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The China We Never Knew

We explore China of the late-nineteenth and early- twentieth centuries through the experiences of two generations of Presbyterian missionaries from the American South.

Newsletter · By Dan Reid · English · Official site

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    China's Cooling Community of Kuling (opens the original)

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    A nattily-dressed American man in his mid-forties took his seat in the sedan chair. It was the final leg of the trip to the mountain resort of Kuling. His wire-framed glasses accented his professional bearing. A pith helmet shielded him from the torrid summer sun. A bemused smile played on his lips as he took in the bustle of activity around him. As a guest in an impenetrably foreign country, he had left the haggling over the transport price to his experienced companions. The chair-carrier boss

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