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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Page 28
... Hong Kong , opened five ports , and paid Britain a twenty - one million dollar indemnity - all of which Hsu had found unacceptable just a few months before . In his new position as judicial commissioner of Kwangtung , IN TOUCH WITH A ...
... Hong Kong , opened five ports , and paid Britain a twenty - one million dollar indemnity - all of which Hsu had found unacceptable just a few months before . In his new position as judicial commissioner of Kwangtung , IN TOUCH WITH A ...
Page 107
... Hong Kong . Sea routes from Europe to China were described in this section , and Hsu observed that British " fire - wheel ships " now took mail to Europe via the Isthmus of Suez.21 Hsu asserted that during the Ming period Arabia had ...
... Hong Kong . Sea routes from Europe to China were described in this section , and Hsu observed that British " fire - wheel ships " now took mail to Europe via the Isthmus of Suez.21 Hsu asserted that during the Ming period Arabia had ...
Page 266
... Hong Kong , 28 , 196 Hottentots , 151 Hou Han shu , 73 , 76 Hou - kuan ( district ) , 31 Hsi - yü wen - chien lu , 104-105 Hsiang - p❜ing , 68 Hsieh Ch'ing - kao , 83 Hsien - feng Emperor , 46-50 Hsin - chou , 177 , 184-185 Hsing - Ch ...
... Hong Kong , 28 , 196 Hottentots , 151 Hou Han shu , 73 , 76 Hou - kuan ( district ) , 31 Hsi - yü wen - chien lu , 104-105 Hsiang - p❜ing , 68 Hsieh Ch'ing - kao , 83 Hsien - feng Emperor , 46-50 Hsin - chou , 177 , 184-185 Hsing - Ch ...
Contents
A SCHOLAROFFICIAL FROM SHANSI | 7 |
THE INTRACTABLE BARBARIANS | 17 |
IN TOUCH WITH A NEW WORLD | 28 |
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