# America, Through the Spectacles of an Oriental Diplomat

Author: Wu, Tingfang, 1842-1922

Genre: Category: Travel Writing

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/609

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## Summary

Notwithstanding these lines, I maintain that the selection of names is important. They should always be carefully chosen. They are apt to influence friendships or to excite prejudices according to their significance. We Chinese are very particular in this matter. When a son is born the father or the grandfather chooses a name for the infant boy which, according to his horoscope, is likely to insure him success, or a name is selected which indicates the wish of the family for the new-born child. Hence such names as "happiness", "prosperity", "longevity", "success", and others, with like propitious import, are common in China. With regard to girls their names are generally selected from flo...

## Chapters

- [Chapter 13](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/america-through-the-spectacles-of-an-oriental-diplomat-609/chapters/13/index.md)
- [Chapter 12](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/america-through-the-spectacles-of-an-oriental-diplomat-609/chapters/12/index.md)
- [Chapter 11](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/america-through-the-spectacles-of-an-oriental-diplomat-609/chapters/11/index.md)
- [Chapter 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/america-through-the-spectacles-of-an-oriental-diplomat-609/chapters/7/index.md)
- [Chapter 14](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/america-through-the-spectacles-of-an-oriental-diplomat-609/chapters/14/index.md)
- [Chapter 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/america-through-the-spectacles-of-an-oriental-diplomat-609/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Chapter 8](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/america-through-the-spectacles-of-an-oriental-diplomat-609/chapters/8/index.md)
- [Chapter 9](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/america-through-the-spectacles-of-an-oriental-diplomat-609/chapters/9/index.md)
- [Chapter 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/america-through-the-spectacles-of-an-oriental-diplomat-609/chapters/6/index.md)
- [Chapter 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/america-through-the-spectacles-of-an-oriental-diplomat-609/chapters/4/index.md)
- [Chapter 10](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/america-through-the-spectacles-of-an-oriental-diplomat-609/chapters/10/index.md)
- [Chapter 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/america-through-the-spectacles-of-an-oriental-diplomat-609/chapters/5/index.md)
- [Chapter 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/america-through-the-spectacles-of-an-oriental-diplomat-609/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Chapter 17](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/america-through-the-spectacles-of-an-oriental-diplomat-609/chapters/17/index.md)
- [Chapter 15](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/america-through-the-spectacles-of-an-oriental-diplomat-609/chapters/15/index.md)
- [Chapter 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/america-through-the-spectacles-of-an-oriental-diplomat-609/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Chapter 16](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/america-through-the-spectacles-of-an-oriental-diplomat-609/chapters/16/index.md)