The Middle Kingdom: A Survey of the ... Chinese Empire and Its Inhabitants ...Wiley & Putnam, 1848 - 614 sivua |
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... look would instantly accomplish . The notions entertained abroad on these particulars are , it need hardly be remarked , rather more accurate than those the Chinese have of distant countries , and it is scarcely possible that they can ...
... look would instantly accomplish . The notions entertained abroad on these particulars are , it need hardly be remarked , rather more accurate than those the Chinese have of distant countries , and it is scarcely possible that they can ...
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... look- out . " Considering all things , large Chinese cities are remarka- bly quiet at night . Beggars find their lodgings in the porches of temples , or the sides of the streets , and nestle together in their rags for mutual warmth ...
... look- out . " Considering all things , large Chinese cities are remarka- bly quiet at night . Beggars find their lodgings in the porches of temples , or the sides of the streets , and nestle together in their rags for mutual warmth ...
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... look more like niches in a sepulchre than the accommodations for a live passenger . The crew live upon deck most of the time , and most of them have an adven- NUMBER AND CONSTRUCTION OF JUNKS . 25 ture of their 24 THE MIDDLE KINGDOM .
... look more like niches in a sepulchre than the accommodations for a live passenger . The crew live upon deck most of the time , and most of them have an adven- NUMBER AND CONSTRUCTION OF JUNKS . 25 ture of their 24 THE MIDDLE KINGDOM .
Sivu 45
... looks like a strawberry in size and shape ; the tough , rough red skin incloses a sweet watery pulp of a whitish color surrounding a hard seed . Grapes are plenty and tolerably good , but the Chinese have not yet ascertained that they ...
... looks like a strawberry in size and shape ; the tough , rough red skin incloses a sweet watery pulp of a whitish color surrounding a hard seed . Grapes are plenty and tolerably good , but the Chinese have not yet ascertained that they ...
Sivu 60
... looks out for a likely boy among her clansmen to adopt , knowing that otherwise her husband will probably bring a con- cubine into the family . It is of course difficult even to guess at the extent of polygamy , for no statistics have ...
... looks out for a likely boy among her clansmen to adopt , knowing that otherwise her husband will probably bring a con- cubine into the family . It is of course difficult even to guess at the extent of polygamy , for no statistics have ...
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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