| CHAP. | | PAGE |
| I. | INTRODUCTION | [1] |
| II. | WEIHAIWEI AND THE SHANTUNG PROMONTORY | [12] |
| III. | HISTORY AND LEGEND | [34] |
| IV. | CHINESE CHRONICLES AND LOCAL CELEBRITIES | [57] |
| V. | BRITISH RULE | [77] |
| VI. | LITIGATION | [102] |
| VII. | VILLAGE LIFE AND LAND TENURE | [127] |
| VIII. | VILLAGE CUSTOMS, FESTIVALS AND FOLK-LORE | [155] |
| IX. | THE WOMEN OF WEIHAIWEI | [195] |
| X. | WIDOWS AND CHILDREN | [217] |
| XI. | FAMILY GRAVEYARDS | [254] |
| XII. | DEAD MEN AND GHOST-LORE | [276] |
| XIII. | CONFUCIANISM—I | [300] |
| XIV. | CONFUCIANISM—II | [328] |
| XV. | TAOISM, LOCAL DEITIES, TREE-WORSHIP | [351] |
| XVI. | THE DRAGON, MOUNTAIN-WORSHIP, BUDDHISM | [385] |
| XVII. | RELIGION AND SUPERSTITION IN EAST AND WEST | [408] |
| XVIII. | THE FUTURE | [426] |
| | INDEX | [451] |