The Flowery Kingdom And The Land Of The Mikado Or China Japan And Corea Containing Their Complete History Down To The Present Time Together With A Graphic Account Of The War Between China And Japan

Excerpt from The Flowery Kingdom and the Land of the Mikado: Or China, Japan and Corea, Containing Their Complete History Down to the Present Time Together With a Graphic Account of the War Between China and Japan The horrible massacre of foreigners in China has shocked the whole civilized world. An insurrection, attended by unparalleled atrocities has aroused the deepest concern in America and Europe. All intelligent persons are eager to obtain reliable information concerning China and the great revolution which has involved the Powers of Europe and our own country. This information is contained in this volume. It treats of the history of China from the earliest times to the present day. Dating back to the earliest dawn of history, China has outlived all the great nations of ancient times, and is a living empire to-day. No other nation in the world has such a record. Against the flood that has swept might kingdoms into oblivion, China has stood like an immovable rock. She is the wonder and the miracle among the august Empires of the East. The reader traces her surprising growth, her conquests and her power at a period when "time was young." He sees the rise and fall of brilliant dynasties, while one emperor after another appears upon the checkered scene, each of whom is invested with the proud title of "The Son of Heaven." He reads the graphic story of the Han Rulers, who, in arms and conquests, are worthy to be ranked with Roman Cæsars. He learns why, for more than 2,000 years, the Chinese have been proud to call themselves the "Children of Han." Then comes the Mongolian conquest. With tramping legions, with dashing steeds and gleaming spears, the Northern hordes sweep down upon the plains of the "Flowery Kingdom." The panorama of startling events moves on, and we are brought to the dynasty by which China is governed at the present time. The Manchus ascended the "Dragon Throne," and still sway their sceptre over nearly 400,000,000 of the human race. The History of China within the present century is read with eager interest. With the record of other great crises, a masterly and thrilling account is given of the famous Taeping Rebellion. Suddenly a young English officer appears upon the scene. The world knows him now as the celebrated "Chinese Gordon," who performed miracles of valor and conquest. Fertile in resources, brave and magnetic, silent and stern, unyielding as granite, his story reads like that of the renowned old heroes of classic fable. This is followed by an account of Prince Kung and the Regency, and the history closes with the reign of the present Emperor. Then comes a full description of China and its 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.

Excerpt from The Flowery Kingdom and the Land of the Mikado: Or China, Japan and Corea, Containing Their Complete History Down to the Present Time Together With a Graphic Account of the War Between China and Japan Book I treats of the history OF china from the earliest times TO the present day. Dating back to the earliest dawn of history, China has outlived all the great nations of ancient times, and is a living Empire to-day. No other nation in the world has such a record. Against the flood that has swept mighty kingdoms into oblivion, China has stood like an immovable rock. She is the wonder and the miracle among the august Empires of the East. The reader traces her surprising growth, her conquests and her power at a period when time was young. He sees the rise and fall of brilliant dynasties, while one Emperor after another appears upon the checkered scene, each of whom is invested with the proud title of The Son of Heaven. He reads the graphic story of the Han Rulers, who, in arms and conquests, are worthy to be ranked with Roman Casars. He learns why, for more than 2000 years, the Chinese have been proud to call themselves the Children of Han. Then comes the Mongolian conquest. With tramping legions, with dashing steeds and gleaming spears, the Northern hordes sweep down upon the plains of teh Flowery Kingdom]: The panorama of startling events moves on, and we are brought to the dynasty by which China is governed at the present time. The Manchus ascended the Dragon Throne, and still sway their sceptre over nearly of the human race. 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.

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