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城记·杭州：1793—1937，遗失在西方的杭州记忆
Shen Hong
More than 140 years ago, the British Macartney Mission left Beijing and headed south along the Grand Canal to Hangzhou. The painter William Alexander who accompanied the delegation lingered and recorded the scenery and customs of Hangzhou with his brush. Since then, Western painters have come to Hangzhou to depict the beautiful Oriental Venice. Since the beginning of the 19th century, British and American missionaries have landed in China. They have lived in China for many years and have formed an indissoluble bond with Hangzhou. They have recorded the scenery and living beings in Hangzhou with their cameras. Many of the scenic spots have disappeared. These photos provide precious historical data for us to reconstruct and restore cultural relics and historic sites today. There are also the American female poets Gilliland and his wife, and Marzhi and his wife, who came to Hangzhou for their honeymoon. They left behind the most beautiful poems, diaries and the most romantic memories. This book is not only the memory of Hangzhou lost in the West, but also the touching stories of ordinary British, Americans and China in the past century and a half.
More than 140 years ago, the British Macartney Mission left Beijing and headed south along the Grand Canal to Hangzhou. The painter William Alexander who accompanied the delegation lingered and recorded the scenery and customs of Hangzhou with his brush. Since then, Western painters have come to Hangzhou to depict the beautiful Oriental Venice. Since the beginning of the 19th century, British and American missionaries have landed in China. They have lived in China for many years and have formed an indissoluble bond with Hangzhou. They have recorded the scenery and living beings in Hangzhou with their cameras. Many of the scenic spots have disappeared. These photos provide precious historical data for us to reconstruct and restore cultural relics and historic sites today. There are also the American female poets Gilliland and his wife, and Marzhi and his wife, who came to Hangzhou for their honeymoon. They left behind the most beautiful poems, diaries and the most romantic memories. This book is not only the memory of Hangzhou lost in the West, but also the touching stories of ordinary British, Americans and China in the past century and a half.