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Presumably a corrupted form of Hangchow , the provincial capital . . Ningpo . • Shun - t'ien - fu , the ' city obedient to Heaven ' , or ' region enclosing the imperial capital as it is sometimes more prosaically translated .
Presumably a corrupted form of Hangchow , the provincial capital . . Ningpo . • Shun - t'ien - fu , the ' city obedient to Heaven ' , or ' region enclosing the imperial capital as it is sometimes more prosaically translated .
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T those of the country affirm generally that China has thirteen provinces , and each province has as its capital a city very great and very populous , with very noble buildings . The first one on the side towards India is the province ...
T those of the country affirm generally that China has thirteen provinces , and each province has as its capital a city very great and very populous , with very noble buildings . The first one on the side towards India is the province ...
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province of Hocquien ( Fukien ) is also often called Hocquien ; and in the province of Cuanton ( Kuangtung ] the capital is Quinchiu ( Kuang - chou ) but it is often called Cuanton . " Similarly , in the province where the king resides ...
province of Hocquien ( Fukien ) is also often called Hocquien ; and in the province of Cuanton ( Kuangtung ] the capital is Quinchiu ( Kuang - chou ) but it is often called Cuanton . " Similarly , in the province where the king resides ...
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Contents
INTRODUCTION | xvii |
i The Report of Galeote Pereira | 3 |
ii The Treatise of Fr Gaspar da Cruz O P | 45 |
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| Title | Works, Volume 106 |
| Author | Hakluyt Society |
| Publisher | Kraus Reprint, 1967 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 22 Aug 2009 |
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