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![[VOL IV] HONG-KONG, FROM KOW-LOON](https://arclumiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/hong-kong-from-kow-loon-kowloon-hong-kong-china-drawn-by-t-allom-engraved-by-sfisher-2X55NGM.jpg)
[VOL IV] HONG-KONG, FROM KOW-LOON
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HONG-KONG, FROM KOW-LOON (*The principal facts in this account of Victoria, and the island of Hong-kong generally, are taken from a paper in the Journal of the Geographical Society, by A. R. Johnston, Esq., Deputy – Superintendent of Trade at Canton. Indeed, it is to the zeal and decision of this able and active…
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![[VOL IV] ENTRANCE TO THE CHIN-CHEW RIVER, FOKIEN](https://arclumiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/entrance-to-the-chin-chew-river-fokien-jinjiang-quanzhou-fujian-china-drawn-by-t-allom-engraved-by-ctdixon-2X55NG7.jpg)
[VOL IV] ENTRANCE TO THE CHIN-CHEW RIVER, FOKIEN
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ENTRANCE TO THE CHIN-CHEW RIVER, FOKIEN Cover Image: Entrance to the Chin-chew River, Fokien / JinJiang QuanZhou FuJian China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by C.T.Dixon – ALAMY Image ID:2X55NG7 *The battles that occurred in Jinjiang (Quanzhou) during the Opium War period. / Sketched on the Spot by Capt Stoddart R.N.. Though the…
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![[VOL IV] WEST GATE OF CHING-KEANG-FOO](https://arclumiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/west-gate-of-ching-keang-foo-zhenjiang-jiangsu-china-drawn-by-t-allom-engraved-by-jmstarling-2X55NFP.jpg)
[VOL IV] WEST GATE OF CHING-KEANG-FOO
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WEST GATE OF CHING-KEANG-FOO Cover Image: West Gate of Ching-keang-foo / ZhenJiang JiangSu China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by J.M.Starling – ALAMY Image ID:2X55NFP *Zhenjiang is located in the central-southern part of Jiangsu Province, situated on the southern bank of the Yangtze River. Zhenjiang has a long and ancient history that can…
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![[VOL IV] LOADING TEA-JUNKS AT TSEEN-TANG](https://arclumiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/loading-tea-junks-at-tseen-tang-suzhou-jiangsu-china-drawn-by-t-allom-engraved-by-jtingle-2X55NCM.jpg)
[VOL IV] LOADING TEA-JUNKS AT TSEEN-TANG
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LOADING TEA-JUNKS AT TSEEN-TANG （*Vide Vol. I. p. 26. Vol. II. p. 45） Cover Image: Loading Tea-junks, at Tseen-tang / SuZhou JiangSu China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by J.Tingle – ALAMY Image ID:2X55NCM *Suzhou’s Tseen-tang（Cengtang）, located in the Taihu Lake basin, has been an important hub for waterway transportation since ancient times.…
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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] 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 II] CANTON BARGEMEN FIGHTING QUAILS](https://arclumiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/canton-bargemen-fighting-quails-guangzhou-guangdong-china-drawn-by-t-allom-engraved-by-augsfox-2X55N16.jpg)
[VOL II] CANTON BARGEMEN FIGHTING QUAILS
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CANTON BARGEMEN FIGHTING QUAILS Cover Image: Canton Bargemen fighting Quails / GuangZhou GuangDong China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by Augs.Fox – ALAMY Image ID:2X55N16 *People raised quails, with a primary focus on raising male quails for cockfighting, as a leisure activity in ancient China. “He knows his fault, he feels, he views,Detesting…
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![[VOL II] THE KILNS AT KING-TAN](https://arclumiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/the-kilns-at-king-tan-jintan-mine-changzhou-jiangsu-china-drawn-by-t-allom-engraved-by-ebenjarmin-2X4BD32.jpg)
[VOL II] THE KILNS AT KING-TAN
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THE KILNS AT KING-TAN Cover Image: The Kilns at King-tan JinTan Mine / ChangZhou JiangSu China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by E.Benjarmin – ALAMY Image ID:2X4BD32 *Jintan is located in what is now Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province. The primary mineral resources in this area include rock salt, limestone, shale oil, basalt, clay,…
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![[VOL I] RICE-SELLERS AT TONG-CHANG-FOO](https://arclumiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/rice-sellers-at-the-military-station-of-tong-chang-foo-liaocheng-shandong-china-drawn-by-tallom-2X3H91E.jpg)
[VOL I] RICE-SELLERS AT TONG-CHANG-FOO
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RICE-SELLERS AT TONG-CHANG-FOO Cover Image: Rice Sellers at the Military Station of Tong-Chang-Foo / LiaoCheng ShanDong China / Drawn by T.Allom – ALAMY Image ID:2X3H91E *Dongchangfu Prefecture was a prefecture in the Ming and Qing dynasties in what is now Liaocheng, Shandong Province, China. Rice to sell! Who lacks good cheer?Would you our rice,…