Although it is understandably difficult to account for how much or to what extent the old customs have lasted to date, they even though possibly in somewhat changed forms should have some unelectable impact on the Chinese contemporary way of life. And with growing consciousness of the importance of protecting traditional culture, some wholesome folkways that had once fallen to the verge of extinction are now being recovered. This book projects before the readers a changing and kaleidoscopic view of Chinese social phenomena seen in different areas and ethnic communities, in both ancient times and present.