China Charts the World: Hsu Chi-yü and His Geography of 1848Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- A Scholar-Official from Shansi -- The “Intractable Barbarians” -- In Touch with a New World -- A Victim of Conservatism -- The Ying-Huan Chih-Lueh -- Governor Hsu's Image of the World -- Danger in China's Maritime Sphere -- Threatened on the Inner Asian Frontier -- The “Barbarian” Base in Europe -- Despair in Africa, Hope in America -- Return to China's Heartland -- Conclusion -- Works Cited in the Ying-Huan Chih-Lueh: Titles, Authors, and Location in the 1848 Edition -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Index -- Harvard East Asian Monographs. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 41
Page 99
... India and other continental Asian states surrounding China . Woven into the very fabric of Hsu's geographical tapestry of the states southwest and west of China were ... India , known to Hsu as THREATENED ON THE INNER ASIAN FRONTIER India.
... India and other continental Asian states surrounding China . Woven into the very fabric of Hsu's geographical tapestry of the states southwest and west of China were ... India , known to Hsu as THREATENED ON THE INNER ASIAN FRONTIER India.
Page 100
... India , known to Hsu as the Five Indias- Central , South , East , North , and West - had been variously recorded in ... India's products , beside the " five grains , " cotton , and the opium poppy , were diamonds , topaz , green agate ...
... India , known to Hsu as the Five Indias- Central , South , East , North , and West - had been variously recorded in ... India's products , beside the " five grains , " cotton , and the opium poppy , were diamonds , topaz , green agate ...
Page 102
... India . But this is not strange . [ Calcutta ] and Bombay in India are large British ports . [ Since ] the products of Fukien and Kwangtung [ are numerous enough to make ] mountains , these goods go to the Moslem areas via the route the ...
... India . But this is not strange . [ Calcutta ] and Bombay in India are large British ports . [ Since ] the products of Fukien and Kwangtung [ are numerous enough to make ] mountains , these goods go to the Moslem areas via the route the ...
Contents
A SCHOLAROFFICIAL FROM SHANSI | 7 |
THE INTRACTABLE BARBARIANS | 17 |
IN TOUCH WITH A NEW WORLD | 28 |
Copyright | |
11 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
able affairs already America American Amoy ancient appeared Asia attacked barbarian became become Britain British called Canton capital Ch'en Ch'ing Chang Chi-yü chih-lueh China Chinese cited civilization coast concerning Confucian continued culture detailed developed dynasty early East emperor established Europe European example finally followed Foochow forced foreign four France Fukien gentry geography governor Harvard Hsu's hundred important included India islands Italy Japan king known land later learned lived located maps maritime memorial merchant military Ming names noted Ocean officials Opium original Peking period political ports position presented Press province readers recent record region relations religion reported Russia scholar sent Shansi ships SKCC sources South Southeast Southern thousand tion trade traveled United University various Washington West Western wrote YHCL Ying-huan