The beginnings of agriculture in the Far East.--China toward urban life.--Urbanism and the king in ancient China.--Towns and cities in ancient China.--The lineage system of the Shang and Chou Chinese and its political implications.--Some dualistic phenomena in Shang society.--Food and food vessels in ancient China.--A classification of Shang and Chou myths.--Changing relationships of man and animal in Shang and Chou myths and art