Excerpt from Pictures of the Chinese, Drawn by Themselves The pen-and-ink etchings, contributed by a na tive artist, are not the least valuable part of the book. They are faithful representations of the Northern Chinese. The contour of the figures differs much from the prevailing type of the South, and affords a pleasing variety to the hackneyed form to Which we have been accustomed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.