Yedo and Peking - A Narrative of a Journey to the Capitals of Japan and China

Informationen zum Autor William de Lange studied Japanese language and culture at the universities of Leiden and Waseda. He is the author and translator of a number of books on Japanese history, culture, and language. Klappentext A lively and illuminating account of Scottish botanist Robert Fortune's travels through Japan and China, first published in 1863. Zusammenfassung Scottish botanist Robert Fortune (1812–80) travelled widely in Asia in search of new plant varieties and agricultural techniques. This lively narrative, first published in 1863, focuses mainly on his journey through Japan shortly after foreign visitors were permitted entry for the first time in over two centuries. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. First view of Japan; 2. We leave Nagasaki; 3. Town of Kanagawa; 4. Journey from Kanagawa to Yedo; 5. The city of Yedo; 6. The country round Yedo; 7. A journey in search of new plants; 8. Residence of the Abbé Girard; 9. Leave Yedo; 10. Adieu to Yokuhama; 11. Return to Japan; 12. Invitation from the American minister to visit Yedo; 13. Return to Kanagawa; 14. Journey into the country; 15. Assassinations; 16. Climate of Japan; 17. Other productions of Japan; 18. Narrative resumed; 19. Leave Shangae for Peking; 20. The people of Tien-tsin; 21. Leave Tien-tsin for Peking; 22. The streets of Peking; 23. A journey to the mountains; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Fortune, Fortune Robert
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.10.2012
• EAN: 9781108045926
• ISBN: 978-1-108-04592-6
• No. of pages: 440
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Asia / General, Asian History