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  • [VOL IV] ANCIENT BRIDGE, CHAPOO

    [VOL IV] ANCIENT BRIDGE, CHAPOO

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    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] DICE-PLAYERS, NEAR AMOY

    [VOL IV] DICE-PLAYERS, NEAR AMOY

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    DICE-PLAYERS, NEAR AMOY Cover Image: Dice-playing, near Amoy Xiamen’s Dice-playing（”Bo Bing”） / XiaMen FuJian China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by J.B.Allen – ALAMY Image ID:2X55NAD *Xiamen’s Dice-playing（”Bo Bing”）is a traditional folk activity in Xiamen, Fujian Province, China, typically held during the Mid-Autumn Festival on the 15th day of the eighth month of…

  • [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…

  • [VOL II] CANTON BARGEMEN FIGHTING QUAILS

    [VOL II] CANTON BARGEMEN FIGHTING QUAILS

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    CANTON BARGEMEN FIGHTING QUAILS Cover Image: Canton Bargemen fighting Quails / GuangZhou GuangDong China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by Augs.Fox – ALAMY Image ID:2X55N16 *People raised quails, with a primary focus on raising male quails for cockfighting, as a leisure activity in ancient China. “He knows his fault, he feels, he views,Detesting…

  • [VOL II] TAE-PING SHAOU-KWAN, IN THE PROVINCE OF KEANG-NAN

    [VOL II] TAE-PING SHAOU-KWAN, IN THE PROVINCE OF KEANG-NAN

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    TAE-PING SHAOU-KWAN. IN THE PROVINCE OF KEANG-NAN Cover Image: Tae-ping Shaou-kwan, province of Keang-nan / WuHu AnHui China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by S.Sands – ALAMY Image ID:2X55MX3 *Taiping Prefecture was a prefecture during the Ming and Qing dynasties, located on the southern bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.…

  • [VOL II] PUNISHMENT OF THE TCHA, OR CANGUE, TING-HAI

    [VOL II] PUNISHMENT OF THE TCHA, OR CANGUE, TING-HAI

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    PUNISHMENT OF THE TCHA, OR CANGUE, TING-HAI Cover Image: Punishment of Tcha, or Cangue, Ting-hai / DingHai ZhouShan China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by G.Paterson – ALAMY Image ID:2X55MR8 *This depicts a prisoner on the streets of Dinghai.In the crowd, there are onlookers enjoying the spectacle and women who appear to be…

  • [VOL I] BRITISH ENCAMPMENT ON IRGAO-SHAN

    [VOL I] BRITISH ENCAMPMENT ON IRGAO-SHAN

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    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…

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