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Tse Tsan Tai (1872-1938) : An Australian-Cantonese Opinion Maker in British Hong Kong.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wang, Dong.
- Series:
- Asian Studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Journalists--China.
- Journalists.
- Hong Kong (China)--Social conditions.
- Hong Kong (China).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (291 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Lived Places Publishing, 2023.
- Summary:
- Examining the life of an Australian-Cantonese insurrectionist and patriot, this book explores a composite identity and democratic ideals which were shaped through diaspora, religion, colonialism, civil society, science, and revolutions in Qing and Nationalist China.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Tse Tsan Tai (1872-1938)
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- 1 "A native of Sydney"
- Australia and Chinese Australians
- Canton - a caged tiger? "A rebellion center and mother of revolution"
- One Hong Kong, two colonizers
- 2 The 1911 revolution: a Christianized democratic China?14
- Tse's racism and nationalism
- Nation versus government
- Britain, Hong Kong, and Qing China's power game
- Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925)
- 3 "The world's great problem solved"32
- Five historical situations
- Creation myths, nationalism, and sino-centrism
- 4 Where business, culture, politics, and advocacy converged
- Collector, dealer, and promoter of antiquities protection36
- Businessman and industrialist
- Constellations of friends and associates
- United China?
- 5 Conclusion: Chinas and the curse?
- 6 Historical documents reading: excerpts of Tse Tsan Tai's writings
- I. The Chinese Republic. Secret History of the Revolution [中 民國 命秘史] 192452
- The last of the Mings
- The advent of the Manchus
- Movements for independence
- Meetings at headquarters
- Appreciations
- Introduction
- Biographical sketch
- My ambition
- Sowing the seed
- Arrival in China
- Difficulties and dangers
- The seed germinates
- Organizing the revolution
- (Abstracts from diaries and correspondence.)
- Manifesto to Emperor Kwang Hsu
- President of Provisional Govt. [sic]
- Party split up
- Unification of parties
- Meeting between Kang Yu-wei and Tse Tsan-tai
- Kang Yu-wei
- Meeting between Tse Tsan-tai and Kang Kwang-jin
- A political confession
- The Hongkong Chinese Club
- Anti-footbinding Society
- Empress Dowager's coup d'état
- Martyrdom of Kang Kwang-jin
- Union and cooperation
- Progress in the Yangtze Provinces
- Meeting between Yeung Ku-wan and Liang Chi-chao
- A political cartoon.
- The "Po Wang Whui" Society
- Second attempt to capture Canton
- A commonwealth government
- The rescue of King Lien-Shan
- Tse Tsan-tai meets Mrs. Archibald Little
- The Wei Chow Movement
- Li Hung Chang's trap
- The Ta Tung Movement
- Assassination of Yeung Ku-wan
- Interview with Dr. G. E. Morrison
- The rottenest government in existence
- Meetings with Dr. G. E. Morrison
- The betrayal
- The S.C.M. Post, Ltd.
- Death of Tse Yet-chong
- The World's Chinese Students' Federation
- Dr. Yung Wing's scheme
- Sir Hiram S. Maxim
- The revolution
- The Wuchang Revolt and Li Yuan-hung
- Dr. Sun Yat-sen elected Provisional President
- Dr. Yung Wing's advice
- Abdication of the Manchus
- China becomes a republic
- D. Warres Smith's remarkable letter
- Death of Dr. Yung Wing, LL.D.
- Dr. Timothy Richard on China
- A Chinese national anthem
- The national flag of the republic
- Thos. H. Reid on the political situation
- Yuan Shih-kai elected president
- Death of Yuan Shih-kai
- Death of Dr. G. E. Morrison
- II. The Creation. The Real Situation of Eden and The Origin of the Chinese. Hong Kong: Kelly &
- Walsh, 1914.66
- The Garden of Eden and the Cradle of the Human Race
- The Garden of Eden
- The Cradle of the Human Race
- The Creation
- The peopling of the world
- The beginning of civilization
- 五帝紀 The Record of the Five Patriarchs of China
- I. -Fuhi (Henoch)
- II. -Nü Wa (Noah)
- The real Mount Ararat
- The re-peopling of the world
- The great antiquity of the Chinese
- The origin of the Chinese and the religion of the Chinese
- The religion of the Chinese
- III. - Shen Nung (Shem)
- VI. -Hwang Ti (Arphaxad)
- V. - Yao (Reu)
- The origin of the Jews
- China's indigenous civilization
- Universal peace and the brotherhood of man.
- Appendix: Why God has punished Europe
- III Ancient Chinese Art. A Treatise on Chinese Painting. Hong Kong: South China Morning Post, pp. 18, 1928.
- Chapter 1: Origin
- Chapter 2: Development
- Chapter 3: Technique
- Chapter 4: Schools
- Chapter 5: Masters
- Chapter 6: Foreign criticism
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- ISBN:
- 9781915271853
- 1915271851
- OCLC:
- 1381709974
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