Show LARGE FAMILIES IN CHINA 1 i kinf of republic proud of the number they can mut mus tor ter under one roof the chinese are proud of large fam lies and a large family aall living together under one root roof Is 1 looked upon as proof of the good temper and correct course of 0 life ot of its HB members meinberg and at as a sure path to prosperity A large family amaly which is able to live together without w dividing g up the property always re cleves much credit aud and is highly respected spec ted it la Is one of the highest distinctions ions lons in china to have wu wit fu tung tang or five generations under one roof although such a distinction is attained by very few according to a recent census tho family of meng yu shin a widow of 0 the village ot of il antao in the territory ot of wel wei hal hai wei vel has the distinction of being the largest in the land her family consists of GG CG mem members bers and with one servant there are 67 mouths to be fed daily meng yu shin is sixty six years old and has nine sons and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren all living under her root roof she has not attained the ambition of being the head of wu ru pu tung tang but the size of her family has already given her the honor anil and pleasure ot of being the largest in china even it if she has not five generations under one roof there ale many households hou beholds with more than 10 40 members and almost all old and distinguished families ot of china have at least 20 members families of small size thren three or four are ton considered rather bad form even it I 1 they are rich and occupying high position size of family is as valuable in chi china as size of strongbox strong box |