People living in the Qing Dynasty -- Illustrated Records of Social Life in the Qing Dynasty

Author: Feng Erkang
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: Narrates the leisurely tales from imperial palaces to ordinary streets, vividly recreating the diverse lives of traditional Chinese people. This book explores life in the Qing Dynasty from three major aspects—social snapshots, the lives of officials and gentry, and interesting anecdotes about emperors. It covers over thirty topics such as The Porridge Shops of the Qing Dynasty, Child Marriage and the Custom of Child-Bride, and The Procreation of Qing Emperors. Reading this book is like wandering through Qing Dynasty society, offering both joy in reading and the accumulation of knowledge.