*FrontMatter, pg. i*ORIGINAL PUBLISHER'S NOTE, pg. v*CONTENTS, pg. vii*INTRODUCTION, pg. xiii*FOREWORD, pg. xxi*INTRODUCING THE WU FAMILY, pg. 1*A SON IS BORN, pg. 11*THE THIRD DAY BATH, pg. 18*THE FULL MONTH CELEBRATION, pg. 26*THE VISIT TO THE GRANDPARENTS, pg. 43*THE FIRST YEAR PASSES, pg. 52*A DOCTOR IS CONSULTED, pg. 68*THE MIAO FENG SHAN PILGRIMAGE, pg. 79*CHINESE NURSERY RHYMES, pg. 96*FAMOUS FLOWERS OF PEKING, pg. 103*THREE PICTURESQUE TEMPLES, pg. 111*AMUSEMENTS IN SEASON, pg. 118*HOME GARDENS, pg. 127*GAMES FOR CHILDREN, pg. 134*THE DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL, pg. 141*THE TEMPLE OUTSIDE HATA MEN, pg. 149*TEASHOP STORYTELLERS, pg. 154*A POPULAR FAIR, pg. 159*SUMMER PASTIMES, pg. 169*FIRST STEPS TO KNOWLEDGE, pg. 182*A FISHING EXPEDITION, pg. 187*LITTLE BALD HEAD GOES TO SCHOOL, pg. 198*OLD MR, WU'S BIRTHDAY, pg. 209*THE SEVENTH DAY OF THE SEVENTH MONTH, pg. 221*ANCESTOR WORSHIP, pg. 232*WATER PLANTS AND DRAGONS, pg. 1*THE WAYS OF PEKING PIGEONS, pg. 6*THE IMPORTANCE OF FRIENDSHIP, pg. 16*THE COMING OF AUTUMN, pg. 22*THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL, pg. 31*IN SEARCH OF A PEKINGESE, pg. 42*YELLOW WINE AND WHITE WINE, pg. 50*HUNTING IN ANCIENT CHINA, pg. 56*THE FESTIVAL OF THE DOUBLE YANG, pg. 63*OLD MR. WU BECOMES ILL, pg. 75*DEATH PROCEDURES, pg. 85*FUNERAL CEREMONIES, pg. 94*THE FUNERAL IS HELD, pg. 110*SKATES, CHESS AND PORRIDGE, pg. 131*PREPARING FOR THE NEW YEAR, pg. 140*THE LUNAR NEW YEAR, pg. 155*VISITING THE TEMPLES, pg. 162*THE CHANG TIEN-ERH FAIR, pg. 174*THE BETROTHAL OF YOUNG WU, pg. 190*YOUNG WU IS MARRIED, pg. 207*INDEX, pg. 229*ERRATA, pg. 251