Chapter 2

Confucius and the Chinese, or the Prose of Asia.

§ 1. Peculiarities of Chinese Civilization § 2. Chinese Government based on Education. Civil-Service Examinations § 3. Life and Character of Confucius § 4. Philosophy and subsequent Development of Confucianism § 5. Lao-tse and Tao-ism § 6. Religious Character of the "Kings." § 7. Confucius and Christianity. Character of the Chinese § 8. The Tae-ping Insurrection Note. The Nestorian Inscription in China