Travels of a Consular Officer in North-West China [Paperback]

This book, first published in 1921, provides an account of journeys through the North-Western Provinces of China, undertaken in connection with the Anglo-Chinese Opium Treaty.Sir Eric Teichman (18841944) was a British diplomat and renowned travel writer. In this book, which was first published in 1921, Teichman provides an 'account of a series of journeys through the North-Western Provinces of China, undertaken in connection with the Anglo-Chinese Opium Treaty and other matters requiring investigation on the spot in conjunction with Chinese officials.'Sir Eric Teichman (18841944) was a British diplomat and renowned travel writer. In this book, which was first published in 1921, Teichman provides an 'account of a series of journeys through the North-Western Provinces of China, undertaken in connection with the Anglo-Chinese Opium Treaty and other matters requiring investigation on the spot in conjunction with Chinese officials.'Sir Eric Teichman (18841944) was a British diplomat and renowned travel writer. In this book, which was first published in 1921, Teichman provides an 'account of a series of journeys through the North-Western Provinces of China, undertaken in connection with the Anglo-Chinese Opium Treaty and other matters requiring investigation on the spot in conjunction with Chinese officials.' Numerous photographic figures are incorporated throughout the text. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the geography of North-West China, diplomatic history and travel writing.1. From railhead in Honan to Hsian Fu, the capital of Shensi; 2. From T'ungkuan on the yellow river across the eastern Ch'inling Shan to Hsingan on the Han river; 3. From Hsingan up the Han valley to Hanchung; 4. From Hanchung in the Han valley across the central Ch'inling Shan to Fengshiang in the Wei basin; 5. From Fengshiang through the loess of western Shensi to Yenan; 6. From Yenan and Yench'ang through the mountains of eastern Shensi back to Hsian Fu; 7. From Hsialƒ%