With China's permission,traders voyage from Macao up the Pearl River to Canton once a year for an extended period of trading in cramped quarters. The British are frustrated that China has a meager appetite for their trade goods until they hit upon a product for which there is great demand -- opium ...
望厦条约 John Peters 纽约土木工程师 父亲是TAYLOR总统朋友 收集中国艺术品, 父亲在百老汇539买了地皮建博物馆存放展品,但是 无法竣工,于是搬去了 Malboro Church on Washington St Downtown Boston. John Peters 是个权贵出身,父亲的关系把儿子送进了Cushing Mission见习,不拿工资。 http://www.guten ...
Merchant and philanthropist Nathan Dunn (1782–1844) founded the Chinese Museum in Philadelphia in 1838. Located at Ninth and George (now Sansom) Streets , it housed the collection of art and artifacts Dunn had amassed during visits to Canton, China, between 1818 and 1831. https://phil ...