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China and the Chinese: A Text-Book Comprising the Religions and Philosophies, the Language and Literature, the History and Geography of China, Arranged for Two Courses of Study (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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Past achievements of China - Taking another point of view, we have only to look at the magnitude of the problem the Chinese race has effectively solved, to see how they are entitled to our careful consideration, if not to our admiration. From comparative savagery they have risen by their own inherent force of character, step by step, through various stages of civilization till, 500 years ago, they were undoubtedly one of the most civilized nations on earth. Since that time Europeans by their rapid advances in science and in the useful and ornamental arts have so far surpassed them that the Chinese appear to be left far behind. But we must remember that their civilization developed under quite a different form from our own, and the dissimilarity is perhaps as wide as can possibly exist between two races of beings having the same common nature and wants. Yet a people among whom inventions which are esteemed the pride of modern Europe - the compass, gunpowder and printing - were known and practised many centuries earlier - who have gone on increasing in numbers till they probably amount to more than 400 millions, united in one system of manners, letters, and polity - who already practice upon a vast scale the most necessary of the industrial arts - who are noted for the frugality and ingenuity by which they can continue to live comfortably and happily where other races would starve such a nation, when once it is fairly started in the direction of progress, must indeed occupy a conspicuous place in the future history of mankind.
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Past achievements of China - Taking another point of view, we have only to look at the magnitude of the problem the Chinese race has effectively solved, to see how they are entitled to our careful consideration, if not to our admiration. From comparative savagery they have risen by their own inherent force of character, step by step, through various stages of civilization till, 500 years ago, they were undoubtedly one of the most civilized nations on earth. Since that time Europeans by their rapid advances in science and in the useful and ornamental arts have so far surpassed them that the Chinese appear to be left far behind. But we must remember that their civilization developed under quite a different form from our own, and the dissimilarity is perhaps as wide as can possibly exist between two races of beings having the same common nature and wants. Yet a people among whom inventions which are esteemed the pride of modern Europe - the compass, gunpowder and printing - were known and practised many centuries earlier - who have gone on increasing in numbers till they probably amount to more than 400 millions, united in one system of manners, letters, and polity - who already practice upon a vast scale the most necessary of the industrial arts - who are noted for the frugality and ingenuity by which they can continue to live comfortably and happily where other races would starve such a nation, when once it is fairly started in the direction of progress, must indeed occupy a conspicuous place in the future history of mankind.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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- Publication date2018
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- ISBN 13 9781330033036
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