Project Gutenberg 2012-02-29 Public domain in the USA. 1333 González de Mendoza, Juan 1545 1618 Gonzáles de Mendoza, Juan De Mendoza, Juan González Mendoza, Juan González de Gonzalez de Mendoza, Juan Staunton, George Thomas, Sir 1781 1859 Parke, Robert, active 1588 Parke, R. (Robert) The History of the Great and Mighty Kingdom of China and the Situation Thereof, Volume 1 (of 2) Produced by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper, Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The History of the Great and Mighty Kingdom of China and the Situation Thereof" by Antonio de Mendoza is a historical account written in the mid-16th century. The book serves as one of the earliest detailed English narratives concerning China, capturing the intricate social, cultural, and geographic aspects of the kingdom. It discusses the wealth of information amassed by travelers who had ventured into China, emphasizing the notable advancements in Chinese civilization compared to contemporary European society. The opening portion of the work provides an introduction to the context in which Mendoza's account was written, highlighting the importance of his narrative as a valuable resource for understanding China through the eyes of early European explorers. It notes the editor's intention to explain the circumstances surrounding the compilation of the original work and to present previous accounts of China that had reached Europe. The text describes the curious customs, notable products such as tea and porcelain, and gives a glimpse into the daily lives of the Chinese people, emphasizing their cultural practices and advanced societal structure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 57.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en China -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 Philippines -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 Latin America -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 G Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography Category: History - Other Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 556444 2025-06-16T03:33:46.187962 text/html 559356 2021-01-08T15:36:19 text/html; charset=utf-8 212105 2021-01-08T15:36:19 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 339756 2025-06-16T03:33:58.039991 application/epub+zip 344092 2025-06-16T03:33:51.053953 application/epub+zip 262345 2025-06-16T03:33:49.324956 application/epub+zip 680962 2025-06-16T03:34:03.311904 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 628876 2025-06-16T03:33:56.790939 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 364553 2022-09-17T18:02:48.493354 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 498868 2025-06-16T03:33:45.298972 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 498700 2021-01-08T15:36:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 178478 2021-01-08T15:36:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 498696 2021-01-08T15:36:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 178393 2021-01-08T15:36:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22378 2025-06-16T03:34:03.497881 application/rdf+xml 26317 2025-06-16T03:33:49.928958 image/jpeg 4887 2025-06-16T03:33:49.627956 image/jpeg 328649 2025-06-16T03:33:46.314028 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia