Journey Through Northern China: A Ramble in the Qing Empire

Author: (Japanese) Sengen Shunsuke, translated by Fan Jianming
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Publishing Date: 2007-01-01
Features: North China Journey is a record of Sengen Shunsuke's travels to Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and coastal provinces and cities in northern China from 1874 to 1876. The author's detailed accounts of military affairs, population, economy, local products, and mountains and rivers, 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 Sengen Shunsuke from Shanghai to West Lake in Hangzhou in 1874. In addition to documenting the folk customs of these places, it also records the events of the Taiping Rebellion and the edict issued by Hong Xiuquan in 1858.