Chinese mettle

Name: Chinese mettle
Author: E. G. Kemp

By E. G. Kemp

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A series of travel sketches through many Chinese provinces combines landscape description, travel narrative, and social reportage to portray daily life, industries, missionary activity, and local institutions. The author documents journeys by rail, river, and road, noting scenery, inns, and transport, and recounts encounters with brigandry, opium cultivation, mining, agriculture, and sericulture. One chapter profiles a reform-minded provincial governor and his public works, prisons, and relief efforts. Extended ethnographic passages describe hill tribes’ dress, customs, language, rituals, and crafts. Illustrated vignettes and administrative observations together present a snapshot of a society undergoing transition toward modernizing institutions.

About the Author

E. G. Kemp

E. G. Kemp was an author known for his explorations of Asia, particularly China and its neighboring regions. His notable works include "Chinese Mettle," which delves into the resilience and character of the Chinese people, and "The Face of China," offering insights into the country's culture and landscape. Kemp also wrote "The Face of Manchuria, Korea, & Russian Turkestan," where he examines the diverse cultures and histories of these areas. Through his writings, Kemp contributed to the understanding of East Asian societies during a time of significant change and interaction with the West.