China; or, Illustrations of the Symbols, Philosophy, Antiquities, Customs, Superstitions, Laws, Government, Education, and Literature of the Chinese
Subtitle: Derived ... accompanied with drawings from native works
Publisher: Adamant Media Corporation
Published: November 30, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 472
ISBN-13: 9781402159701
Subjects: China,Symbols,Philosophy,Antiquities,Customs,Superstitions,Laws,Government,Education,Literature,Chinese,Samuel Kidd; History / Asia; History / Far East
First sentence: ALTHOUGH various treatises on the history and character of the Chinese language have been published by scholars of considerable reputation, still there are points, peculiarly interesting both to the philosopher and the philologist, which require to be elucidated by an accurate investigation of facts and sound analogical reasoning.