Northern China, the Valley of the Blue River, Korea

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Hachette, 1912 - 503 頁
 

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第 ii 頁 - These passports, if demanded, must be produced for examination in the districts passed through. If the passport be not irregular, the bearer will be allowed to proceed, and he shall be at liberty to procure such means of transport as he may require.
第 i 頁 - His Majesty the Emperor of China agrees, that British subjects, with their families and establishments, shall be allowed to reside, for the purpose of carrying on their mercantile pursuits, without molestation or restraint...
第 ii 頁 - If he be without a passport, or if he commit any offence against the law, he shall be handed over to the nearest Consul for punishment, but he must not be subjected to any illusage in excess of necessary restraint.
第 i 頁 - Although British subjects are now permitted to enter most foreign countries without Passports, and the rules about Passports have been generally relaxed, nevertheless, British subjects travelling abroad are recommended to provide themselves with Passports...
第 51 頁 - Hillocks from 20 to 00 feet high have been thrown up, forming an endless number of little valleys. Canals of clear water, coming from the high mountains which dominate the country, water these valleys and, after dividing, reunite in several places to form fountains, lakes and seas. " The slopes of the hills and mounds are covered with the flowering tree, so common in China. The canals have no alignment ; the rustic stone-work which borders them is arranged with so much art that one might take it...
第 xxvi 頁 - The dollar of 100 cents is of the par value of 49 '32d. , or 4 '8665 dollars to the pound sterling. The monetary unit, in accordance with the monetary law of March 14, 1900, is the gold dollar of 25'8 grains (or 1 '6718 gramme) -900 fine.
第 51 頁 - The whole faqadc is formed of columns and windows, the framework gilded, painted, and varnished, the walls of gray brick well cut and well polished. The roofs are covered with glazed tile, red, yellow, blue, green, and violet, which by their combination and arrangement make a pleasing variety in spacing and design. Most of these buildings have only one floor, but they are raised two, four, six, or eight feet above the level of the ground. Some have one story above the ground floor. These are reached...
第 198 頁 - To thoroughly appreciate the fineness and elegance of the art of the Northern Wei, we shall best study those statues which are life-size. We shall see in them a gentleness of expression and a gracefulness of pose which other periods have not been able to render so successfully.
第 51 頁 - ... forming an endless number of little valleys. Canals of clear water, coming from the high mountains which dominate the country, water these valleys and, after dividing, reunite in several places to form fountains, lakes and seas. " The slopes of the hills and mounds are covered with the flowering tree, so common in China. The canals have no alignment ; the rustic stone-work which borders them is arranged with so much art that one might take it for Nature's own handiwork. Here the canal broadens,...

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