# The gateway to China

Author: Gamewell, Mary Ninde, 1858-1947

Genre: China -- Social life and customs

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77783

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+gateway+to+China+Gamewell&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

Shanghai is a little world, where all China in miniature may be studied at close range. Thither drift Chinese from every province in the country, who for the most part in the new environment follow their age-long customs and cherish their inherited traditions. But the city is also remarkable for its rapid and constant changes. A member of a local book-firm declared not long since, “We have never tried to publish a guide to Shanghai because in six months it would be out of date.” To an Occidental the chief fascination of this busy metropolis lies in the curious commingling of things old and new, practices ancient and modern, which meet one at every turn. More strikingly than any other city...

## Chapters

- [Part 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-gateway-to-china-77783/chapters/6/index.md)
- [Part 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-gateway-to-china-77783/chapters/5/index.md)
- [Part 10](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-gateway-to-china-77783/chapters/10/index.md)
- [Part 12](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-gateway-to-china-77783/chapters/12/index.md)
- [Part 15](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-gateway-to-china-77783/chapters/15/index.md)
- [Part 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-gateway-to-china-77783/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Part 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-gateway-to-china-77783/chapters/4/index.md)
- [Part 8](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-gateway-to-china-77783/chapters/8/index.md)
- [Part 9](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-gateway-to-china-77783/chapters/9/index.md)
- [Part 16](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-gateway-to-china-77783/chapters/16/index.md)
- [Part 11](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-gateway-to-china-77783/chapters/11/index.md)
- [Part 13](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-gateway-to-china-77783/chapters/13/index.md)
- [Part 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-gateway-to-china-77783/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Part 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-gateway-to-china-77783/chapters/7/index.md)
- [Part 14](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-gateway-to-china-77783/chapters/14/index.md)
- [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-gateway-to-china-77783/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Part 17](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-gateway-to-china-77783/chapters/17/index.md)