Yan Chu you jia bian 燕楚游驂録甲篇 [Record for the Traveler in Yan & Chu: First Installment] by JING HAN TIE LU GUAN LI JU 京漢鐵路管理局, corp. ed
by JING HAN TIE LU GUAN LI JU 京漢鐵路管理局, corp. ed
Yan Chu you jia bian 燕楚游驂録甲篇 [Record for the Traveler in Yan & Chu: First Installment]
by JING HAN TIE LU GUAN LI JU 京漢鐵路管理局, corp. ed
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Eight vols. 8vo, orig. printed wrappers, orig. stitching. [China]: s.n., [before 1927].
First edition of the first installment of this guide to the locations connected by the Beijing-Hankou railway.
Following China's defeat in the First Sino-Japanese War in 1895, constructing railroads became a priority for the Qing government in its quest for modernization. A line between the imperial capital at Beijing and Hankou - an important commercial city on the northern bank of the Yangzi river - was one important project under this program. The construction, financed by a Belgian consortium, was finished in 1906. The line was important both for freight and passenger travel. It appears that our book was intended for travelers on the railroad.
The content of our book follows the rail line. First, it provides information about Beijing, including its imperial inner city, its outer walls, and "scenery" (shanshui 山水). It then covers Tang 唐 county, which today contains the southwestern outskirts of Beijing but at the time of publication was an independent locality. Our work gives information on history (including battles), scenery, Buddhist and Daoist temples, gravesites, and famous local products.
The title of the book uses historical names, with the Beijing area being the state of Yan, and Hubei province, where Hankou is located, being the ancient Chinese state of Chu.
This is an official railway publication, with the Administration Office of the Beijing-Hankou Railway listed as the work's editor. Between 1927 and 1949, when Nanjing was the capital of the Republic of China, Beijing (literally "Northern Capital") was renamed Beiping ("Northern Peace"), with the railroad accordingly renamed Ping-Han instead of Jing-Han. Since Jing-Han is the name used in our book, we infer that it was published before 1927.
Fine and fresh set, preserved in a hantao.
First edition of the first installment of this guide to the locations connected by the Beijing-Hankou railway.
Following China's defeat in the First Sino-Japanese War in 1895, constructing railroads became a priority for the Qing government in its quest for modernization. A line between the imperial capital at Beijing and Hankou - an important commercial city on the northern bank of the Yangzi river - was one important project under this program. The construction, financed by a Belgian consortium, was finished in 1906. The line was important both for freight and passenger travel. It appears that our book was intended for travelers on the railroad.
The content of our book follows the rail line. First, it provides information about Beijing, including its imperial inner city, its outer walls, and "scenery" (shanshui 山水). It then covers Tang 唐 county, which today contains the southwestern outskirts of Beijing but at the time of publication was an independent locality. Our work gives information on history (including battles), scenery, Buddhist and Daoist temples, gravesites, and famous local products.
The title of the book uses historical names, with the Beijing area being the state of Yan, and Hubei province, where Hankou is located, being the ancient Chinese state of Chu.
This is an official railway publication, with the Administration Office of the Beijing-Hankou Railway listed as the work's editor. Between 1927 and 1949, when Nanjing was the capital of the Republic of China, Beijing (literally "Northern Capital") was renamed Beiping ("Northern Peace"), with the railroad accordingly renamed Ping-Han instead of Jing-Han. Since Jing-Han is the name used in our book, we infer that it was published before 1927.
Fine and fresh set, preserved in a hantao.
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