A Visit to the Taipings
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This traffic has now come to an end ; but even under any circum- stances the opening of Shanghai and Ningpo to foreign trade must have been a death-blow to the commercial prosperity of Chapoo.
Bounding a projecting promontory in the grey dawn of morning, the first indication we received of our proximity to Chapoo was rather significant than encouraging. Here and there a swollen and disfigured Chinaman floated face downwards on the yellow waters of the Yang-tse, and reminded me of those horrible... sights so familiar to dwellers on the banks of the Hoogly ; but these were the evidences of rebel cruelty, not of a religious ob- servance, and the rotting carcases which once or twice grazed our bows were those of an innocent peasantry who had fallen victims to Taiping ferocity. The city of Chapoo is situated upon a plain, but immediately to its right rise two hills, three or four hundred feet high, one of which is crowned with a small fort, its walla now gay with the flaunting banners of the rebel host.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
This traffic has now come to an end ; but even under any circum- stances the opening of Shanghai and Ningpo to foreign trade must have been a death-blow to the commercial prosperity of Chapoo.
Bounding a projecting promontory in the grey dawn of morning, the first indication we received of our proximity to Chapoo was rather significant than encouraging. Here and there a swollen and disfigured Chinaman floated face downwards on the yellow waters of the Yang-tse, and reminded me of those horrible... sights so familiar to dwellers on the banks of the Hoogly ; but these were the evidences of rebel cruelty, not of a religious ob- servance, and the rotting carcases which once or twice grazed our bows were those of an innocent peasantry who had fallen victims to Taiping ferocity. The city of Chapoo is situated upon a plain, but immediately to its right rise two hills, three or four hundred feet high, one of which is crowned with a small fort, its walla now gay with the flaunting banners of the rebel host.
What to read after A Visit to the Taipings?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Oliphant, Laurence, 1829-1888 to read onlineMoreLess
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