"Thousand-Year-Old Ship" Shanghai Tour: Japanese Observations of China in 1862

Author: Feng Tianyu
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Publishing Date: 2001-10-01
Features: This book is a translation of Chinese survey documents from modern Japanese and research monographs by Chinese scholars on this topic. Japan has been highly concerned with the situation in China after the Opium War since the late Edo period. Since the 1860s, Japan has sent four missions to Shanghai, leaving behind a large amount of survey materials. This book is a collection of questions and reflections from Chinese scholars after reading and studying the Shanghai travel writings of the crew of the Japanese "Chiyūmaru" ship. In terms of format, the book includes the original records by Japanese people and the author's research, facilitating readers' comparative reading.