Abstract
The form of government of the Chinese empire is strictly patriarchal. The sovereign called ‘Ta-hwang-li,’ or the Great Emperor, is regarded as the father of his people, and has unlimited power over all his subjects. The fundamental laws of the empire are laid down in the first of the ‘Four Books’ of Confucius, which prescribe the government of the State to be based upon the government of the family.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Statistical and other Books of Reference concerning China
1. Official Publications
China Directory for 1860. Seventh Annual Publication. Hong Kong, 1866.
Report by Lieutenant-Colonel Neale on British Trade at the nine new Ports opened to Commerce by the Treaty of Tientsin of 1858, and by the subsequent Convention of Peking of October 24, 1860, dated December 20, 1861; in ‘Reports of H.M.’s Secretaries of Embassy.’ No V. London, 1862.
Commercial Reports from H.M.’s Consuls in China 1862-61. 8. London, 1865.
Commercial Reports from H.M.’s Consuls in China and Siam. 8. London, 1865.
Commercial Reports from H.M.’s consuls in China, Japan, and Siam, 1865. 8. London, 1866.
Statistical Tables relating to Foreign Countries. Part X. Fol. London, 1866’.
2. Nox-Official Pctblicatioxs
Abel (C.), Arbeiten der Kaiserlich. Russischen Gesandschaft zu Peking über China, sein Volk, seine Religion. Aus dem Russischen. 2 vols. 8. Berlin, 1858.
Davis (J. F.), Description of China and its Inhabitants. 2 vols. 8. London, 1836.
Gützlaff (C. F. A.), China Opened; or a Display of the Topography, History, Customs, Manners, Arts, Manufactures, Commerce, ande. of the Chinese Empire. 2 vols. 8. London, 1838.
Hanspach (Rev. A.), Report for the Years 1863 and 1864 of the Chinese Vernacular Schools, established in the Sinon, Kiu«hen, Fayuen, and Chonglok districts of the Quangtung province. 8. Hongkong, 1865.
Lauture (Comte d’Escayrae de), Mémoires sur le Chine: Gouvernement. 4. Paris, 1864.
Oliphant (Oscar), China; a popular history. 8. London, 1857.
Oslorn (Capt. Sherard), Past and Future of British Relations in China. 8. London, 1860.
Pallu (Lieutenant Léopold), Relation de l’Expédition de Chine en 1860, rédigée d’après les documents officiels, avee l’autorisation de M. le Comte do Chasseloup-Laubat, Ministre de la Marine. 4. Paris, 1801.
Sacharoff (T.), The Numerical Relations of the Population of China during the Four Thousand Years of its Historical Existence; or, the Rise and Fall of the Chinese Population. Translated into English by the Rev. W. Lobscheid. Also, the Chronology of the Chinese, from the Mythological Times up to the present Rules. 8. Hongkong, 1865.
Topography of China and Neighbouring States, with Degrees of Longitude and Latitude. 8. Hongkong, 1864.
Wells (S. Williams), The Chinese Commercial Guide, containing Treatise, Tariffs, Regulations, Tables, etc., useful in the trade to China and Eastern Asia. Fifth ed. 8. Hongkong, 1863.
Copyright information
© 1867 Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Martin, F. (1867). China. In: The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230252967_31
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230252967_31
Publisher Name: Palgrave Macmillan, London
Online ISBN: 978-0-230-25296-7
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies CollectionPolitical Science and International Studies (R0)