{"product_id":"from-peking-to-mandalay-a-journey-from-north-china-to-burma-through-tibetan-ssuchuan-and-yunnan-paperback-9781108050494","title":"From Peking to Mandalay; A Journey from North China to Burma through Tibetan Ssuch'uan and Yunnan (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108050494","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFrom Peking to Mandalay\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Journey from North China to Burma through Tibetan Ssuch'uan and Yunnan\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished in 1908, this account of an epic journey across China offers a sympathetic and sensitive portrait of Chinese society.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eReginald Fleming Johnston (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108050494, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 7 June 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e544 pages, 33 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.1 cm, 0.68 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSir Reginald Fleming Johnston (1874–1938) was a colonial administrator and oriental scholar. He travelled extensively in the Far East and developed a deep interest in Chinese culture and religion. His fourteen-year posting to Weihaiwei, a quiet naval base, allowed him to travel to places not usually visited by Europeans, and to begin writing. In 1906 he spent six months travelling across China to Burma, publishing this illustrated account of his arduous journey in 1908. In it he comments on the economic and political state of China, but the book's main theme is the beauty of the country and the character of its people. His understanding of the language, religion and culture make this a valuable description of Chinese society at the beginning of the twentieth century. Johnston's Lion and Dragon in Northern China (1910) and Twilight in the Forbidden City (1934) are also reprinted in this series.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePublisher's note\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Peking to Ichang\u003cbr\u003e 3. Ichang to Wan-hsien through the Yangtse gorges\u003cbr\u003e 4. Wan-hsien to Ch'eng-tu\u003cbr\u003e 5. Ch'eng-tu to Omei-hsien\u003cbr\u003e 6. Mount Omei and Chinese Buddhism\u003cbr\u003e 7. Mount Omei\u003cbr\u003e 8. Omei-hsien to Tachienlu\u003cbr\u003e 9. Tachienlu\u003cbr\u003e 10. Tachienlu to Pa-u-rong, Yalung River\u003cbr\u003e 11. Pa-u-rong to Muli\u003cbr\u003e 12. Muli to Yung-ning\u003cbr\u003e 13. Yung-ning to Li-chiang\u003cbr\u003e 14. Li-chiang to Tali-fu\u003cbr\u003e 15. Ethnology of the Chinese far west\u003cbr\u003e 16. Tali-fu to Bhamo\u003cbr\u003e 17. Bhamo to Mandalay\u003cbr\u003e 18. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e General index\u003cbr\u003e Index of names.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Asian history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Asian history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Asian%20history%20%5BHBJF%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913288147224,"sku":"9781108050494","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108050494i.jpg?v=1696747017","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/from-peking-to-mandalay-a-journey-from-north-china-to-burma-through-tibetan-ssuchuan-and-yunnan-paperback-9781108050494","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}