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Lasinus Fullginosus (Jet-black ant) / Leptothorax muscorum (Slender ant) / Camponotus ligniperda (Brown-black carpenter ant) / Atypus (Purseweb spiders)
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Cover Image: Lasinus Fullginosus (Jet-black ant) / Leptothorax muscorum (Slender ant) / Camponotus ligniperda (Brown-black carpenter ant) / Atypus (Purseweb spiders) / Yamamoto Keigu 1868 – ALAMY Image ID:3A74E96 Original Notes (Japanese): 螻蟻 – 阿里（アリ）、螲蟷 – 波良伎利具毛（ハラキリグモ）
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![[VOL III] SACRIFICE OF THE CHING-TSWE-TSEE, OR HARVEST-MOON](https://arclumiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/sacrifice-of-the-ching-tswe-tsee-or-harvest-moon-china-drawn-by-t-allom-engraved-by-aug-fox-2X55N4R.jpg)
[VOL III] SACRIFICE OF THE CHING-TSWE-TSEE, OR HARVEST-MOON
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SACRIFICE OF THE CHING-TSWE-TSEE, OR HARVEST-MOON Cover Image: Sacrifice of the Ching-tswe-tsee, or Harvest-moon / China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by Aug Fox – ALAMY Image ID:2X55N4R *Worshiping Shen Nong is one of the traditional religious rituals in China, typically conducted to commemorate Shen Nong, the ancient Chinese legend considered the progenitor…
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![[VOL III] ENTRANCE TO THE HOANG-HO, OR YELLOW RIVER](https://arclumiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/entrance-to-the-hoang-ho-or-yellow-river-suqian-jiangsu-china-drawn-by-t-allom-engraved-by-hadlard-2X55N4E.jpg)
[VOL III] ENTRANCE TO THE HOANG-HO, OR YELLOW RIVER
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ENTRANCE TO THE HOANG-HO, OR YELLOW RIVER Cover Image: Entrance to the Hoang-ho, or Yellow River / SuQian JiangSu China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by H.Adlard – ALAMY Image ID:2X55N4E *The location of the Yellow River’s estuary has indeed undergone multiple changes throughout history. In the early Ming Dynasty, the flow of…
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![[VOL III] Playing At Shuttlecock With The Feet](https://arclumiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/playing-at-shuttlecock-with-the-feet-china-drawn-by-t-allom-engraved-by-awillmore-2X55N4C.jpg)
[VOL III] Playing At Shuttlecock With The Feet
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Playing At Shuttlecock With The Feet Cover Image: Playing at Shuttlecock with the Feet / China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by A.Willmore – ALAMY Image ID:2X55N4C *Shuttlecock with the Feet（”Ti jiànzi” ）is a traditional Chinese game where the objective is to keep a weighted shuttlecock, known as a “jianzi,” in the air…
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![[VOL III] TRANSPLANTING RICE](https://arclumiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/transplanting-rice-suzhou-jiangsu-china-drawn-by-t-allom-engraved-by-taprior-2X55N46.jpg)
[VOL III] TRANSPLANTING RICE
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TRANSPLANTING RICE Cover Image: Transplanting Rice / SuZhou JiangSu China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by T.A.Prior – ALAMY Image ID:2X55N46 *“Transplanting rice seedlings” refers to the agricultural process of taking young rice seedlings from seedbeds or nurseries and planting them in rice paddies. This process typically occurs in flooded fields, where farmers…
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![[VOL III] SOWING RICE, AT SOO-CHOW-FOO, PROVINCE OF KIANG-SI](https://arclumiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/sowing-rice-at-soo-chow-foo-province-of-kiang-su-suzhou-jiangsu-china-drawn-by-t-allom-engraved-by-wwetherhead-2X55N40.jpg)
[VOL III] SOWING RICE, AT SOO-CHOW-FOO, PROVINCE OF KIANG-SI
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SOWING RICE, AT SOO-CHOW-FOO, PROVINCE OF KIANG-SI Cover Image: Sowing Rice, at Soo-chow-foo ( Province of Kiang-su ) / SuZhou JiangSu China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by W.Wetherhead – ALAMY Image ID:2X55N40 *Suzhou was one of the important regions for ancient rice cultivation in China. According to statistical data from the Wu…
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![[VOL III] DYEING AND WINDING SILK](https://arclumiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/dyeing-and-winding-silk-china-drawn-by-t-allom-engraved-by-gpaterson-2X55N2T.jpg)
[VOL III] DYEING AND WINDING SILK
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DYEING AND WINDING SILK Cover Image: Dyeing and Winding Silk / China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by G.Paterson – ALAMY Image ID:2X55N2T *Silk dyeing and finishing is a process that involves applying color and finishing treatments to silk fabric. Hour after hour the growing line extends,Nor time nor circumstance controls its ends;Soft…
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![[VOL III]THE SHIHI-MUN, OR ROCK GATES, PROVINCE OF KIANG-NAN](https://arclumiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/the-shih-mun-or-rock-gates-province-of-kiang-nan-shimen-huangshan-anhui-china-drawn-by-t-allom-engraved-by-le-petit-2X55N2P.jpg)
[VOL III]THE SHIHI-MUN, OR ROCK GATES, PROVINCE OF KIANG-NAN
