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| Description: | Unique manuscript material relating to the activities and observations of British and American diplomats, missionaries, business people and tourists in China from 1793 to 1980, together with rare periodicals, colour paintings, maps, photographs and drawings. |
| Subject Coverage: | China |
| Date Coverage: | 1793 to 1980 |
| Database Type: | Full-text; primary sources |
| Notes: | Includes many perspectives on key events such as the 1793 Macartney Embassy, Opium Wars, Japanese Seizure of Taiwan, Russo-Japanese War, Sino-Japanese War, Great Leap Forward, and the Douglas-Home and Heath visits to China 1973-1974. Contains over 400 colour paintings, maps and drawings by English and Chinese artists, as well as countless photographs, sketches and ephemeral items, depicting Chinese people, places, customs and events, which provide a striking visual accompaniment to the documentary images. |
| Tutorial: | None. |