The Land of the Boxers: Or, China Under the AlliesLongmans, Green, and Company, 1903 - 307 páginas |
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... Hill - The Ming Pagoda -The streets of Pekin - A visit to the Legations - The siege- Pekin mud — A wet day — A princely palace - Chong Wong Foo- A visit to the Forbidden City - The Imperial eunuchs - Seated on the Emperor's throne - His ...
... Hill - The Ming Pagoda -The streets of Pekin - A visit to the Legations - The siege- Pekin mud — A wet day — A princely palace - Chong Wong Foo- A visit to the Forbidden City - The Imperial eunuchs - Seated on the Emperor's throne - His ...
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... hill over the lake- A lovely view - The Hall of Ten Thousand Ages - Vandalism- Shattered Buddhas - The Bronze Pagoda - The island - The distant hills - Summer quarters of the British Legation - The ride back - Tropical rain - Flooded ...
... hill over the lake- A lovely view - The Hall of Ten Thousand Ages - Vandalism- Shattered Buddhas - The Bronze Pagoda - The island - The distant hills - Summer quarters of the British Legation - The ride back - Tropical rain - Flooded ...
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... hills dark against the setting sun , lay Wei - hai- wei . * A German steamer homeward bound from Chifu dipped her flag to the blue ensign with crossed swords flying at our peak . Close inshore an occasional junk , with weird outlines ...
... hills dark against the setting sun , lay Wei - hai- wei . * A German steamer homeward bound from Chifu dipped her flag to the blue ensign with crossed swords flying at our peak . Close inshore an occasional junk , with weird outlines ...
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... hills . But soon before us , set in a silver sea , the island of Wei - hai - wei rose dark and On sombre under a glorious moon . In the glistening water lay the dim shapes of several warships , their black hulls pierced with gleaming ...
... hills . But soon before us , set in a silver sea , the island of Wei - hai - wei rose dark and On sombre under a glorious moon . In the glistening water lay the dim shapes of several warships , their black hulls pierced with gleaming ...
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... hills of the mainland stood out sharply against the sky , with here and there below a twinkling light from the villages or the barracks of the Chinese Regiment . As our steamer rounded a long , low point , on which lay a deserted fort ...
... hills of the mainland stood out sharply against the sky , with here and there below a twinkling light from the villages or the barracks of the Chinese Regiment . As our steamer rounded a long , low point , on which lay a deserted fort ...
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