Tempest over teapots: The vilification of teahouse culture in early Republican China

Journal of Asian Studies

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1009-1041

  Shao, Qin ^a  

^a The College of New Jersey   (United States)

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EID: 33748897201     PISSN: 00219118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2659302     Document Type: Article

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