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This book is the first annotated translation of the travelogues of Huang Maocai. A trained Chinese cartographer in the service of the imperial Qing state, he was officially deputed to ascertain the Tibet-India land route and the geopolitical status of British India in the nineteenth century. His travelogues are the first authoritative modern Chinese texts exploring the physical and ideological connections between China and India. Unpublished for a long time, and so far, unavailable in an English translation, these texts provide meaning to many key issues that enshroud the concepts of civilization and nation.
An important contribution to the study of Sino-Indian interactions, it demonstrates Huang Maocai's keen observation of the geopolitics of the region. His vivid descriptions of Kolkata and nearby regions enlighten the Chinese perception of colonial India. This book will be an indispensable resource for students and researchers of nation, nationalism, civilization, empire, frontiers and borders, modern history, translation studies, Chinese studies, and Asian studies.
Table des matières
I. Introduction: Huang Maocai, Cartography, Geopolitics, and the Travel Narratives Translation II. Huang Maocai's Introductory Remarks: Travel to the Western Region and India III Records of Travel to the Western Region [Xi-you ri-ji ] Vol. 1: From Cheng-du to Ba-tang [Cong Cheng-du dao Ba-tang ] Vol. 2: From Ba-tang to Teng-yue [Cong Ba-tang dao Teng-yue ] Vol. 3: From Teng-yue to Mian-dian [Cong Teng-yue dao Mian-dian ] Vol. 4: India and the Homeward Journey [Yin-du ji qi gui-tu ] IV Reading Notes on India [Yin-du zha-ji ]Vol. 1: Reading Notes Part - I Vol. 2: Reading Notes Part - II Annexure: Sundry Thoughts on India (Poems) [Yin-du za-xing ] V My Humble Opinion on Travels [You-li chu-yan ]: A Panoramic View of Five India-s [Wu Yin-du xing-shi ] 133
A propos de l'auteur
Kamal Sheel is Professor (Retd.) of Chinese at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
Ranjana Sheel is Professor of History at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
Résumé
This book is the first annotated translation of the travelogues of Huang Maocai. A trained Chinese cartographer in the service of the imperial Qing state, he was officially deputed to ascertain the Tibet-India land route and the geo-political status of British India in the 19th century.
