This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
How Our First Minister to China Reached Peking
A detailed, documentary account of the American envoy’s journey to Peking, negotiations over audience with the emperor, and the delicate etiquette clash between Chinese court ritual and Republican restraint. It covers travel from Tung Chou to Beijing, the Morning Sun Gate, the Forbidden City, and the final decision to exchange the treaty in Shanghai while preserving decorum and national dignity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mao
Peking
Tung Chou
Atmospheric Agency
Forbidden City
Talu
Dne
Reed
Tatnall
Thang
Kiahingss
Hwang-ching
Imperial Citadel
China
Quillian
Tuka
Shandal
United States
Washana
Legation
Quilitan
Sane
Aig
Thirteenth Street
Lau-ktun-tang
Satsbangs
Andet
Sieh
Etangen
Heaven and
Earth
Heaven
Peror
Riley
Ita
Pehiang
Slehy
Mien
Privy Council
Quehee
Tien-tsin
Shanghai
Hangfuh
Sleh
Quilnan
Hay
Wushina
Spd