Through the Yang-tse Gorges

Or, Trade and Travel in Western China

By:

Archibald John Little

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia

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Through the Yang-tse Gorges is Archibald Little's diary (published in London in 1888) of his journey up the Yangtze River from Shanghai to Chongqing by a native junk boat in 1883. Little strongly advocated the introduction of steam travel on the upper part of the river between Yichang and Chongqing, a port open to Western trade. The upper Yangtze was full of gorges and rapids which made travel treacherous; Little's journey by junk boat took a month, whereas the journey by steamship would have taken only 36 hours. He was repeatedly rebuffed in his attempts to introduce steam travel to the upper Yangtze by the Chinese government, which he accused of standing in the way of modernisation. He successfully introduced a steamship on the upper Yangtze river in 1898. Several other books by Little and by his intrepid wife are also reissued in this series.

Release date NZ

October 31st, 2010

Author

Archibald John Little

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

1 maps

Pages

396

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia

Dimensions

140x216x22

ISBN-13

9781108013840

Product ID

6652189

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