The Chinese: A General Description of the Empire of China and Its Inhabitants, Volumul 2

ancient animals appears bamboo birds black tea book of Mencius Budha Budhist called Canton Canton province Canton river character China Chinese Chinese Repository colour Confucius considerable consists cultivated doctrine dynasty earth embassy emperor empire Europe European fire Fokien George Staunton give granite green tea ground heaven honour hundred India junks kind Klaproth labour lady land language length Lord Macartney Macao mandarin manufacture means Mencius ment Ming dynasty Mongol nations native nature nearly neighbourhood nese notice object observed obtained occasion original paper Peking person philosopher plants porcelain portion possession Poyang lake present priests principal province quantity remarkable resemblance rice river sage says sect seems serve shape ships side silk sometimes species specimens Staunton stone supposed Tartar temple tion translation trees vessel whole wife words worship young Yun-nan