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  • [VOL IV] MOUTH OF THE RIVER CHIN-KEANG

    [VOL IV] MOUTH OF THE RIVER CHIN-KEANG

    MOUTH OF THE RIVER CHIN-KEANG Cover Image: JMouth of the River Chin-keang and The Yangtze River / ZhenJian JiangSu China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by J.Sands – ALAMY Image ID:2X55NCW *Zhenjiang Port is a renowned port on the Yangtze River. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, Zhenjiang Port became a crucial hub…

  • [VOL III] SOWING RICE, AT SOO-CHOW-FOO,  PROVINCE OF KIANG-SI

    [VOL III] SOWING RICE, AT SOO-CHOW-FOO, PROVINCE OF KIANG-SI

    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…

  • [VOL III] DYEING AND WINDING SILK

    [VOL III] DYEING AND WINDING SILK

    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…

  • [VOL I] BRITISH ENCAMPMENT ON IRGAO-SHAN

    [VOL I] BRITISH ENCAMPMENT ON IRGAO-SHAN

    BRITISH ENCAMPMENT ON IRGAO-SHAN, CHUSAN Cover Image: British Encampment on Irgao-Shan, Chusan / DingHai ZhouShan ZheJiang / China Drawn by T.Allom Engraved by J.C.Bentley – ALAMY Image ID:2X3H91G Image ID:2X3H91H *In the First Opium War, shortly after the first Battle of Dinghai on July 5-6, 1840, British forces first occupied Dinghai County (now Zhoushan…