Barbarians and Mandarins: Thirteen Centuries of Western Travellers in China

Barbarians and Mandarins: Thirteen Centuries of Western Travellers in China

by Nigel Cameron
Paperback: 448 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (June 3, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0195903730
ISBN-13: 978-0195903737

Product DescriptionFirst published in 1970, this reprint edition recounts the experiences of a wide range of Western travellers in China over thirteen centuries.

First Sentence:IN CHINA, in the year 635 of the Christian era, a brilliant civilization flourished. Read the first page

Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more) grand khan

Key Phrases:

Friar William, Marco Polo, Friar John, Paul Henry, South China, Pei T'ang, John Bell, United States, Matteo Ricci, Board of Rites, Great Wall, John of Montecorvino, Kublai Khan, Hong Kong, Paul Hsu, Yellow River, Central Asia, East India Company, King Louis, Peter Parker, Middle Kingdom, British Museum, Lord Macartney, Matteo Ripa, Prester John


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