Travellers’ Tales of Hong Kong, Canton, Macao

Travellers’ Tales of Hong Kong, Canton, Macao
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Publisher : Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
Total Pages : 231
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ISBN-10 : 9789814677318
ISBN-13 : 9814677310
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Book Synopsis Travellers’ Tales of Hong Kong, Canton, Macao by : Compiled by Michael Wise

Download or read book Travellers’ Tales of Hong Kong, Canton, Macao written by Compiled by Michael Wise and published by Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. This book was released on 2013-02-15 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collected for the first time in a single volume are these true and often comic stories of the South China Coast. Seventy visitors from around the world give vivid accounts of their experiences—of high society at Government House and low life in Canton gaols, of spies in Hong Kong and pirates on buccaneering junks, of typhoons, burglars and Eastern magic, of gambling, opium and slavery. Most revealing of all, they write about their encounters with the people, the misunderstandings between East and West, the constant battle of wits between Chinese and foreigner, united only by a pidgin lingo. This was a time when the Colonial Secretary could say with confidence: “I have in vain sought for one valuable quality in Hong Kong… I can see no justification for the British Government spending one shilling on Hong Kong”. First published in 1986, this classic volume is sure to entertain and inform a whole new generation of readers


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