The Adventures of Wu
豆瓣
The Life Cycle of a Peking Man
H. Y. Lowe 译者: Derk Bodde
简介
Based on first-hand experience, this entrancing narrative of daily life in Peking in the first decades of this century makes vivid the milieu of a fictional family--the traditionally-minded, lower middle- class family of Wu. The author uses experiences of the Wu family's son from birth to marriage to convey in rich detail a vanished way of life, including children's games, nursery rhymes, and education; flowers and foods; street entertainers, folk amusements, and acrobatics; religions; jokes and poems; and a great deal more.
Originally published in 1983.
contents
Original Publisher's Note
Contents
Introduction
Derk Bodde
Foreword
Introducing the Wu Family [Volume I]
A Son is Born
The Third Day Bath
The Full Month Celebration
The Visit to the Grandparents
The First Year Passes
A Doctor is Consulted
The Miao Feng Shan Pilgrimage
Chinese Nursery Rhymes
Famous Flowers of Peking
Three Picturesque Temple
Amusements in Season
Home Gardens
Games for Children
The Dragon Boat Festival
The Temple Outside Hata Men
Teashop Storytellers
A Popular Fair
Summer Pastimes
First Steps to Knowledge
A Fishing Expedition
Little Bald Head goes to School
Old Mr, Wu's Birthday
The Seventh Day of the Seventh Month
Ancestor Worship [end of Volume I]
Water Plants and Dragons [Volume II]
The Ways of Peking Pigeons
The Importance Of Friendship
The Coming of Autumn
The Mid-Autumn Festival
In Search of a Pekingese
Yellow Wine and White Wine
Hunting in Ancient China
The Festival of the Double Yang
Old Mr. Wu Becomes Ill
Death Procedures
Funeral Ceremonies
The Funeral is Held
Skates, Chess and Porridge
Preparing for the New Year
The Lunar New Year
Visiting the Temples
The Chang Tien-Erh Fair
The Betrothal of Young Wu
Young Wu is Married [end of Volume II]
Index
Errata
