Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- LIST OF PLATES
- ADVERTISEMENT
- CHAP. I PRELIMINARY MATTER
- CHAP. II Occurrences and Obfervations in the Navigation of the Yellow Sea, and the Paffage up the Pei-ho, or White River
- CHAP. III Journey through the Capital to a Country Villa of the Emperor. Return to Pekin. The Imperial Palace and Gardens of Yuen-min-yuen, and the Parks of Gehol
- CHAP. IV Sketch of the State of Society in China.—Manners, Cuftoms, Sentiments, and Moral Character of the People
- CHAP. V Manners and Amufements of the Court—Reception of Embaffadors.—Character and private Life of the Emperor—His Eunuchs and Women
- CHAP. VI Language.—Literature, and the fine Arts.—Sciences.—Mechanics, and Medicine
- CHAP. VII Government—Laws—Tenures of Land and Taxes—Revenues—Civil and Military Ranks, and Eftablifhments
- CHAP. VIII Conjectures on the Origin of the Chinefe.—Their Religious Sects,—Tenets,—and Ceremonies
- CHAP. IX Journey from Tong-choo-foo to the Province of Canton.—Face of the Country, and its Productions.—Buildings and other Public Works.—Condition of the People.—State of Agriculture.—Population
- CHAP. X Journey through the Province of Canton.—Situation of Foreigners trading to this Port.—Conclufion
- CONCLUSION
- INDEX
- Plate section
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- LIST OF PLATES
- ADVERTISEMENT
- CHAP. I PRELIMINARY MATTER
- CHAP. II Occurrences and Obfervations in the Navigation of the Yellow Sea, and the Paffage up the Pei-ho, or White River
- CHAP. III Journey through the Capital to a Country Villa of the Emperor. Return to Pekin. The Imperial Palace and Gardens of Yuen-min-yuen, and the Parks of Gehol
- CHAP. IV Sketch of the State of Society in China.—Manners, Cuftoms, Sentiments, and Moral Character of the People
- CHAP. V Manners and Amufements of the Court—Reception of Embaffadors.—Character and private Life of the Emperor—His Eunuchs and Women
- CHAP. VI Language.—Literature, and the fine Arts.—Sciences.—Mechanics, and Medicine
- CHAP. VII Government—Laws—Tenures of Land and Taxes—Revenues—Civil and Military Ranks, and Eftablifhments
- CHAP. VIII Conjectures on the Origin of the Chinefe.—Their Religious Sects,—Tenets,—and Ceremonies
- CHAP. IX Journey from Tong-choo-foo to the Province of Canton.—Face of the Country, and its Productions.—Buildings and other Public Works.—Condition of the People.—State of Agriculture.—Population
- CHAP. X Journey through the Province of Canton.—Situation of Foreigners trading to this Port.—Conclufion
- CONCLUSION
- INDEX
- Plate section
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- Travels in ChinaContaining Descriptions, Observations and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, pp. xiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010First published in: 1804