EAN: 9783863471644

ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL RESEARCHES ON PEK...

Almost all the celebrated capitals of the ancient kingdoms in Europe  western Asia and India 
have been the subject of more or less extensive critical investigation by European antiquaries
and bulky works have been published relating to these matters. But with respect to China our
scholars seem to be quite ignorant as to the remains of this ancient civilization  and even
regarding Peking  one of the best-known places of the Middle Kingdom  and its classical soil 
very little is known. Emil Bretschneider (1833 1901) became famous among researchers for his
valuable contributions to the field of sinology. His versatile approach he was a physician and
botanist as well as a sinologist and his familiarity with Chinese literature distinguished him
from his colleagues  many of whom were unable to read sources firsthand. In this book  he
presents his account of the history of Peking  where he was stationed as a physician from 1866
1883. Backed by historical sources as well as the reports of the first European to see the
Chinese capital  Marco Polo  this work exemplifies Bretschneider s unique style of research.

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