Points and pickings of information about China and the Chinese, by the author of 'Soldiers and sailors'.1844 |
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第 13 頁
... never seen . Hong Kong is , perhaps , between thirty and forty miles distant from Macao , and as much as a hun- dred from Canton . The island is eight or nine miles in length , and varies from two to five in breadth . I question if the ...
... never seen . Hong Kong is , perhaps , between thirty and forty miles distant from Macao , and as much as a hun- dred from Canton . The island is eight or nine miles in length , and varies from two to five in breadth . I question if the ...
第 19 頁
... house , and there you will see such an assemblage of itinerant Chinamen as you never witnessed before .. Human beings of all ages , and seemingly engaged in all occupations , are presented 20 MACAO . to the eye , while sounds of.
... house , and there you will see such an assemblage of itinerant Chinamen as you never witnessed before .. Human beings of all ages , and seemingly engaged in all occupations , are presented 20 MACAO . to the eye , while sounds of.
第 26 頁
... never to have left . But I hope better things ! I hope that you are gazing around you with interest and wonder . Think for a moment you are within a dozen miles of Canton , and be- yond The great wall of China , an emblem of war , Over ...
... never to have left . But I hope better things ! I hope that you are gazing around you with interest and wonder . Think for a moment you are within a dozen miles of Canton , and be- yond The great wall of China , an emblem of war , Over ...
第 29 頁
... never , under the most favourable circumstances , equal that of Europeans . All I shall say on this point is , that if we have advantages over the African , the Indian , and the Chinese , we are bound to surpass them in wisdom ...
... never , under the most favourable circumstances , equal that of Europeans . All I shall say on this point is , that if we have advantages over the African , the Indian , and the Chinese , we are bound to surpass them in wisdom ...
第 35 頁
... never have the abundance of fish they now possess . They drink tea , liquors distilled from rice , and , of course , water ; but they are not over fond of the latter . The residences of the Chinese are odd places ; very neat and very ...
... never have the abundance of fish they now possess . They drink tea , liquors distilled from rice , and , of course , water ; but they are not over fond of the latter . The residences of the Chinese are odd places ; very neat and very ...
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