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  • [VOL IV] WEST GATE OF CHING-KEANG-FOO

    [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…

  • [VOL IV] ANCIENT TOMBS, AMOY

    [VOL IV] ANCIENT TOMBS, AMOY

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    ANCIENT TOMBS, AMOY Cover Image: Ancient Tombs near Amoy / XiaMen FuJian China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by W.Le Petit – ALAMY Image ID:2X55NFC *An ancient tomb and its guardian located in Xiamen. / Sketched on the Spot by Capt Stoddart R.N.. Perhaps in this neglected spot is laidSome heart once pregnant…

  • [VOL II] HOUSE OF CONSEEQUA, A CHINESE MERCHANT, IN THE SUBURBS OF CANTON

    [VOL II] HOUSE OF CONSEEQUA, A CHINESE MERCHANT, IN THE SUBURBS OF CANTON

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    HOUSE OF CONSEEQUA, A CHINESE MERCHANT, IN THE SUBURBS OF CANTON Cover Image: House of Conseequa, a Chinese merchant, near Canton / Guangzhou GuangDong China / Drawn by T.Allom Engraved by W.H.Capone – ALAMY Image ID:2X3H923 *Canseequa was a businessman from Hunan. After his death, this luxurious mansion was sold to pay off debts.…

  • [VOL I] HOUSE OF A CHINESE MERCHANT, NEAR CANTON

    [VOL I] HOUSE OF A CHINESE MERCHANT, NEAR CANTON

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    HOUSE OF A CHINESE MERCHANT, NEAR CANTON Cover Image: House of a Chinese Merchant, Canton / GuangZhou GuangDong China / Drawn by T.Allom Engraved by W.H.Capone – ALAMY Image ID:2X3H91T *Canseequa was a businessman from Hunan. After his death, this luxurious mansion was sold to pay off debts. / From a Drawing in the…

  • [VOL I] THEATRE AT TIEN SIN

    [VOL I] THEATRE AT TIEN SIN

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    THEATRE AT TIEN SIN Cover Image: Theatre at Tien-Sin / TianJin China / Drawn by T.Allom Engraved by R.Sands – ALAMY Image ID:2WXT7D8 *As one of the birthplaces of northern Chinese opera, Tianjin is known as the “big stage where northern and southern opera converge.” In the world of Peking opera, there was a…

  • [VOL I] THE OU-MA-TOO, OR FIVE HORSES’ HEADS

    [VOL I] THE OU-MA-TOO, OR FIVE HORSES’ HEADS

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    THE OU-MA-TOO, OR FIVE HORSES’ HEADS Cover Image: The Ou-Ma-Too, or “Five Horses’ Heads” / Qingyuan Guangdong China / Drawn by T.Allom Engraved by W.Floyd – ALAMY Image ID:2X3H90F *Mount Matou is located in Qingyuan City, Guangdong Province, and is known for its Danxia landforms and beautiful scenery. Five giant steeds to battle driven,Men…

  • [VOL I] THE TUNG-TING-SHAN

    [VOL I] THE TUNG-TING-SHAN

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    THE TUNG-TING-SHAN Cover Image: The Tung-Ting-Shan Lake Tai（Tai Hu）/ SuZhou JiangSu China / Drawn by T.Allom Engraved by J.Sands – ALAMY Image ID:2X2MWG4 *Dongting Mountain is located in the southwest of Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, in the southeastern part of Lake Tai（Tai Hu）. Dongting Mountain is not a single mountain but a name collectively…

  • [VOL I] FEEDING SILK-WORMS, AND SORTING THE COCOONS

    [VOL I] FEEDING SILK-WORMS, AND SORTING THE COCOONS

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    FEEDING SILK-WORMS, AND SORTING THE COCOONS Cover Image: Feeding Silkworms and Sorting the Cocoons ( Bombyx mori ) / China / Drawn by T.Allom Engraved by A.Willmore – ALAMY Image ID:2WXT7CH *The process of “Sifting Cocoons” involves separating silkworm pupae from their cocoons using a sieve or other tools. This is typically done to…

  • [VOL I] RAREE-SHOW AT LIN-SIN-CHOO

    [VOL I] RAREE-SHOW AT LIN-SIN-CHOO

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    RAREE-SHOW AT LIN-SIN-CHOO Cover Image: Raree Show at Lin-Sin-Choo / LiaoCheng Shandong China / Drawn by T.Allom Engraved by G.Paterson – ALAMY Image ID:2X2MWFB *Lin-Sin-Choo（Lin Qing Zhou）is located within the boundaries of today’s Liaocheng City in Shandong Province. This illustration shows a scene of street performers. “Why is a handsome wife adoredBy every coxcomb…

  • [VOL I] TEMPLE OF BUDDHA, IN THE SUBURBS OF CANTON

    [VOL I] TEMPLE OF BUDDHA, IN THE SUBURBS OF CANTON

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    TEMPLE OF BUDDHA, IN THE SUBURBS OF CANTON Cover Image: Temple of Buddha, Canton / GuangZhou GuangDong China / Drawn by Unknown Engraved by W.H.Capone – ALAMY Image ID:2X2MWE1 *This illustration depicts a scene of Chinese people worshipping Buddha. The tocsin’s clang, the drum, the gong’s deep boom,And trumpet’s bray, and bonze’s awful cry,In…

  • [VOL I] PUNISHMENT OF THE PAN-TZE, OR BASTINADO

    [VOL I] PUNISHMENT OF THE PAN-TZE, OR BASTINADO

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    PUNISHMENT OF THE PAN-TZE, OR BASTINADO Cover Image: Punishment of the Pan-Tze, or Bastinado / China / Drawn by T.Allom Engraved by W.Wetherhead – ALAMY Image ID:2X2MWC4 *“The bamboo cane punishment” was one of the ancient Chinese forms of punishment, involving the use of willow branches or large bamboo boards to whip or lash…

  • [VOL I] BAMBOO AQUEDUCT AT HONG-KONG

    [VOL I] BAMBOO AQUEDUCT AT HONG-KONG

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    BAMBOO AQUEDUCT AT HONG-KONG Cover Image: Bamboo Aqueduct at Hong-Kong / HongKong China / Drawn by Unknown Engraved by H.Adlard – ALAMY Image ID:2X2MWC1 *This illustration shows a water pipe made of bamboo, used for agricultural irrigation or drinking water. Could painter wish for fairer sceneThan beetling cliffs ‘mid bowers of green,With rivulet below;Methinks…

  • [VOL I] THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA

    [VOL I] THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA

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    THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA (*Wen-li-tchang-tching, “The Great-Wall of the Ten Thousand Li.” It extends from the shores of the Gulf of Pechele, 34° degrees east from Peking, to Sening, which is 15 degrees west of that city.) Cover Image: The Great Wall of China / BeiJing China / Drawn by T.Allom Engraved by…

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