China and the Chinese: Their Religion, Character, Customs, and Manufactures : the Evils Arising from the Opium Trade, with a Glance at Our Religious, Moral, Political, and Commercial Intercourse with the Country, Volum 1Chinese Materials Center, 1978 |
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Pàgina 227
... island the key of China . Chusan lies midway be- tween the southern and northern provinces , at the mouth of the noble Yang - tsze - kang ; the river which divides the Celestial Empire into equal portions , as all canals centre in this ...
... island the key of China . Chusan lies midway be- tween the southern and northern provinces , at the mouth of the noble Yang - tsze - kang ; the river which divides the Celestial Empire into equal portions , as all canals centre in this ...
Pàgina 243
... island . The neighbourhood of a British force so near the great canal , and only about five days ' sail from Pekin , will always make the great Emperor very careful to adopt any measures that may wound the feelings of the neighbouring ...
... island . The neighbourhood of a British force so near the great canal , and only about five days ' sail from Pekin , will always make the great Emperor very careful to adopt any measures that may wound the feelings of the neighbouring ...
Pàgina 244
... island of Chusan , and writes , vol . ii . , page 396 : " But by our retention of Chusan Island , there could be no excuse for seeking a continental occupancy ; it is large , fertile , salubrious , well - peopled , and admirably ...
... island of Chusan , and writes , vol . ii . , page 396 : " But by our retention of Chusan Island , there could be no excuse for seeking a continental occupancy ; it is large , fertile , salubrious , well - peopled , and admirably ...
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