The Middle Kingdom: A Survey of the ... Chinese Empire and Its Inhabitants : with a New Map of the Empire, and Illustrations, Nide 1Wiley and Putam, 1848 - 614 sivua |
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Sivu 31
... houses on its sides ; it also connects with every stream or lake in its progress , whose waters can be led into it . The repair of the embankments annu . ally demands vast sums , but the outlay for this line is but a small part of the ...
... houses on its sides ; it also connects with every stream or lake in its progress , whose waters can be led into it . The repair of the embankments annu . ally demands vast sums , but the outlay for this line is but a small part of the ...
Sivu 34
... houses placed on poles over the pass . This road was in ancient times the path to the metropolis , and these im- mense excavations were made from time to time , by different monarchs . The pass over the Mei ling , at Nan - ngan , is a ...
... houses placed on poles over the pass . This road was in ancient times the path to the metropolis , and these im- mense excavations were made from time to time , by different monarchs . The pass over the Mei ling , at Nan - ngan , is a ...
Sivu 35
... houses look prettily ; but on entering them , one is disappointed at their irregularity , dirtiness , and general decayed look - for a Chinese seldom repairs his house before it is dilapidated . The gardens and best houses are mostly ...
... houses look prettily ; but on entering them , one is disappointed at their irregularity , dirtiness , and general decayed look - for a Chinese seldom repairs his house before it is dilapidated . The gardens and best houses are mostly ...
Sivu 46
... houses renders still more disagreeable . The cold is such as to require fires in winter , but the natives content themselves with additional clothing , and the large forms of mason - work used for cooking and for sleeping , so common in ...
... houses renders still more disagreeable . The cold is such as to require fires in winter , but the natives content themselves with additional clothing , and the large forms of mason - work used for cooking and for sleeping , so common in ...
Sivu 48
... houses . The monsoons do not blow regularly northeast of Canton near the coast , and can hardly be said to extend above 25 ° N. , except with many interruptions . The climate of Macao and Hongkong has not so great a range as Canton ...
... houses . The monsoons do not blow regularly northeast of Canton near the coast , and can hardly be said to extend above 25 ° N. , except with many interruptions . The climate of Macao and Hongkong has not so great a range as Canton ...
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