Does this ancient textbook show how Qing dynasty Chinese tried to learn English?

Society & Culture

Texts such as this one, which features English pronunciation spelled out in Chinese characters, are said to have “gained popularity in Chinese port cities during the 19th century.”

Lucas Niewenhuis

Lucas Niewenhuis is the Newsletter Editor at The China Project. Previously, he has researched China-Africa relations at the Social Science Research Council, interned at the Council on Foreign Relations, and studied Chinese language and culture in Shanghai and Beijing. Read more

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