The Chinese

<p>The Chinese: Or Some Short Accounts of the Country and People of China by Old Humphrey offers a fascinating glimpse into 19th-century China. This book provides a series of short accounts detailing various aspects of Chinese life customs and the country itself. Written in a clear and accessible style it presents observations on Chinese society offering readers a snapshot of a world undergoing significant change.</p><p>While presenting a Western perspective The Chinese serves as a valuable historical document reflecting the perceptions and understandings of China prevalent at the time. It remains relevant for those interested in the history of China cross-cultural studies and the narratives of early travelers and observers. The book captures a moment in time preserving the observations of a keen observer of human nature and culture.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>