From Peking to Mandalay - A Journey From North China to Burma Through Tibetan Ssuch uan Yunnan

Klappentext Sir Reginald Fleming Johnston (1874-1938) was a colonial administrator and oriental scholar. He travelled extensively in the Far East and developed a deep interest in Chinese culture and religion. His fourteen-year posting to Weihaiwei, a quiet naval base, allowed him to travel to places not usually visited by Europeans, and to begin writing. In 1906 he spent six months travelling across China to Burma, publishing this illustrated account of his arduous journey in 1908. In it he comments on the economic and political state of China, but the book's main theme is the beauty of the country and the character of its people. His understanding of the language, religion and culture make this a valuable description of Chinese society at the beginning of the twentieth century. Johnston's Lion and Dragon in Northern China (1910) and Twilight in the Forbidden City (1934) are also reprinted in this series. Zusammenfassung Colonial administrator and scholar Reginald Fleming Johnston (1874–1938) travelled widely in the Far East, and came to deeply appreciate Chinese culture. This 1908 account of a six-month journey across China to Burma is a valuable description of Chinese society at the beginning of the twentieth century. Inhaltsverzeichnis Publisher's note; 1. Introduction; 2. Peking to Ichang; 3. Ichang to Wan-hsien through the Yangtse gorges; 4. Wan-hsien to Ch'eng-tu; 5. Ch'eng-tu to Omei-hsien; 6. Mount Omei and Chinese Buddhism; 7. Mount Omei; 8. Omei-hsien to Tachienlu; 9. Tachienlu; 10. Tachienlu to Pa-u-rong, Yalung River; 11. Pa-u-rong to Muli; 12. Muli to Yung-ning; 13. Yung-ning to Li-chiang; 14. Li-chiang to Tali-fu; 15. Ethnology of the Chinese far west; 16. Tali-fu to Bhamo; 17. Bhamo to Mandalay; 18. Conclusion; Appendices; Notes; General index; Index of names.

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• Authors: Reginald Fleming Johnston
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.06.2012
• EAN: 9781108050494
• ISBN: 978-1-108-05049-4
• No. of pages: 544
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Travel > Travel guides > Asia; China, Myanmar, TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, 20th Century, HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia, HISTORY / Asia / China, TRAVEL / Asia / Southeast, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Asian History, Classic Travel Writing, Myanmar (Burma), TRAVEL / Asia / East / China