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  • [VOL IV] CHINESE BOATMAN ECONOMIZING TIME AND LABOUR, POO-KEOU

    [VOL IV] CHINESE BOATMAN ECONOMIZING TIME AND LABOUR, POO-KEOU

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    CHINESE BOATMAN ECONOMIZING TIME AND LABOUR, POO-KEOU. Cover Image: Chinese boatman economizing Time & Labour, Poo-kow / NanJing JiangSu China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by A.Willmore – ALAMY Image ID:2X55NGD *This illustration depicts a boatman rowing with both his hands and feet. PuKou, NanJing (JiangSu). / Sketched on the Spot by Capt…

  • [VOL IV] PAGODA AND VILLAGE ON THE CANAL, NEAR CANTON

    [VOL IV] PAGODA AND VILLAGE ON THE CANAL, NEAR CANTON

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    PAGODA AND VILLAGE ON THE CANAL, NEAR CANTON Cover Image: Pagoda and Village, on the Canal near Canton / GuangZhou GuangDong China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by W.H.Capone – ALAMY Image ID:2X55NFF *The waterway system in Guangzhou is highly developed. Located in the Pearl River Delta, Guangzhou boasts abundant water resources with…

  • [VOL IV] THE BRIDGE OF NANKING

    [VOL IV] THE BRIDGE OF NANKING

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    THE BRIDGE OF NANKING Cover Image: The Bridge of Nanking / NanJing JiangSu China / Drawn by J.B.Allen Engraved by S. Bradshaw – ALAMY Image ID:2X55NE7 *A bridge spanning the Qinhuai River, which is a tributary of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, running through the city of Nanjing. / Sketched on the…

  • [VOL IV] THE FORTRESS OF TERROR, TING-HAI

    [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…

  • [VOL IV] COAL-MINES AT YING-TIH

    [VOL IV] COAL-MINES AT YING-TIH

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    COAL-MINES AT YING-TIH Cover Image: Coal-Mines, at Ying-Tih / YingDe GuangDong China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by W.A.Le Petitclined Plane on the Imperial Canal The Grand Canal / China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by W.Floyd – ALAMY Image ID:2X55NCY *Yingde is a historical city in the north of Guangdong Province,…

  • [VOL IV] LOADING TEA-JUNKS AT TSEEN-TANG

    [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.…

  • [VOL IV] THE POLO TEMPLE, TAI-HOO

    [VOL IV] THE POLO TEMPLE, TAI-HOO

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    THE POLO TEMPLE, TAI-HOO Cover Image: The Polo Temple, Tai-Hou / Lake Taihu ZheJiang China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by J.Sands – ALAMY Image ID:2X55NAK *Tai-Hou（Lake Taihu）, located between Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces in China, is one of China’s largest freshwater lakes and the third-largest freshwater lake in the world. Taihu is…

  • [VOL III] A CHINESE CEMETERY

    [VOL III] A CHINESE CEMETERY

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    A CHINESE CEMETERY Cover Image: A Chinese Cemetery / China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by S.Fisher – ALAMY Image ID:2X55N21 *Front Page of Volume Three. “Tomb-sweeping” is a traditional Chinese ritual used to commemorate deceased loved ones or ancestors. This ceremony involves visiting the gravesite, making offerings to ancestors, such as food,…

  • Caterpillar or Erebidae (tussock moths)

    Caterpillar or Erebidae (tussock moths)

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    Cover Image: Caterpillar ( The larval stage of Lepidoptera, especially possibly belonging to the families Sphingidae (hawk moths)) or Erebidae (tussock moths) / Yamamoto Keigu 1868 – ALAMY Image ID:3A74ERA Original Notes (Japanese): 雀甕 – 須受米乃多古（スズメノタゴ），蛅蜥 – 伊良牟志（イラムシ）

  • [VOL III] SILK FARMS AT HOO-CHOW

    [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…

  • [VOL III] A MARRIAGE PROCESSION – AT THE BLUE-CLOUD CREEK

    [VOL III] A MARRIAGE PROCESSION – AT THE BLUE-CLOUD CREEK

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    A MARRIAGE PROCESSION AT THE BLUE-CLOUD CREEK Cover Image: Marriage Procession at the Blue-Cloud Creek, Chin-keang-foo / ZhenJiang JiangSu China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by S. Bradshaw – ALAMY Image ID:2X55N89 *The scene of ancient Chinese gentry and wealthy families’ weddings is typically solemn and grand, encompassing a series of traditional rituals…

  • [VOL III] GARDENS OF THE IMPERIAL PALACE, PEKING

    [VOL III] GARDENS OF THE IMPERIAL PALACE, PEKING

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    GARDENS OF THE IMPERIAL PALACE, PEKING Cover Image: Gardens of the Imperial Palace, The Summer Palace, Peking / BeiJing China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by J.B.Allen – ALAMY Image ID:2X55N7K *The Summer Palace, located in the northwest of Beijing, is a royal garden built during the Qing Dynasty, commissioned by Emperor Qianlong.…

  • [VOL III] THE WESTERN GATE OF PEKING

    [VOL III] THE WESTERN GATE OF PEKING

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    THE WESTERN GATE OF PEKING Cover Image: The Western Gate of Peking / BeiJing China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by E.Brandard – ALAMY Image ID:2X55N50 *Western Gate, or West ZhiMen (Xi Zhi Men), located in the northwest of Beijing, is one of the city’s historic gates and areas. It is one of…

  • [VOL III] TRANSPLANTING RICE

    [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…

  • [VOL III] DYEING AND WINDING SILK

    [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…

  • [VOL III] THE PROOF-SWORD ROCK, HOO-KEW-SHAN

    [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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