A view of China, for philological purposes ; containing a sketch of Chinese chronology, geography, government, religion and customs. Designed for the use of persons who study the Chinese language / by R. Morrison.

  • Morrison, Robert, 1782-1834.
Date:
1817
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Credit: A view of China, for philological purposes ; containing a sketch of Chinese chronology, geography, government, religion and customs. Designed for the use of persons who study the Chinese language / by R. Morrison. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the Emperor’s order. His grand-father’s body was taken from its grave, cut to pieces, and parts sent to several Provinces of the Empire. His Majesty was over- joyed on the occasion; .gave a banquet to ninety-three of his principal military officers, desired them to be at their ease ; to talk and laugh in his presence ; and urged them to drink, till from the quantity of wine which they had taken, it was necessary for the servants in waiting to carry them out. (Vide, Tung-hwa-luh.) 1666, Tea first used in England. 1756,—146 Englishmen confined in the blackhole at Calcutta, 123 died 643-4, Shun-che, ascended the throne of China. The Meaou-haou of Shun-che’s pre- decessor, is Jk 75 £ H iff Tae t5uns -wan Hwang-te. Ilis Kwo-haou, A. D. 1636, was ^ Tsung-tih. A.D. 1627, it was ^ J^f), T’heen-tsung. He changed the Kwo-haou during his reign. The family of ^ Ta-ts'hing, in the Chronological Table, carry their Imperial genealogy one generation farther back. It commences in 1616, then the Kwo-haou was T heen-ming, ‘By the decree of heaven.’ The Meaou-haou is ]j| ] ^ ^ Tae-tsoo-kaou hwang-te. Their Court was then held in Manchow Tartary, at the place now called JB- Hing-king. 1643, The 18th year of the reign of Charles I. Shun-che required of the Chinese, the ^^T’hefS, ‘Eradication of the hair,’ or Tartar mode of shaving the head, on pain of death. The obstinate omission of it, he declared to be an unpardonable crime. There was much op- position made to it, and some men of rank suffered in consequence. 1652, Shun-che reigned over 14,883,858 families, which at an average of six persons to a family, makes 89,000,000. (Vide Tung-hwa-liih.) 1635, Tae-tsung-wan Hwang-te, addressing his Courtiers, said, “ I have read the Histo- rical Works of the Chinese, and they abound with false glosses; there is no ad- vantage can arise from an entire perusal of them. Do you study the Histories of Z yjr Leaou, Sung, Kin, and Yuen, and select from them examples of men who diligently sought to improve in the art of Government, then our country will increase in felicity and glory.” (Vide, Ta-ts’hing Shing Heun, vol. 2.) 1618, In the 3d. year of]^ T’heen-ming, corresponding to the 46th year of ^ Wan-lelh, the Manchow Prince,/j\f ^jj:j about to enter on the sub-