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Edited by Zhejiang Provincial Government Construction Department Introduced in the 26th year of the Republic of China 19x26cmBiblio.com

[CHINA -- WOMEN]. NEVIUS, Helen S[anford] C[oan].Biblio.com

Our life in China.

189164156New York NY: Hurst & Co. 1891. 12mo. vi 7-504 pp. Frontisp. Decorated emerald-green publisherâ€™s cloth gilt & black ornament borders lettering front cover & spine patterned endpapers uniform interior toning throughout as typical with 19th-Century Hurst publications still a VG copy from the library of David Kohl 1946-2025 former art teacher at the Hong Kong International School musician artist and historian. First Hurst edition of this well-written memoir first published in 1869 by Robert Carter detailing her life as a Presbyterian missionary to China with husband John Nevius 1829-1893 after first sailing for China in March 1853 arriving in Ningbo Hangzhou Yantai then Chefoo in Chinaâ€™s Shandong Province. The coupleâ€™s efforts included diligently learning the Chinese language setting up schools for Chinese women and young female children coping with Cholera outbreaks warlords bandits and setting up schools. One particular section of the memoir focuses on preparing tea and tea leaves for market and how the varieties were determined as well as traveling up the Yangtze River. Despite her frequent illnesses Helen Nevius 1833-1910 devoted considerable time and support into her husband Johnâ€™s development of the â€œNevius Methodâ€ of missionary efforts in China whihc emphasized personal evangelism Bible centric instruction self-propagation and self-government encouraging local fundraising church and mission building and cooperation with other missionaries along with continually building and expanding schools which received partial subsidies. They were frequently apart for extended periods due to her frequent poor health and over 40 years returning to the U.S. from China due to incapacity and overwork. See: Joshua Bowman The â€œNevius Method:â€ Retrieving Theological and Missiological Criteria for Money in Missions Training Leaders 2026. Hurst & Co., hardcover

Zephyr Used & Rare Books · États-Unis550,00 $US≈ 465,35 €

Post-Revolution ChinaBiblio.com

Modern Chinese History Family Photo Album Spanning Republican Era War and Early People's Republic 1930s to 1960s

1930222401930. China family photograph album. 1930s-1960s. This album documents family life across major political transitions in twentieth-century China including the Republican period the years of Japanese occupation and the early decades of the People's Republic. The photographs record everyday experience across multiple regions showing movement between northern southern and northeastern cities as well as Hong Kong and provide visual evidence of how individuals and families navigated changing political and social conditions. The material is particularly strong in its geographic breadth with identified locations including Beijing Guangzhou Wuhan Dalian Jilin Shenyang Anshan Fushun and Hong Kong linking domestic life to major urban and industrial centers.<br /> <br /> Album containing 107 original black-and-white silver gelatin photographs mounted in a string-bound volume with individual prints ranging approximately from 1.25 x 1.5 to 4 x 6 inches. The photographs include studio portraits with painted backdrops from the 1930s family groupings of multiple generations and school portraits of children posed in uniform before institutional buildings. Clothing varies between Western-style suits and traditional garments such as qipao indicating shifts in dress across time and place. Urban scenes show streets promenades docks and architectural landmarks with some images bearing printed or written location identifications in Chinese. Several photographs depict travel aboard a passenger vessel suggesting movement between mainland cities and Hong Kong. Industrial environments and city signage appear in images associated with Shenyang and Fushun reflecting the presence of major industrial centers in northeastern China.<br /> <br /> The album spans decades marked by war occupation and state formation when cities such as Shenyang and Anshan developed as industrial hubs under Japanese control and later under the People's Republic while Hong Kong functioned as a site of movement and exchange. The combination of studio portraiture school imagery and travel scenes provides a continuous record of family life through these changes linking private experience to broader historical conditions. Light edge wear and toning to photographs with occasional spotting and minor marks to mounts; overall very good. A substantial visual record of Chinese family life across shifting political and geographic landscapes in the mid-twentieth century. unknown

Max Rambod Inc. · États-Unis550,00 $US≈ 465,35 €

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