TLKTB
Title

The Lî Kî (The Book of Rites) Part I

Author
Unknown author
Translated by James Legge
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11 chapters English Public domain
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This work is of interest because of the minute description of Chinese culture from this period, including funerary rites, clothing, cosmological theories, astronomy, economy, geography, history, family structure, the Imperial court, music, crime and punishment, horticulture, and even some exotic recipes.

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TLKTB
Title

The Lî Kî (The Book of Rites) Part I

Author
Unknown author
Translated by James Legge
Details
11 chapters English Public domain
About this book

This work is of interest because of the minute description of Chinese culture from this period, including funerary rites, clothing, cosmological theories, astronomy, economy, geography, history, family structure, the Imperial court, music, crime and punishment, horticulture, and even some exotic recipes.

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TLKTB
Title

The Lî Kî (The Book of Rites) Part I

Author
Unknown author
Translated by James Legge
Details
11 chapters English Public domain
About this book

This work is of interest because of the minute description of Chinese culture from this period, including funerary rites, clothing, cosmological theories, astronomy, economy, geography, history, family structure, the Imperial court, music, crime and punishment, horticulture, and even some exotic recipes.

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