Table of Contents

Volume 1 Chapters I-XVI Volume 2 Chapters I-XIII Volume 3 Chapters I-XVI

Promotional Information

First published in 1838, this three-volume set offers contemporary observations by Charles Toogood Downing of the daily life of the port of Canton (Guangzhou), China. It is a key primary source for the period of Sino-foreign contact prior to the First Opium War of 1839-42.

About the Author

Charles Toogood Downing went to China for two years in the 1830s, where he practised his profession as a surgeon amongst both the Chinese and non-Chinese, gaining an unparalleled insight into the personal and professional dealings of both populations. Peter C. Perdue is Professor of History at Yale University, USA. His books include China Marches West: The Qing Conquest of Central Eurasia. His research focuses on Chinese frontiers, Chinese environmental history, and the history of tea.