Customs+and+Superstitions

Customs and Superstitions

There are many Chinese customs and superstitions described in the novel. For example:
 * The binding of young girls' feet
 * Arranged marriages
 * Chinese herbal medicine
 * The use of ginger tea
 * A unique cure for warts
 * A cure for cuts
 * The unusual combination of snakeskin and green onions
 * A customary death practice
 * Funeral clothing
 * The lucky look/three toes

Questions:

What makes these anecdotes interesting? What is the effect of including these in the novel? Select three of these beliefs and explore them in more detail. Compare this practise to Australia in the 21st Century.