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![[VOL IV] GRAND TEMPLE AT POO-TOO, CHUSAN](https://arclumiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/grand-temple-at-poo-too-chusan-islands-putuoshan-zhoushan-zhejiang-china-drawn-by-t-allom-engraved-by-rsands-2X55NE1.jpg)
[VOL IV] GRAND TEMPLE AT POO-TOO, CHUSAN
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GRAND TEMPLE AT POO-TOO,CHUSAN Cover Image: Grand Temple at Poo-too, Chusan Islands / PuTuoShan ZhouShan ZheJiang China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by R.Sands – ALAMY Image ID:2X55NE1 *Puji Temple is a Buddhist temple located on the island of Putuoshan in Zhoushan. Puji Temple is the largest Buddhist temple in Mount Putuo, the…
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![[VOL IV] THE FORTRESS OF TERROR, TING-HAI](https://arclumiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/the-fortress-of-terror-ting-hai-dinghai-zhoushan-zhejiang-china-drawn-by-t-allom-engraved-by-ebrandard-2X55NDY.jpg)
[VOL IV] THE FORTRESS OF TERROR, TING-HAI
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THE FORTRESS OF TERROR, TING-HAI （*Vide Vol. I. p. 91. Vol. II. p. 43, & 52. Vol. III. p. 53.） Cover Image: The Fortress of Terror, Ting-hai / DingHai ZhouShan ZheJiang China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by E.Brandard – ALAMY Image ID:2X55NDY *Dinghai Ancient City is a thousand-year-old historical city with numerous…
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![[VOL IV] ARRIVAL OF MARRIAGE-PRESENTS AT THE BRIDAL RESIDENCE](https://arclumiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/arrival-of-marriage-presents-at-the-bridal-residence-china-drawn-by-t-allom-engraved-by-wfloyd-2X55NDH.jpg)
[VOL IV] ARRIVAL OF MARRIAGE-PRESENTS AT THE BRIDAL RESIDENCE
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ARRIVAL OF MARRIAGE-PRESENTS AT THE BRIDAL RESIDENCE Cover Image: Arrival of Marriage Presents at the Bridal Residence / China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by W.Floyd – ALAMY Image ID:2X55NDH *Traditional Chinese dowry is a form of money or gifts typically presented by the groom’s side to the bride’s family as part of…
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![[VOL III] SILK FARMS AT HOO-CHOW](https://arclumiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/silk-farms-at-hoo-chow-huzhou-zhejiang-china-drawn-by-t-allom-engraved-by-jtingle-2X55N8N.jpg)
[VOL III] SILK FARMS AT HOO-CHOW
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SILK FARMS AT HOO-CHOW Cover Image: Silk Farms at Hoo-chow / HuZhou ZheJiang China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by J.Tingle – ALAMY Image ID:2X55N8N *Since the Tang Dynasty (618–907 CE), Huzhou has been an important silk-producing region in China. During the Ming Dynasty, Huzhou’s silk industry gained nationwide fame, giving rise to…
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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] HALL OF AUDIENCE, PALACE OF YUEN-MIN-YUEN, PEKING](https://arclumiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/hall-of-audience-plalace-of-yuen-min-yuen-beijing-china-drawn-by-t-allom-engraved-by-ebrandard-2X55N27.jpg)
[VOL III] HALL OF AUDIENCE, PALACE OF YUEN-MIN-YUEN, PEKING
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HALL OF AUDIENCE, PALACE OF YUEN-MIN-YUEN, PEKING Cover Image: Hall of Audience, Plalace of Yuen-min-yuen / BeiJing China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by E.Brandard – ALAMY Image ID:2X55N27 *The Old Summer Palace, located in the northern part of Beijing, was a vast imperial garden during the Qing Dynasty. It covered a total…
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![[VOL II] JUGGLERS EXHIBITING IN THE COURT OF A MANDARIN’S HOUSE](https://arclumiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/jugglers-exhibiting-in-the-court-of-a-mandarins-house-china-drawn-by-t-allom-engraved-by-taprior-2X4BD31.jpg)
[VOL II] JUGGLERS EXHIBITING IN THE COURT OF A MANDARIN’S HOUSE
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JUGGLERS EXHIBITING IN THE COURT OF A MANDARIN’S HOUSE Cover Image: Jugglers exhibiting in the Court of a Mandarin’s House / China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by T.A.Prior – ALAMY Image ID:2X4BD31 *Officials’ living scenes. “They say this house is full of cozenage,As nimble jugglers that deceive the eye,Drug-working sorcerers that change…
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![[VOL II]PAVILION AND GARDENS OF A MANDARIN, NEAR PEKING](https://arclumiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pavilion-and-gardens-of-a-mandarin-near-peking-beijing-china-drawn-by-t-allom-engraved-by-awillmore-2X4BD2W.jpg)
[VOL II]PAVILION AND GARDENS OF A MANDARIN, NEAR PEKING
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PAVILION AND GARDENS OF A MANDARIN, NEAR PEKING Cover Image: Pavilion and Gardens of a Mandarin, near Peking / BeiJing China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by A.Willmore – ALAMY Image ID:2X4BD2T *A government official’s luxurious mansion in the suburbs of Beijing. “In marble-paved pavilion, where a springOf living water from the centre…