Through travelogues, lifestyle descriptions and cultural notes the reader will visit China, Japan, India, Korea, parts of the Holy Land and Turkey as they were in the early 20th century. Summary by BettyB
Chapters
1 Preface 4 min 2 Introduction 10 min 3 From America to Japan on a Big Ocean Steamer 8 min 4 The Island Empire of Japan 13 min 5 Yokohama, A Japanese Seaport 8 min 6 Tokyo, the Capital of Japan 14 min 7 Home Life in Japan 13 min 8 The Emperor. How Japan is Governed 11 min 9 Japanese Children at School. Books and Newspapers 7 min 10 Japanese Children at Play 7 min 11 Japanese Farms and Farmers 13 min 12 Commercial and Industrial 9 min 13 Korea, the Hermit Nation 10 min 14 Business Among the Koreans. Education 9 min 15 China 15 min 16 The Great Capital of China 11 min 17 The Emperor and the Government 11 min 18 The Great Wall of China 9 min 19 Mongolia and Manchuria 9 min 20 Chinese Boats and Boat people 10 min 21 Chinese Farms and Farming. Tea 10 min 22 Industrial China 10 min 23 Curious Chinese Customs 9 min 24 Foreign Colonies in China 8 min 25 Indo China 10 min 26 Siam and the Siamese 12 min 27 The King of Siam and His Government. Buddhism 10 min 28 Singapore and the Malays 13 min 29 In British Burma 10 min 30 With the Burmese at Home 9 min 31 The Working Elephants in Burma 6 min 32 Industrial Burma. Rice 9 min 33 General View of India 14 min 34 The Wild Animals of India 11 min 35 The Cities of India 14 min 36 The Villages of India. Home Life 11 min 37 Among the Indian Farmers 13 min 38 The Stores and Trades of India 11 min 39 The Religions of India. A Visit to Benares 11 min 40 The Native States of India. A Visit to the Rajah of Jaipur 14 min 41 Above the Clouds; or, Nature and Man in the Heart of the Himalaya Mountains 14 min 42 Tibet and the Tibetans 14 min 43 Afghanistan 7 min 44 Persia 13 min 45 Arabia, or Life in the Desert 13 min 46 In an Arabian Village. Mecca and Medina 7 min 47 Asiatic Turkey. In Palestine and Mesopotamia 14 min 48 Travels among the Turks 8 min 49 Russia in Asia. Transcaucasia, Turkestan and the Steppes 9 min 50 Russia in Asia. Siberia 9 min
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