《京都叫卖图》CallsSounds and Merchandise of the Peking Street PeddlersBy SV Constant康士丹1936年
EALLSSOLINISAN MEREHANHISE PEKINGSTREETPELLERS SAMUELVIETGR ESNSTANT SUBMITTED TO THE CALIFORNIA COLLEGE IN CHINAIN PART FULFILMENT OF THEREQUIREMENTS FORTHEDEGREEOFMASTER OFARTS.
is their world to a large extent,certainly to the women folks,to whom going outside its confinesisquite an event.So because of the feudal nature of Chinese life the peddler became an institution.The women could not leave their homes to visit the shops or market places except on rare occasions such
The subject of this study is“Calls, Sounds and Merchandise of the Peking Street Peddlers.All the peddlers are not included as their number seems endless but the important and most common are described.They give an insight into the life,habits andpsychology of the Chinese people which no other field 