The Middle Kingdom: A Survey of the ... Chinese Empire and Its Inhabitants ...Wiley & Putnam, 1848 - 614 sivua |
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Sivu 16
... assists the regular police in preserving order and appre- hending thieves . These men go up and down their wards beat- ing large bamboos to let " thieves know they are on the look- out . " Considering all things , large Chinese cities ...
... assists the regular police in preserving order and appre- hending thieves . These men go up and down their wards beat- ing large bamboos to let " thieves know they are on the look- out . " Considering all things , large Chinese cities ...
Sivu 61
... assist her , or of children to support her . The Chinese illustrate the rela- tion by comparing the wife to the moon and the concubines to the stars , both of which in their appropriate spheres wait upon and revolve around the sun . If ...
... assist her , or of children to support her . The Chinese illustrate the rela- tion by comparing the wife to the moon and the concubines to the stars , both of which in their appropriate spheres wait upon and revolve around the sun . If ...
Sivu 103
... assist in this labor , some worked by cattle , some by human toil , and others carried round by the stream whose waters they elevate . The last are very common on the banks of the Kan kiang , where high wheels of bamboo , firmly fixed ...
... assist in this labor , some worked by cattle , some by human toil , and others carried round by the stream whose waters they elevate . The last are very common on the banks of the Kan kiang , where high wheels of bamboo , firmly fixed ...
Sivu 113
... assist and not to supplant human labor . Yet with all their simplicity , some of them are both effectual and ingenious , and not a few are made to answer two or three ends . For in- stance , the bellows , an oblong box divided into two ...
... assist and not to supplant human labor . Yet with all their simplicity , some of them are both effectual and ingenious , and not a few are made to answer two or three ends . For in- stance , the bellows , an oblong box divided into two ...
Sivu 157
... assist them , different degrees of fineness imparting a different color to the needle . The practice of counterfeiting dollars is so exten- sive that there is a book in print , like Sylvester's Bank - note Table , giving an account of ...
... assist them , different degrees of fineness imparting a different color to the needle . The practice of counterfeiting dollars is so exten- sive that there is a book in print , like Sylvester's Bank - note Table , giving an account of ...
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ambassy Amoy arrived authorities barbarians Batavia boats British brought called Canton Captain Elliot carried ceremonies character China Chinese government Chinese language Chinese Repository Chinkiang Christian coast color commenced commissioner common conduct Confucius converts countrymen court death Dutch duties dynasty emperor emperor of China empire endeavored England English exhibited exported factories favor fire force foreigners Fuhchau governor Gutzlaff heaven hong-merchants Hongkong imperial India intercourse island Jesuits junks Kíying Koxinga labors land laws learned letter Macao Malacca Manchus ment merchants mission missionaries mode Morrison nations native Ningpo opium trade party peculs Peking Penang persons ports Portuguese present priests proceeded provinces received reign religion returned river rulers sent Shanghai ships silk Singapore Society soon subjects supercargo taken Tang dynasty temples tion traffic treaty treaty of Nanking troops vessels Whampoa whole worship