c**i
发帖数: 6973 | 1 The Amur River | The Amur's siren song; The long river that marks the border
between Russia and China
has proved to be a site of dashed hopes. Economist, Dec. 17, 2009.
http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15108641
Note:
(a) Tarshish
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarshish
("The Bible uses the term ships of Tarshish to denote large ships intended
for large voyages whatever their
destination; some Bible translations, including the NIV, go as far as to
translate the phrase s | c*****n
发帖数: 581 | 2 A foreinger who killed millions of CHinese kicked another foreiner's butt.
Why are you proud?
border
【在 c**i 的大作中提到】
: The Amur River | The Amur's siren song; The long river that marks the border
: between Russia and China
: has proved to be a site of dashed hopes. Economist, Dec. 17, 2009.
: http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15108641
: Note:
: (a) Tarshish
: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarshish
: ("The Bible uses the term ships of Tarshish to denote large ships intended
: for large voyages whatever their
: destination; some Bible translations, including the NIV, go as far as to
| n*******n
发帖数: 545 | | j******u
发帖数: 1968 | 4 前明余孽，天地会乱党
【在 c*****n 的大作中提到】
: A foreinger who killed millions of CHinese kicked another foreiner's butt.
: Why are you proud?
:
: border
| c**i
发帖数: 6973 | 5 I was not proud.
Rather:
(a) I am an objective by-stander. Like you, I deem it foreign affair:
between Manchu and Russia, between China (PRC or its predecessor(s)) and
Russia.
(b) I am indeed impressed, because Min (specifically, the expedition led by
Yishiha) and Manchu armies did not have firearms but Russians must have had.
Watch Japanese movies set in the Warring-States Period (戦国時代 Sengoku
jidai, 1467–1573) and you will see muskets (rifles)* and cannons.
Footnote *: In 1543, a Chinese ship
【在 c*****n 的大作中提到】
: A foreinger who killed millions of CHinese kicked another foreiner's butt.
: Why are you proud?
:
: border
| c**i
发帖数: 6973 | 6 Note:
(a) TANEGASHIMA Tokitama 種子島 時堯 (1528-1579; in 1543, he was only 15)
(b) Han Shizhong 韩 世忠
韩世忠
http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%9F%A9%E4%B8%96%E5%BF%A0
("1132年，韩世忠用云梯、火炮攻打建州城（今福建南原），这是世界上使用火炮的最
早记载。")
云梯 escalade
(c) huochong
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Huochong
(d) Xian Zhang and his poem The Iron Cannon Affair:
For a while I could not find the Chinese for either. Then I came upon
Joseph Needham, Science and Technology in China (Vol. 5 Chemistry and
chemical technology, Pt 7
【在 c**i 的大作中提到】
: I was not proud.
: Rather:
: (a) I am an objective by-stander. Like you, I deem it foreign affair:
: between Manchu and Russia, between China (PRC or its predecessor(s)) and
: Russia.
: (b) I am indeed impressed, because Min (specifically, the expedition led by
: Yishiha) and Manchu armies did not have firearms but Russians must have had.
: Watch Japanese movies set in the Warring-States Period (戦国時代 Sengoku
: jidai, 1467–1573) and you will see muskets (rifles)* and cannons.
: Footnote *: In 1543, a Chinese ship
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