BY R. F. JOHNSTON, M.A. ( Oxon. ), F.R.G.S. DISTRICT OFFICER AND MAGISTRATE, WEIHAIWEI FORMERLY PRIVATE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNOR OF HONGKONG, ETC. AUTHOR OF "FROM PEKING TO MANDALAY" WITH MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS NEW YORK E. P. DUTTON AND COMPANY 1910...

The meeting-place of the British Lion and the Chinese Dragon in northern China consists of the port and Territory of Weihaiwei. It is therefore with this district, and the history, folk-lore, religious practices and social customs of its people, that the following pages are largely occupied. But Weihaiwei is in many respects a true miniature of China, and a careful study of native life and character, as they are exhibited in this small district, may perhaps give us a clearer and truer insight in