Things Seen in China By J R Chitty With Fifty Illustrations
Things Seen in China By J R Chitty With Fifty Illustrations
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There is, in a word, some lack of sentiment in the China- man's love of flowers, as in his other relations, which, readily felt, is yet impossible of definition.
For larger spheres than the back -yard he is, perhaps, the most successful gardener in the world, though the Celestial idea of horticultural beauty — exact patterns, dwarfed trees, and shrubs cut into curious shapes — does not commend itself to Euro- pean taste. The pruning of box-hedges and 20I Artistic and Literary China other close-...growing shrubs into grotesque figures, such as a cow or pig, a child or house, is peculiarly Chinese. The gardeners undoubtedly admire these abortions per se^ but in view of general prejudices and superstitions, it is possible that at the outset the idea was connected with spirit-frightening, as with other strange figures in paper, wood, and stone, placed outside houses and at entrances to places of public attraction.
Remote rural China is naturally, for the most part, peopled by agricultural labourers, excepting, of course, the areas where some special trade, such as bronze- work, has be- come an occupation of a community.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
There is, in a word, some lack of sentiment in the China- man's love of flowers, as in his other relations, which, readily felt, is yet impossible of definition.
For larger spheres than the back -yard he is, perhaps, the most successful gardener in the world, though the Celestial idea of horticultural beauty — exact patterns, dwarfed trees, and shrubs cut into curious shapes — does not commend itself to Euro- pean taste. The pruning of box-hedges and 20I Artistic and Literary China other close-...growing shrubs into grotesque figures, such as a cow or pig, a child or house, is peculiarly Chinese. The gardeners undoubtedly admire these abortions per se^ but in view of general prejudices and superstitions, it is possible that at the outset the idea was connected with spirit-frightening, as with other strange figures in paper, wood, and stone, placed outside houses and at entrances to places of public attraction.
Remote rural China is naturally, for the most part, peopled by agricultural labourers, excepting, of course, the areas where some special trade, such as bronze- work, has be- come an occupation of a community.
What to read after Things Seen in China By J R Chitty With Fifty Illustrations?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by J R Chitty to read onlineMoreLess
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