China, the Land of Contradictions (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from China, the Land of Contradictions China, the fantastic, flowery empire, the land of topsyturvydom, was until late years an unknown quantity to the outer "barbarians, " and even now, outside the seaports, much that is supposed to be known is purely a matter of conjecture. The beginning of an acquaintanceship between China and the Western world was only about fifty years ago, and for twenty years or more after, the acquaintanceship was very slight. Foreigners were allowed at only three or four seaports, and all travel into the interior was prohibited. It was not until the treaty of 1861 was signed at Tientsin that diplomatic representatives were allowed to reside at the capital, and that foreigners of all classes were permitted to travel at their will through the empire. China has always been exclusive and has desired no extension of her acquaintance in any direction. Moreover, there was, and is, an intense national conceit among the Chinese, and they regarded with contempt and abhorrence all nations that had not had the benefit of their example. China claims to be the oldest nation in the world, and with some semblance to truth. 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.