Description Charles Downing provides one of the first detailed descriptions of Life in China by a western visitor.
Among the wide range of topics included are commerce, culture, agriculture, religion, medicine, smuggling, shipping and navigation, together with unique information on attitudes to, and b.
In particular, his three volumes provide a unique portrait of how the indigenous Chinese population viewed foreigners working and living in their country - the Fan-Qui of the title.
Description Charles Downing provides one of the first detailed descriptions of Life in China by a western visitor