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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... finally peaceful after numerous problems due to the friction between foreigners and local Chinese . He ob- served that large foreign ships could not come to Foochow because the water was too shallow . Nevertheless , he and Liu Yun - k'o ...
... finally peaceful after numerous problems due to the friction between foreigners and local Chinese . He ob- served that large foreign ships could not come to Foochow because the water was too shallow . Nevertheless , he and Liu Yun - k'o ...
Page 113
... Finally , when Tamerlane attacked the areas of West Asia , some Europeans joined him as soldiers and at last took gunpowder back to Europe . Thus , Hsu pointed out that the contemporary European superiority in armaments had its origins ...
... Finally , when Tamerlane attacked the areas of West Asia , some Europeans joined him as soldiers and at last took gunpowder back to Europe . Thus , Hsu pointed out that the contemporary European superiority in armaments had its origins ...
Page 124
... finally to Jesus Christ , noting that " Christ " meant " god . " Jesus ' father was named Yueh - se - fu ; his mother was Ma - li- ya . Hsu recounted the Biblical tale of the birth of Jesus " in the fifth year of the reign of Ai - ti in ...
... finally to Jesus Christ , noting that " Christ " meant " god . " Jesus ' father was named Yueh - se - fu ; his mother was Ma - li- ya . Hsu recounted the Biblical tale of the birth of Jesus " in the fifth year of the reign of Ai - ti in ...
Contents
A SCHOLAROFFICIAL FROM SHANSI | 7 |
THE INTRACTABLE BARBARIANS | 17 |
IN TOUCH WITH A NEW WORLD | 28 |
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