Meaning of Ning-po | Babel Free

Examples

“WE departed from Ning-po the 26th of November 1687, in order to go to Pe-king, where we were call’d by the Emperor, embarking in the Evening with a Mandarin, who was appointed us by the Governor.”

“Over-congestion and limited resources had forced many Shao-hsing and Ning-po people to earn their livings elsewhere, a phenomenon which deeply struck a scholar-official of Shanghai in the sixteenth century.”

“Once more Father Lebbe was on the move. This time he was to go to Ning-po in South China.”

“Business with Japan could be transacted only at Ning-po, while Foochow was set aside for trade with the Philippines.”

“When Robert and I arrived in Ning-po we were to report to the British Consul, Mr Thom, but he had been borne away on important business.”

“They had all the accoutrements of the China sojourner—the carved mahogany ashtrays, the Ning-po lacquerware, the Qing-style blackwood furniture.”

“The episcopal residence is in the city of Ning-Po, a large seaport some hundred miles to the south of Shang-Hai, and more or less under British protection. Many Europeans are living there, and on the whole things are better from a European point of view than in places further up the country. Even the Catholics at Ning-Po are comparatively well off, especially as to the number of the Catechumens.”

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