Description
This book is a translation of a number of private documents that explain what the Opium War felt like on the Chinese side. These documents were written by people who were involved in the war, such as diaries, autobiographies, and confessions. The book places these documents in the appropriate historical context, explaining how the Opium War affected China.
First published in 1958. This volume translates and places in the appropriate historical context a number of private documents, such as diaries, autobiographies and confessions, which explain what the Opium War felt like on the Chinese side.