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Download or read book An Historical and Descriptive Account of China Vol 2 of 3 written by Hugh Murray and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-06-26 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Historical and Descriptive Account of China, Vol. 2 of 3: Its Ancient and Modern History, Language, Literature, Religion, Government, Industry, Manners, and Social State; Intercourse With Europe From the Earliest Ages; Missions and Embassies to the Imperial Court; British and Foreign Commerce; Directions to Navi The written language of China was originally framed on similar principles with the Mexican and the Egyptian, but under a somewhat different form. While the one represented objects by paint ing in colours, and the other by sculpture in relief (or an imitation of it), the Chinese never employed any mode except outlines drawn by a pencil on wood or paper. But the striking peculiarity is, that while the tongue has been cultivated for thou. Sands of years, there has never been the slightest departure from the original system of expressing every object and thought by a separate character. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book An Historical and Descriptive Account of China Its Ancient and Modern History Language Literature Religion Government Industry Manners and Soc written by William Wallace and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a detailed and research-backed account of China's ancient and modern history. It covers every aspect of China, including its literature, religion, government, industry, social state, and much more. The authors handpick the most critical events and themes to give the reader a comprehensive understanding of Chinese history. The book also includes the missions and embassies to the Imperial Court for more in-depth knowledge. A must-read for anyone interested in China and its history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book An Historical and Descriptive Account of China Vol 3 of 3 written by Hugh Murray and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-09 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Historical and Descriptive Account of China, Vol. 3 of 3: Its Ancient and Modern History, Language, Literature, Religion, Government, Industry, Manners, and Social State; Intercourse With Europe From the Earliest Ages; Missions and Embassies to the Imperial Court; British and Foreign Commerce The British Trade with China thrown open - The Chinese an in dustrious People - Export-tude of China; Tea, Silk, Sugar, &c. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Download or read book Historical and Descriptive Account of China Vol 1 of 3 written by Hugh Murray and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-24 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Historical and Descriptive Account of China, Vol. 1 of 3: Its Ancient and Modern History, Language, Literature, Religion, Government, Industry, Manners, and Social State; Intercourse With Europe From the Earliest Ages; Missions and Embassies to the Imperial Court; British and Foreign Commerce; Directions to Navi The importance and interest attached to the subject of this Work appear to be now fully appreciated by the Public. China, from the antiquity of its origin, its early progress in arts and civilisation, and the very peculiar form which its institutions have as. Sumed, exhibits an aspect differing from that of every other empire, ancient or modern. Its story is that of the largest portion of mankind that have ever been united under one political and social system. These considerations have induced us to bestow peculiar attention on the history, learning, commerce, and statistics of that immense sovereignty. There does not, so far as we know, exist at present any channel by which the historical inquirer can obtain a complete and connected view of them. Successive missionaries transmitted to Europe many important communications, but from their magnitude, nearly inaccessible to the ordinary reader. Such are the General History, in thirteen large quarto volumes, and the Miscellaneous Memoirs in sixteen. Du Halde alone attempted to reduce to a convenient form the very valuable records of which he had the command but his volumes are now, in a great de gree, superseded by fuller and more recent informa tion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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