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Describes the occupations, pleasures, clothes, food, art, and social and civic life of the people in the city of Hangchow.

Translated and revised by respected scholar of Chinese religions Franciscus Verellen, who has worked closely with Gernet, this edition includes new references,

A commoner's presentation to the emperor of a lucky omen from his garden, the repercussions for his family, and several retellings of the incident provide the b

A satisfactory comprehensive history of the social and economic development of pre-modern China, the largest country in the world in terms of population, and wi

When published in 1982, this translation of Professor Jacques Gernet's masterly survey of the history and culture of China was immediately welcomed by critics a