Intimate China: The Chinese as I Have Seen Them
CHAPTER I.
THE CHINESE EMPEROR'S MAGNIFICENCE.
The Emperor at the Temple of Heaven.--Mongol Princes wrestling.--Imperial Porcelain Manufactory.--Imperial Silk Manufactory.--Maids of Honour.--Spring Sacrifices.--Court of Feasting.--Hunting Preserves.--Strikes.--Rowdies.--Young Men to be prayed for 493