOME EXPERIENCES OF A TRAVELLER-FEASTS, INNS
AND SOLDIERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

PART II

THE COMMERCIAL FORCE AND THE ECONOMIC
REVOLUTION

VIII. WORLD CONDITIONS THAT ARE AFFECTING CHINA101
IX. THE ECONOMIC REVOLUTION IN ASIA. . . . . .111
X. FOREIGN TRADE AND FOREIGN VICES. . . . . .121
XI. THE BUILDING OF RAILWAYS . . . . . . . . .130

PART III