The Chinese : a general description of China and its inhabitants

A general description of China and its inhabitants

1840

A new ed., enl. and rev.

"A new edition, ealarged and revised, in which the history of english intercourse is bought up to the present."

Contents
Introduction p.1
I. Early European intercourse p.5
II. English intercourse p.19
III. English intercourse - (continued) p.31
IV. English intercourse - (continued) p.52
V. Geographical sketch of China p.67
VI. Summary of Chinese history p.83
VII. Government and legislation p.96
VIII. Character and institutions p.117
IX. Manners and customs p.137
X. Manners and customs - (continued) p.154
XI. Cities - Peking p.173
XII. Cities - Nanking and Canton p.184
XIII. Religion - Confucians p.199
XIV. Religion - Budhism p.214
XV. Religion - Taou sect. p.229
XVI. Language and literature p.243
XVII. Literature - (continued) p.258
XVIII. Arts and inventions p.272
XIX. Sciences p.293
XX. Natural history and productions p.315
XXI. Agriculture and statistics p.338
XXII. Commerce p.359

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