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THE SHIHI-MUN, OR ROCK GATES, PROVINCE OF KIANG-NAN Cover Image: The Shih-mun, or Rock Gates ( Province of Kiang-nan ) / Shimen HuangShan Anhui China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by Le Petit – ALAMY Image ID:2X55N2P *Shih-mun（Shimen） is located in the present-day Heping County（Huang Shan）in Anhui. For ever glideth on that lovely…
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Epeira spider
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Cover Image: Epeira spider / Yamamoto Keigu 1868 – ALAMY Image ID:3A74CHE Original Notes (Japanese): 蜘蛛 – 久（ク）毛（モ）
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Bombyx mori L
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Cover Image: Bombyx mori L. ( Imago \ Larva \ Pupa \ Cocoon ) / Yamamoto Keigu 1868 – ALAMY Image ID:3A74CC6 Original Notes (Japanese): 蠶、蛾、繭、蛹 – 加（カ）比（ヒ）古（コ） 天（テ）不（フ） 末（マ）由（ユ） 比（ヒ）比（ヒ）留（ル）
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![[VOL III] TERMINATION OF THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA, AND THE GULF OF PE-CHE-LI, DURING A TYPHOON](https://arclumiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/termination-of-the-great-wall-of-chinagulf-of-pecheli-shanhaiguan-bohai-sea-china-drawn-by-t-allom-engraved-by-jballen-2X55N2N.jpg)
[VOL III] TERMINATION OF THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA, AND THE GULF OF PE-CHE-LI, DURING A TYPHOON
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TERMINATION OF THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA,AND THE GULF OF PE-CHE-LI, DURING A TYPHOON Cover Image: Termination of the Great Wall of China,Gulf of Pecheli / ShanHaiGuan BoHai Sea China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by J.B.Allen – ALAMY Image ID:2X55N2N *Shanhaiguan is located at the border of Qinhuangdao City in Hebei Province…
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![[VOL III] LADIES OF A MANDARIN’S FAMILY AT CARDS](https://arclumiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ladies-of-mandarins-family-at-cards-china-drawn-by-t-allom-engraved-by-awillmore-2X55N2J.jpg)
[VOL III] LADIES OF A MANDARIN’S FAMILY AT CARDS
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LADIES OF A MANDARIN’S FAMILY AT CARDS Cover Image: Ladies of Mandarin’s Family at Cards / China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by A.Willmore – ALAMY Image ID:2X55N2J *The exact time when playing cards were first introduced to China is not very clear, but they were likely introduced in the modern history of…
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![[VOL III] THE TAI-WANG-KOW, OR YELLOW PAGODA FORT, CANTON RIVER](https://arclumiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/the-tai-wang-kow-or-yellow-pagoda-fort-cantong-river-guangzhou-guangdong-china-drawn-by-t-allom-engraved-by-le-petit-2X55N2F.jpg)
[VOL III] THE TAI-WANG-KOW, OR YELLOW PAGODA FORT, CANTON RIVER
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THE TAI-WANG-KOW, OR YELLOW PAGODA FORT, CANTON RIVER Cover Image: The Tai-wang-kow, or Yellow Pagoda Fort, Cantong River / GuangZhou GuangDong China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by Le Petit – ALAMY Image ID:2X55N2F *The Tai-wang-kow（Da Huang Jiao） Fort, also known as the Che Wai Fort, was initially constructed in the twenty-second year…
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![[VOL III] ESTUARY OF THE TA-HEA, OR NING-PO RIVER](https://arclumiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/estuary-of-the-tahea-or-ning-po-river-ningbo-zhejiang-china-drawn-by-t-allom-engraved-by-wfloyd-2X55N2D.jpg)
[VOL III] ESTUARY OF THE TA-HEA, OR NING-PO RIVER
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ESTUARY OF THE TA-HEA, OR NING-PO RIVER Cover Image: Estuary of the Tahea, or Ning-po River / NingBo ZheJiang China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by W.Floyd – ALAMY Image ID:2X55N2D *Yong River, formerly known as Tahea River, The Yong River is one of the main rivers in China, located in Ningbo, Zhejiang…
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![[VOL III] THE PROOF-SWORD ROCK, HOO-KEW-SHAN](https://arclumiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/the-proof-sword-rock-hoo-kew-shan-suzhou-jiangsu-china-drawn-by-t-allom-engraved-by-jsands-2X55N2C.jpg)
[VOL III] THE PROOF-SWORD ROCK, HOO-KEW-SHAN
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THE PROOF-SWORD ROCK, HOO-KEW-SHAN Cover Image: The Proof-sword Rock, Hoo-kew-shan / SuZhou JiangSu China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by J.Sands – ALAMY Image ID:2X55N2C *On the east side Road near Tiger Hill（Hoo-kew-shan） in Suzhou, there is a massive rock that’s split like a sword cut, and on the stone, you can find…
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![[VOL III] LANDING-PLACE AND ENTRANCE TO THE TEMPLE OF HONAN, CANTON](https://arclumiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/landing-place-and-entrance-to-the-temple-of-honan-canton-guangzhou-guangdong-china-drawn-by-t-allom-engraved-by-ctdixon-2X55N2B.jpg)
[VOL III] LANDING-PLACE AND ENTRANCE TO THE TEMPLE OF HONAN, CANTON
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LANDING-PLACE AND ENTRANCE TO THE TEMPLE OF HONAN, CANTON Cover Image: Landing place and Entrance to the Temple of Honan, Canton / GuangZhou GuangDong China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by C.T.Dixon – ALAMY Image ID:2X55N2B *Street view on the south bank of the Pearl River in Guangzhou. / From a Drawing in…