Three Years' Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China : (Registro nro. 95552)
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| control field | 54720 |
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| control field | UtSlPG |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20260610134248.0 |
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| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 33031938 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | DS |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Fortune, Robert, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1813-1880 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Three Years' Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China : |
| Remainder of title | Including a visit to the tea, silk, and cotton countries; with an account of the agriculture and horticulture of the Chinese, new plants, etc. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2017 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media type term | computer |
| Media type code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier type term | online resource |
| Carrier type code | cr |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2017-05-14 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by Madeleine Fournier. Images provided by the Internet Archive. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "Three Years' Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China" by Robert Fortune is an exploration and botanical account written in the mid-19th century. The book recounts the author's extensive travels across various provinces in China, detailing his observations on the local flora, agriculture, and the socio-cultural dynamics he encounters. Fortune's narrative emerges from a unique perspective, as he serves as a botanical collector, aiming to document and understand a land often shrouded in Western misconceptions and mystique. The opening of the work introduces the author’s motivations and challenges as he embarks on his journey. Fortune reflects on the flawed Western perceptions of China, criticizing prior narratives for their reliance on hearsay and exaggerations. He presents a realistic depiction of the country, noting both its advancements and stagnations in comparison to the West. Additionally, he touches on the character of the Chinese people, their government, and agricultural practices while establishing the tone for a detailed, firsthand investigation into China’s natural and cultural landscape. This sets the stage for a journey filled with rich observations and personal anecdotes as Fortune navigates both the physical and social terrains of China. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | China -- Description and travel |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Fortune, Robert, 1813-1880 -- Travel -- China |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54720">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54720</a> |
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