Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton

This volume contains description, observations and comparisons made and collected in the course of a short residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuan-Ming-Yuan and on a subsequent journey through the country from Peking to Canton. The present account of the country, accompanied by a number of fine plates, is one of the best-illustrated English travels on Chin.