Author: John R. Peters

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2015-06-25

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 9781330174623

Excerpt from Miscellaneous Remarks Upon the Government, History, Religions, Literature, Agriculture, Arts, Trades, Manners, and Customs of the Chinese: As Suggested by an Examination of the Articles Comprising the Chinese Museum, in the Marlboro' Chapel Within a few years past, attention has been particularly directed towards China, by her war with England, and since the conclusion of that war, the United States and other nations have hastened to make treaties with the Celestial Empire, by which, to put themselves on a footing with the most favored. The zeal and enterprise of individuals have also been awakened. Christian communities are adding to the number of their Missionaries among this nation of idolaters, and merchants are flocking to the shores of China in pur1suit of gain. Many excellent works have been written on China, but in this reading age, books, periodicals and newspapers have become so multiplied, that sight, i as well as description is necessary to make a lasting impression upon the mind. As information is now eagerly sought after, concerning China and its hundreds of millions of inhabitants, this collection and the accompanying guide have been made to furnish it. The collection was formed without reference to labor or expense, and with the aid of Chinese, and of the American Missionaries, who have resided a long time in the country, and who are well acquainted with the language, manners and customs of this curious people. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.