From Peking to PetersburgE. Arnold, 1899 - 300 pàgines |
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... empire . Such a change would symbolize everything else . But , even as things are , there is little doubt that the Forbidden City , with its spacious lawns and lakes , is the saving condition in the health of Peking , just as the same ...
... empire . Such a change would symbolize everything else . But , even as things are , there is little doubt that the Forbidden City , with its spacious lawns and lakes , is the saving condition in the health of Peking , just as the same ...
Pàgina 5
... Empire . The whole is falling to decay for lack of public spirit . The period of my visit , the latter half of August , is not the best period to visit Peking . I selected that time because Peking was to me only the starting- point for ...
... Empire . The whole is falling to decay for lack of public spirit . The period of my visit , the latter half of August , is not the best period to visit Peking . I selected that time because Peking was to me only the starting- point for ...
Pàgina 45
... empire produces almost everything that it needs , since the articles that it buys from Europe are articles that the people could very well do without , and that they did do without for many thousands of years . In the north the ...
... empire produces almost everything that it needs , since the articles that it buys from Europe are articles that the people could very well do without , and that they did do without for many thousands of years . In the north the ...
Pàgina 48
... the roads become worse and worse . That is the opportunity for the railway concessionaire . In considering the Chinese character and the Chinese Empire , it is proper to remember that both 48 FROM PEKING TO PETERSBURG.
... the roads become worse and worse . That is the opportunity for the railway concessionaire . In considering the Chinese character and the Chinese Empire , it is proper to remember that both 48 FROM PEKING TO PETERSBURG.
Pàgina 49
Arnot Reid. Chinese Empire , it is proper to remember that both have shown manifold good qualities . The duration of the empire is , of course , unrivalled in the world's story , and although that was to some extent due to its isolation ...
Arnot Reid. Chinese Empire , it is proper to remember that both have shown manifold good qualities . The duration of the empire is , of course , unrivalled in the world's story , and although that was to some extent due to its isolation ...
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