| CHAP. | | PAGE |
| I. | THE CHINESE HOME | [1] |
| II. | RELIGIOUS AND NATIONAL FÊTES | [10] |
| III. | THE FÊTE OF THE MOON | [19] |
| IV. | THE FEAST OF LANTERNS | [26] |
| V. | THE FEAST OF THE TWO STARS | [34] |
| VI. | THE FEAST OF FLOWERS | [39] |
| VII. | NEW YEAR’S DAY | [43] |
| VIII. | THE END OF THE YEAR | [54] |
| IX. | PROCESSIONS | [61] |
| X. | A BUDDHIST SOLEMNITY | [70] |
| XI. | RUSTIC PLEASURES—WALKS AND PILGRIMAGES | [79] |
| XII. | BATHING | [88] |
| XIII. | KITE-FLYING | [93] |
| XIV. | THE ILLUMINATED BOATS | [97] |
| XV. | GARDENING | [102] |
| XVI. | THE CHASE | [113] |
| XVII. | FISHING | [119] |
| XVIII. | CHARMING WOMAN—COQUETRY | [125] |
| XIX. | FANS | [133] |
| XX. | CELEBRATED BEAUTIES | [139] |
| XXI. | SYSTEM OF EDUCATION—THE STUDENT | [146] |
| XXII. | POETICAL COMPETITIONS | [155] |
| XXIII. | PAINTERS | [163] |
| XXIV. | CHESS | [171] |
| XXV. | AT TABLE—THE PLEASURE OF DRINKING | [178] |
| XXVI. | TEA-DRINKING | [185] |
| XXVII. | CHOPSTICKS | [192] |
| XXVIII. | CHINESE COOKING | [197] |
| XXIX. | GAMES OF SKILL: CONJURING | [208] |
| XXX. | THE EVOCATION OF SPIRITS | [217] |
| XXXI. | PHRENOLOGY AND CHIROMANCY | [223] |
| XXXII. | DIFFERENT GAMES—ORIENTAL SHOOTING MATCHES—THE
CANDLESTICK—SHUTTLECOCKS—THE COIN GAME | [232] |
| XXXIII. | GAMES OF CHANCE—CARD GAMES—FIRST GAME: AWAITING THE CARD—SECOND
GAME: FISHING—THIRD GAME: THE PECKING GAME | [239] |
| XXXIV. | LOTTERIES | [247] |
| XXXV. | PUBLIC PLEASURES—THE THEATRES | [255] |
| XXXVI. | ANIMAL FIGHTS—I. CRICKET FIGHTS—II. QUAIL FIGHTS | [261] |
| XXXVII. | CONCLUSION—THE PLEASURES OF A PHILOSOPHER | [266] |
