First published in 1863, this is the enchanting account of the
travels of George Fleming (1833 1901) in the far north of China.
Fleming began his epic journey in Tien-tsin, where he was stationed
as an army doctor at a British military garrison; there he was
granted special permission to travel almost 700 miles as far as
Moukden and to Manchu Tartary, the birth place of the Manchu
dynasty. Fleming's route took him through many regions that had
been inaccessible to western travellers until the Treaty of
Tien-tsin (1858 1859). His vivid account describes the people and
customs he met; the landscape; the climate; the language and
dialects; the agricultural practices of the various regions; and
the struggles and hardships he faced during his journey. Fleming's
work is a monument of Victorian travel literature and an important
source in understanding Victorian perceptions of China and of
Chinese culture.
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