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. |
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... called Shen - kuang Temple affair . " The case centered on the rental of rooms in an old temple on Black Rock Hill by two Englishmen , one a missionary , the other a medical doctor . Xenophobic local literati , reflecting the sentiments ...
... called Shen - kuang Temple affair . " The case centered on the rental of rooms in an old temple on Black Rock Hill by two Englishmen , one a missionary , the other a medical doctor . Xenophobic local literati , reflecting the sentiments ...
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... called Tui - ma - tao [ Tsushima ] , which is across from the southern edge of Korea . It can be reached [ from Korea ] in one night . . . The center island is called Ch'ang - ch'i [ Nagasaki ] . The land area is com- paratively large ...
... called Tui - ma - tao [ Tsushima ] , which is across from the southern edge of Korea . It can be reached [ from Korea ] in one night . . . The center island is called Ch'ang - ch'i [ Nagasaki ] . The land area is com- paratively large ...
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... called " cleansing with water . " They burn the ancestral tablets of their parents . When someone dies of old age ... called " immersion . " Taking a wife is called " connecting hands . " On the day [ the couple ] meets in person , the ...
... called " cleansing with water . " They burn the ancestral tablets of their parents . When someone dies of old age ... called " immersion . " Taking a wife is called " connecting hands . " On the day [ the couple ] meets in person , the ...
Contents
A SCHOLAROFFICIAL FROM SHANSI | 7 |
THE INTRACTABLE BARBARIANS | 17 |
IN TOUCH WITH A NEW WORLD | 28 |
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