A Residence Among the Chinese: Inland, on the Coast, and at Sea. Being a Narrative of Scenes and Adventures During a Third Visit to China, from 1853 to 1856. Including Notices of Many Natural Productions and Works of Art, the Culture of Silk, & C; with Suggestions on the Present WarJ. Murray, 1857 - 440 Seiten |
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amongst ancient anxious appearance arrived attack bamboo band beautiful black-tea boat boatmen bottles Buddhist called canal Canton Canton province caper CHAP Chekiang China Chinese collections colour coolies crowd cultivated curious districts districts of China doubt dressed endeavour England feet flowers Fokien Foo-chow Foo-chow-foo foreign friends garden Glycine green green teas hand hills Himalaya India indigo informed inhabitants insects Jasminum Sambac journey junks kind labours large quantities larvæ leaves look mandarins manufacture miles Ming dynasty morning mountains natives night Ningpo noticed observed orange pekoe passed perfectly photinia pirates plants porcelain port present priests produced province rebels returned river round scene seeds seemed seen sent servants Shanghae side silk Sir George Bonham Snowy Valley species specimens taken temple things thrown tion told tombs took town trees Tse-kee various vases vessels village walls