Street criers: a cultural history of Chinese beggars
Hanchao Lu provides a study of beggars' culture and the institution of mendicancy in China from late imperial times to the mid-20th century. He brings to life the concepts and practices of mendicancy including organised begging and the relationship between street people and Communist politics.
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| Summary: | Hanchao Lu provides a study of beggars' culture and the institution of mendicancy in China from late imperial times to the mid-20th century. He brings to life the concepts and practices of mendicancy including organised begging and the relationship between street people and Communist politics. |
| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | XIV, 269 S. Ill., Kt. |
| ISBN: | 080475148X |
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Illustrations and Tables ix
Preface xi
Introduction 1
1. On the Rivers and Lakes 13
2. Sympathy Versus Antipathy 34
3. Legend Has It 54
4. Coping with Mendicants go
5. Ruling the Street 108
6. The Wisdom of Mendicancy 133
7. Men s Limbs and Women s Mouths 158
8. Chairman Mao Picked on a Beggar 178
Conclusion ig6
Character List 207
Appendix: The Sound of Mendicity 211
Notes 213
Bibliography 243
Index 261
Illustrations and Tables
MAP
China at the Turn of the Twentieth Century xvi
FIGURES
1. Beggar of the Longhua Pagoda j
2. Beggar figurines 29
3. Worshipping a patron saint 56
4. Emperor Zhu 58
5. Han Xin 61
6. Wu Zixu 66
7. The Eight Immortals 6g
8. Beggar godfather father 83
9. A beggar s waist plaquette 92
10. Children at a Beijing soup kitchen 98
11. A beggar headman J06
12. A night watchman u 1
13. Beggars on government duty 131
14. The God of Fortune 135
15. New Year s spectacle 141
16. A funeral procession 147
17. Sidewalk petitioner 151
18. Snake charming 160
19. Mother and child J7J
20. Competing with a dog for food 192
21. Lai Dongjin in Mao s hometown 194
TABLES
1.1 Vagrants in the 1931 Yangzi River Flood 23
1.2 Shanghai Beggars Previous Occupations and Incomes 26
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Contents
Illustrations and Tables ix
Preface xi
Introduction 1
1. On the Rivers and Lakes 13
2. Sympathy Versus Antipathy 34
3. Legend Has It 54
4. Coping with Mendicants go
5. Ruling the Street 108
6. The Wisdom of Mendicancy 133
7. Men's Limbs and Women's Mouths 158
8. Chairman Mao Picked on a Beggar 178
Conclusion ig6
Character List 207
Appendix: The Sound of Mendicity 211
Notes 213
Bibliography 243
Index 261
Illustrations and Tables
MAP
China at the Turn of the Twentieth Century xvi
FIGURES
1. Beggar of the Longhua Pagoda j
2. Beggar figurines 29
3. Worshipping a patron saint 56
4. Emperor Zhu 58
5. Han Xin 61
6. Wu Zixu 66
7. The Eight Immortals 6g
8. Beggar "godfather" father 83
9. A beggar's "waist plaquette" 92
10. Children at a Beijing soup kitchen 98
11. A beggar headman J06
12. A night watchman u 1
13. Beggars on government duty 131
14. The God of Fortune 135
15. New Year's spectacle 141
16. A funeral procession 147
17. Sidewalk petitioner 151
18. Snake charming 160
19. Mother and child J7J
20. Competing with a dog for food 192
21. Lai Dongjin in Mao's hometown 194
TABLES
1.1 Vagrants in the 1931 Yangzi River Flood 23
1.2 Shanghai Beggars'Previous Occupations and Incomes 26 |
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