Travels on Horseback in Mantchu Tartary

Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-1-108-01426-7
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 608 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 974 g

Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration

First published in 1863, this is the enchanting account of the travels of George Fleming (1833-1901) in the far north of China. Fleming began his epic journey in Tien-tsin, where he was stationed as an army doctor at a British military garrison; there he was granted special permission to travel almost 700 miles as far as Moukden and to Manchu Tartary, the birth place of the Manchu dynasty. Fleming's route took him through many regions that had been inaccessible to western travellers until the Treaty of Tien-tsin (1858-1859). His vivid account describes the people and customs he met; the landscape; the climate; the language and dialects; the agricultural practices of the various regions; and the struggles and hardships he faced during his journey. Fleming's work is a monument of Victorian travel literature and an important source in understanding Victorian perceptions of China and of Chinese culture.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fleming, George

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historische Geographie, Landkarten & Atlanten
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie Historische Geographie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historiographie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Geschichte: Expeditionen & Entdeckungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; 1. Summer at Tien-tsin; 2. Fugitive Sinologues; 3. Story of the General Choo; 4. Long bills; 5. The hundred-spirited bird; 6. [No chapter with this number]; 7. Village of Tchung-sah-kow; 8. The town of Fung-tai; 9. Cultivation of indigo; 10. An uncivil and extortionate landlord; 11. The town of lanchow; 12. Superstitious fancies; 13. A miserable morning; 14. Old-fashioned town; 15. Early rising in Chinese inns; 16. Bird slaughtering; 17. The spy system; 18. History of the Great Wall of China; 19. Accommodation gratis; 20. Pastoral life; 21. Sunday morning; 22. Rabid curiosity; 23. Early hours; 24. Pastoral country; 25. A welcome halt; 26. Our new attendants; 27. Elevation of the land; 28. History of Moukden; 29. A brief narrative of a journey beyond Peking, to the coal-mines; Index.