. New China and old : personal recollections and observations of thirty years. ot many ; but one isreminded by this custom of Chinese theatricals in theirtemple-yards, that the great dramatic performances atAthens were connected with the worship of the godDionysus, and took place in a theatre named after him. Besides other mental excitements, the Chinese findsome vent for their cheerfulness and hopefulness in thespring. Then the air resounds with the ^Eolian notes ofpaper kites, fitted with tight drawn strings ; or of pigeonswith bows under their wings, or bamboo whistles fastenedon the back.
. New China and old : personal recollections and observations of thirty years. ot many ; but one isreminded by this custom of Chinese theatricals in theirtemple-yards, that the great dramatic performances atAthens were connected with the worship of the godDionysus, and took place in a theatre named after him. Besides other mental excitements, the Chinese findsome vent for their cheerfulness and hopefulness in thespring. Then the air resounds with the ^Eolian notes ofpaper kites, fitted with tight drawn strings ; or of pigeonswith bows under their wings, or bamboo whistles fastenedon the back. The paper kites are multiform ; some likethe bird so called, some like a magnified mosquito, or adragon, or a centipede ; some in the shape of a Chinesepicture-word, such as sun, or spring, or good night, with the strong and warm south-east wind ofspring blowing, the sky is bright with lanterns attachedto these kites, and soaring to a great height. The boyson their return from school fly the kites ; and the gray-headed grandfathers, seated demurely on bamboo chairs,. Love of Flowers. ji hold the kite-string in one hand, and their long tobacco-pipes in the other. The monotony of the uneventful lives of Chinesebusiness people and artisans is broken only by somebirth or death in the family, or by the advent of theirfavourite flowers. Each month has its special flower.
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