The article examines the publication and reception of the Chinese poetic collection “Landun Shiyong” in the context of Anglo-Chinese contacts before the Opium War.
Keywords:
Landun shiyong; Chinese poetry; Qing China; J. F. Davis; K. F. A. Gutzlaff
The article presents an annotated translation of the anonymous Chinese collection “Landun Shiyong” (Ten Verses on London), the first known poetic description of London in Chinese.
Keywords:
Landun shiyong; Chinese poetry; Qing China; J. F. Davis; K. F. A. Gutzlaff