Table of Contents of Chinese Folk Culture Knowledge Reader

Preface

Chapter 1: An Overview of Chinese Folk Culture

Section 1: The Meaning of Folklore

Section 2: The Social Functions of Folklore

Section 3: A Brief History of the Development of Chinese Folk Culture

Summary of the Chapter

Chapter 2: Folk Socializing and Life Manners and Customs

Section 1: Meeting and Conversation Manners

Section 3: Social Manners of Meetings and Conversations

Supporting this Chapter

Section 2: Social Etiquette of Meeting and Conversation

Section 3: Life Manners and Customs

Summary of the Chapter

Chapter 3: Folklore of Festivals and Festivals of the Years and Times

Section 1: Festivals of China's Han Chinese Folks

Section 2: Festivals of Some Minorities in China

Section 3: The Twenty-four Seasons

Section 4: The Twelve The Twelve Hours of the Day and the Chinese Zodiac

Summary

Chapter 4: Folklore of Material Life

Section 1: Han Clothing Folklore

Section 2: Clothing Folklore of Some Ethnic Minorities

Section 3: Food and Drink Folklore

Section 4: Transportation Folklore

Summary

Chapter 5: Folklore of Amusement and Recreation

Section 5: Folklore of Amusement and Recreation

Section 1: Overview of Amusement and Entertainment Folklore

Section 2: Everyday Amusement and Entertainment Folklore in Modern China

Section 3: Amusement and Entertainment Customs Unique to Ethnic Minorities

Summary of the Chapter

Chapter 6: Customs of Surnames, First Names, Characters and Numbers

Section 1: Origin of Surname

Section 2: The meaning of "name"

Section 3: The meaning of "character"

Section 4: Types of "number"

Summary of the chapter

Chapter 7: Beliefs and Taboos in China

Section 1: Beliefs and Taboos

Section 2: Taboos

Section 3: Beliefs and Taboos of China's Ethnic Minorities

Conclusion to Chapter 8: An Overview of Folk Crafts and Practices

Section 1: Chopsticks

Section 2: Ceramics

Section 3: Folk Paper Cutting

Section 4: The Meaning of "Characters"

Types of "Numbers"

Section 4: New Year's Paintings

Section 5: Screens and Fans

Section 6: The Four Treasures of the Scholar's House

Summary of the Chapter

Chapter 9: Language Folklore in China

Section 1: An Overview of China's Languages

Section 2: Folklanguages in China

Section 3: Characteristics of China's Language Folklore

Summary of the Chapter

References