The Great Chinese Travelers
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The Great Chinese Travelers
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Author : Jeannette Mirsky
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
The Great Chinese Travelers written by Jeannette Mirsky and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Literary Criticism categories.
The Great Chinese Travelers
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Author : John Theodore Merz
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
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The Great Chinese Travelers An Anthology Edited And Introduced By Jeannette Mirsky
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Author : Jeannette MIRSKAYA
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1965
The Great Chinese Travelers An Anthology Edited And Introduced By Jeannette Mirsky written by Jeannette MIRSKAYA and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1965 with Chinese categories.
Funeral Service For The Late Rev Robert Steel D D S Stephen S Church Phillip Street Sydney Wednesday 11th October 1893
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1893
Funeral Service For The Late Rev Robert Steel D D S Stephen S Church Phillip Street Sydney Wednesday 11th October 1893 written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1893 with categories.
The Travelers Handbook For China
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Author : Carl Crow
language : en
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
Release Date : 2013-09
The Travelers Handbook For China written by Carl Crow and has been published by Theclassics.Us this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09 with categories.
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 edition. Excerpt: ... HISTORICAL SKETCH President Yuan Shift K'ai ANDED down from generation to generation in the form of legends, or written by chroniclers who had more desire to produce literary works of merit, than to make true records of past events, there is much that is obscure in the early history of China, and a great part of that which the Chinese historians have apparently made clear is disputed by more critical foreign students. Certainly a great deal of it is so entwined with the mythical and fantastic legends of a primitive people, that it is difficult to distinguish the true from the fanciful. For the purposes of this sketch, we need not concern ourselves with the disputed facts but will briefly consider the main points of the long story, as taught and believed by the Chinese themselves. The Chinese are not the original inhabitants of the country which they now occupy, but migrated from Western Asia about 2700 B. C, and settled near the present city of Siau-fu, ou the Yellow river in Shensi. As the newcomers grew in number, their settlements extended, following the courses of the rivers into the present provinces of Szechuan, and Kiaugsi. The original inhabitants were displaced by the Chinese and formed new settlements in various parts of the country, apart from the newcomers. These aboriginal tribes still exist in the Lolos, Shans and Miaotzes, living in Szechuan, Kweichow, Yunnan, Kwantung, and Kwangsi and on the islands of Formosa and Hainan. In the more than 4000 years they have been associated with the Chinese, they have lived apart, have resented all intrusions by the .Chinese and there has been no mixture of blood. The historical period of the Chinese begins with the reign of the three emperors, who in a remarkably short space of time...
Inscribed Landscapes
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2023-09-01
Inscribed Landscapes written by and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
Alongside the scores of travel books about China written by foreign visitors, Chinese travelers' impressions of their own country rarely appear in translation. This anthology is the only comprehensive collection in English of Chinese travel writing from the first century A.D. through the nineteenth. Early examples of the genre describe sites important for their geography, history, and role in cultural mythology, but by the T'ang dynasty in the mid-eighth century certain historiographical and poetic discourses converged to form the "travel account" (yu-chi) and later the "travel diary" (jih-chi) as vehicles of personal expression and autobiography. These first-person narratives provide rich material for understanding the attitudes of Chinese literati toward place, nature, politics, and the self. The anthology is abundantly illustrated with paintings, portraits, maps, and drawings. Each selection is meticulously translated, carefully annotated, and prefaced by a brief description of the writer's life and work. The entire collection is introduced by an in-depth survey of the rise of Chinese travel writing as a cultural phenomenon. Inscribed Landscapes provides a unique resource for travelers as well as for scholars of Chinese literature, art, and history.
Frontiers Of Heaven
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Author : Stanley Stewart
language : en
Publisher: Lyons Press
Release Date : 2004
Frontiers Of Heaven written by Stanley Stewart and has been published by Lyons Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
Stanley Stewart's award-winning account of journeys along the Great Wall of China.
Transformative Journeys
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Author : Cong Ellen Zhang
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 2010-10-21
Transformative Journeys written by Cong Ellen Zhang and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-21 with History categories.
During the Song (960-1279), all educated Chinese men traveled frequently, journeying long distances to attend school and take civil service examinations. They crisscrossed the country to assume government posts, report back to the capital, and return home between assignments and to attend to family matters. Based on a wide array of texts, Transformative Journeys analyzes the impact of travel on this group of elite men and the places they visited. In the first part of the book, Cong Ellen Zhang considers the practical aspects of travel during the Song in the context of state mobilization of and assistance to government travelers, including the infrastructure of waterways and highways, the bureaucratic procedures entailed in official travel, and the means of transport and types of lodging. The second part of the book focuses on elite activities on the road, especially the elaborate farewell banquets, welcoming ceremonies, and visits to famous places. Zhang argues convincingly that abundant travel experience became integral to Song elite identity and status, greatly strengthening the social and cultural coherence of the practitioners. In promoting their experience of traveling across a large empire, Song elite men firmly established their position as the country’s political, social, and cultural leaders. The literary compositions and physical traces they left behind also formed an overlapping web of collective memories, continually enhancing local pride and defining the place of various localities in the cultural geography of the country. Transformative Journeys sheds new light on the nature of Chinese literati, their dominance of culture and society, and China’s social and cultural integration. Those interested in premodern China and travel literature will find a wealth of material previously unavailable to Western readers.
Qing Travelers To The Far West
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Author : Jenny Huangfu Day
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2018-12-06
Qing Travelers To The Far West written by Jenny Huangfu Day and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-06 with History categories.
This fundamentally new interpretation of the Qing reveals how Sino-Western engagements transformed traditions, institutions, and networks of communications.
Ancient India And Ancient China
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Author : Xinru Liu
language : en
Publisher: Delhi ; New York : Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1988
Ancient India And Ancient China written by Xinru Liu and has been published by Delhi ; New York : Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with History categories.
India and China are two of the most important civilizations of the ancient world. Looking at the relations between these empires before the 6th century A.D., Xinru Liu conclusively establishes the transmission of Buddhism from India to China, and describes the various items of commercial trade.