Journey Through Northern China: A Record of a Tour in the Qing Empire

Author: Sone Toshio
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: Journey to Northern China is a record of Sone Toshio's travels to Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and coastal provinces and cities in Northern China from 1874 to 1876. The author's detailed accounts of the military affairs, population, economy, local products, and mountains and rivers of each place, along with nearly 200 exquisite hand-drawn illustrations, are important materials for studying modern Chinese society. Journey through Qing China is a travel record of Sone Toshio's journey from Shanghai to West Lake in Hangzhou in 1874. In addition to describing the folk customs of these places, it also records the events of the Taiping Rebellion and the edict issued by Hong Xiuquan in 1858.