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  • [VOL IV] ANCIENT BRIDGE, CHAPOO

    [VOL IV] ANCIENT BRIDGE, CHAPOO

    ANCIENT BRIDGE, CHAPOO Cover Image: Ancient Bridge, Chapoo / HaiYan JiaXing ZheJiang China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by R.Sands – ALAMY Image ID:2X55NHK *This painting depicts a scene on Chapoo(Zhapu) Street. Zhapu is located in the water towns of Jiangnan, with a dense network of rivers and, as a result, the construction…

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

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

    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 III] THE TAI-WANG-KOW, OR YELLOW PAGODA FORT, CANTON RIVER

    [VOL III] THE TAI-WANG-KOW, OR YELLOW PAGODA FORT, CANTON RIVER

    THE TAI-WANG-KOW, OR YELLOW PAGODA FORT, CANTON RIVER Cover Image: The Tai-wang-kow, or Yellow Pagoda Fort, Cantong River / GuangZhou GuangDong China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by Le Petit – ALAMY Image ID:2X55N2F *The Tai-wang-kow(Da Huang Jiao) Fort, also known as the Che Wai Fort, was initially constructed in the twenty-second year…

  • [VOL II] ENTRANCE INTO THE CITY OF AMOY

    [VOL II] ENTRANCE INTO THE CITY OF AMOY

    ENTRANCE INTO THE CITY OF AMOY Cover Image: Entrance to the city of Amoy / Xiamen FuJian China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by S.Fisher – ALAMY Image ID:2X55N1F *Xiamen South Gate, also known as Zhennan Gate, is located in Siming District, Xiamen City, Fujian Province, China, and is a part of Xiamen.…

  • [VOL II] AN ITINERANT DOCTOR AT TIEN-SING

    [VOL II] AN ITINERANT DOCTOR AT TIEN-SING

    AN ITINERANT DOCTOR AT TIEN-SING Cover Image: An Itinerant Doctor at Tien-sing / TianJin China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by P.Lightfoot – ALAMY Image ID:2X4BD2T *This illustrates the “Jianghu Langzhong” of a generation in Tianjin. These itinerant vendors often claimed to be miracle doctors and sold various strange medicines. “Jianghu Langzhong” typically…

  • [VOL I] FAÇADE OF THE GREAT TEMPLE, MACAO

    [VOL I] FAÇADE OF THE GREAT TEMPLE, MACAO

    FAÇADE OF THE GREAT TEMPLE, MACAO Cover Image: Facade of the Great Temple / Macao China / Drawn by Unknown Engraved by S.Bradshaw – ALAMY Image ID:2X3H90H *The A-Ma Temple(Great Temple) is the oldest temple among the existing temples in Macau, and it is also the longest-standing historical building in Macau. Look how, grotesquely…