The World’s Story A History of the World in Story, Song and Art Volume 12 China, Korea Edited by Eva March Tappan
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CONTENTS CHINA I. IN THE EARLIEST DAYS
Confucius SHUN OF Yu, WHO CONTROLLED THE FLOODS From"The Shoo King, or Book of Historical Documents." II. CONFUCIUS A ND
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THE STORY OF CONFUCIUS . . • . • . • A VISIT TO A TEMPLE OF CONFUCIUS . . . From"Confucius and the Chinese Classics." SOlIE OF THE PROVERBS OF CONFUCIUS . . MANNERS AND CusTOlIS OF CoNFucms's DAY From "The Oldest and the Newest Empire." S. MENCIUS . . . . . . . . • From "The Middle Kingdom." A STORY OF MENCIUS PROVERBS OF MENCIUS •
A. W. Loomis A. W. Loomis
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Confucius William Speer
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Wells Williams
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Unknown Mencius
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III. TIMES OF CHANGE AND CONFUSION THE STRENUOUS REIGN OF HoANGTI Charles Giitzlajf From"A Sketch of Chinese History Ancient and l\Iodern." THE RuLE OF THE HANS . . . . . . . William Speer From "The Oldest and the Newest Empire." THE THREE RELIGIONS • . . . • . • W. A. P. Martin From"The Lore of Cathay." . . Chuang Tzu DREAM AND REALITY, A BUDDHIST STORY Unknown MOLAN, THE l\lAIDEN CHIEF • . . . . From"The Chinese, their Education, Philosophy, and Letters," by W. A. P. l\Iartin. THE PRODIGAL EMPEROR, WANG-TI • • • Rounsevelle Wildman From "China's Open Door."
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CONTENTS IV. THE AUGUSTAN AGE TAI•TSONG THE GooD . . . . From "The Oldest and the Newest Empire." THE ROLE OF THE EllPRESS Wu S. From "History of China." THE FOUNDING OF HANLIN" COLLEGE THE BINDING OF FEET . . . . PRINTING . From "The Oldest and the Newest Empire."
William Speer
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Wells W i lliams
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William Speer William Speer William Speer
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V. THE COlUNG OF THE TARTARS THE TARTARS A?l.'D THEIR COSTOlIS . . Marco Polo From "The Book of Sir Marco Polo, the Venetian," translated and edited by Sir Henry Yule. . Archibald Little THE CHINESE THEATER . From "The Nineteenth Century and After," June, 1902. Unknou�, THE SORROWS OF HAN . . . . JENGHIZ KHAN, THE "PERFECT WARRIOR" D. Pelis de la Croix D. Petis de la Croix JENGHIZ KHAN CAPTURES PEKING From "History of Jenghiz Khan �he Great." THE DIRGE OF JENGHIZ KHAN Unknown
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VI . STORIES OF THE GREAT KHAN THE PALACE OF THE GREAT KHAN IN CAlIBALOC (PEKING) Marco Polo 103 Marco Polo 107 How THE GREAT KHAN ATE HIS DINNER Marco Polo 110 How K0BLAI KHAN WENT A·H0!\'TING How THE KHAN SENT HIS l\IESSAGES . . Marco Polo n5 C/z11a11g Tzri 120 THE KING'S l\'lESSENGER THE POLOS TEACH THE KHAN HOW TO CAPTuRE A CITY Marco Polo 121 A CHINESE CITY AT THE END OF THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY JIarco Polo 1 24 All of the above selections, except "The King's Messenger," are from "The Book of Sir :Marco Polo, the Venetian," translated and edited by Sir Henry Yule. VII. CHINESE FABLES AND TALES TaE Boy PHILOSOPHER U11kmr,1m 135 THE ELIXIR OF LIFE . Unknown 136 From "Lea,•es from l\iy Chinese Scrapbook," by Fred�ric Henry Balfour. ii
CONTENTS U11known THE TIGER AND THE MONKEY From"The Chinese, their Education, Philosophy, and Letters," by \V. A. P. Martin. \VAS HE THE ONLY CHEAT? . Unknown Lady Chang THE APPEAL OF LADY CHANG From"Gems of Chinese Literature," by Herbert A. Giles. THE SOUL OF THE GREAT BELL Lafcadio IIeam From"Some Chinese Ghosts."
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VIII. THE COMING OF THE MISSIONARIES AN ENTERPRISING MISSIONARY Jolm of Corvino From "Two Thousand Years of Missions," by Lemuel Call Barnes. Mendez Pinto THE \V OMAN WITH THE CROSS From "The Voyages and Adventures of Ferdinand Mendez Pinto." THE \VORSHIP OF ANCESTORS . W. A. P. Martin From "The Lore of Cathay." TEACHING SCIENCE TO THE E'.'.IPEROR . Pere du IIaide . Pere du IIaide THE EMPEROR AND THE MUSICIAN . THE l\fAN WHO WAS AFRAID OF BECOMING A HORSE Pere du IIaide From "A General History of China." How THE BoNzEs GOT THE DucKs . Pere le Comte A VISIT TO A LAMA . Pere Gerbil/on From "The Travels of Father Gerbillon, Jesuit and French Missionary, into Tartary."
151 153 157 159 167 170 172 173
IX. THE FIRST TWO CENTURIES OF MANCHU RULE THE CO:\IING OF THE KALMUCKS Thomas de Quincey From "The Flight of a Tartar Tribe." CHINESE PUNISHMENTS . . . . . • . Pere dn IIalde From "A General History of China." WHY THE CHINAMAN WEARS A QUEUE . William Elliot Griffis From "China's Story." How THE CHINESE RECEIVED THE FIRST ENGLISH AMBASSADOR Charles Giitzla[! From "A Sketch of Chinese History." OPIUM-EATERS . . William Speer A "BOSTON TEA-PARTY" IN CHINA . William Speer WHAT THE CHINESE THOUGHT ABOUT THE ENGLISH Unknown From "The Oldest and the Newest Empire." Ill
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CONTENTS How THE "ARROW \VAR" BEGAN
JV. A. P. Martin
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RECEIVING mE YELLOW JACKET
A. Eg111011t Hake
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From"A Cycle of Cathay."
From"Events in the Taiping Rebellion." X.
LANGUAGE,
SCHOOLS, AND EXAMINATIONS
Pere du Balde Pere du Balde
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How CHINESE CHILDREN LEARN TO Ri!AD \VHEN I WENT TO ScHOOL IN CHINA
Ya,1 Phou L ee
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Unk nown Robertson Scott. • • W. A. P. Martin
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THE MANDARIN LANGUAGE
From"A General History of China."
From" When I was a Boy in China."
A CHILD'S FIRST LESSONS.
From"The People of China," by
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CIVIL SERVICE ExAM!NATIONS rN CHINA
QUESTIONS FROM A CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION
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From"The Chinese, their Education, Philosophy and Letters." XL
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IN RECENT YEARS
WAR BETWEEN CHlNA AND JAPAN
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From" A Cycle of Cathay."
W. A. P. Martin
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Yao Chen-yuan
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"Pierre Loti"
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THE ADVENTURES OF YAO CHEN-YUAN
From" Chinese Heroes," by Isaac Headland.
WHEN THE ALLIES ENTERED PEKING
From "The Last Days of Pekin."
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A DIPL0l!ATIC CORRESPONDENCE IlETWEEN mE UNITED STATES AND CHINA • • • • THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA
From "The Outlook," February
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KOREA WHEN HIDEYOSHI INVADED KOREA
From"The Passing of Korea."
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