Heaven Is High, the Emperor Far Away Merchants and Mandarins in Old Canton,9780195927443

Heaven Is High, the Emperor Far Away Merchants and Mandarins in Old Canton

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ISBN13: 9780195927443
ISBN10: 0195927443
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2002-06-27
Publisher(s): Oxford University Press
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Summary

Through a richly illustrated text, this book recounts the vivid history of Canton, which in its heyday was the center of the China Trade and was for centuries the wonder of the Far East,

Author Biography

Valery Garrett is well known as a writer on Chinese dress and culture. She is an Honorary Research Fellow at the Centre of Asian Studies, University of Hong Kong

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements vii
Introduction ix
A Note on Pinyin Spelling xiv
PART ONE: POWER AND GLORY
Palaces and Pagodas: The City of Rams
3(10)
Within the City Walls: The Tartar Quarter
13(8)
Scholars and Mandarins: The Chinese City
21(16)
The Rich and the Wretched: The New City and the Suburbs
37(12)
Executions and Flower Boats: By the Banks of the Pearl River
49(10)
Spiritual Blessings: Faith, Prayer, and Piety
59(14)
PART TWO: EAST MEETS WEST
Fankwaes and Celestials: The Thirteen Factories
73(12)
China Trade: A Willow-Pattern Wonderland
85(12)
Disobedience and Destruction: The China Wars
97(14)
Across the River: Honam and Fati
111(14)
A European Refuge: The Island of Shamien
125(16)
PART THREE: GOD AND MAMMON
Made in China: Shopping in the Suburbs
141(8)
Spreading the Word: Christianity Comes to China
149(16)
Revolution and Change: The Twentieth Century
165(16)
Addendum 181(2)
Table of Chinese Dynasties and Periods 183(1)
English/Pinyin and Cantonese/Pinyin Glossary 184(3)
Sources for Illustrations 187(4)
Selected Bibliography 191(10)
Index 201

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