findtheelvesbesethdoubtsandperplexities;hafeelingofaweand
beent;perhapsofaystificationandtheyendheybeganbut
allofusfeelchinaisthere;agreatsticaldasein
forchinaisthegreateststifyingandstupefyingfactinthedehat
notonlybecauseofherageorhergeographicalgreatnesssheistheoldestliving
nationhantinuousculture;shehasthelargestpopulation;onceshehe
greatesteireintheeofits
stiortantinventions;shehasaliterature;aphilosophy;aoflifeentirely
herosofart;shesoarederelydeaneffortto
flaptheirostost
srulednationonearth;thestpathetiostunabletopull
herselftogetherandforgeaheadgod梚ftherebeagod梚ntendedhertobea
firstongthepeoplesoftheearth;andshehaschosentotakeaback
seatalaattheleagueofnations;andtheentireleagueofnations;h
thebesthehelpher梒annothelphertopullherownhousein
order;cannothelphertostophero
heroilitarists;heroionistsandgentrypoliticians
anostazingfact梥heistheleastnceedabouther
obler;shetookthelossofasliceofterritorythesizeof
geyitselfhoutailiningaworld
rerdretreatandlosinghalfallionsquarelesineightdays;twogenerals;an
uncleandanepheatchingtheirstrengthinszechuenonebeginstowonder
selfcanhelpchinatobee
afirstclassnationinspiteof
heiself;
andanotherdoubtarisesinonesnd:ischinasdestinywillshe
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surviveas
shesosuccessfullydidinthepast;andinahatnootheroldnationo
dodidgodreallyintendhertobeafirsterely”ther
earthsscarriage”
onceshehadadestinyonceshesto
berelytoexist;tosurvive;andonecannotbuthavefaithinherabilitytodoso;
eershoheages;afterthebeautythate
andtheglorythatearelongvanished;reershowshehasgroundand
delledforeigntruthsintoherooherown
bloodthisfaethingh
ponderinguponthereissothingdueanoldnation;arespectforhoaryoldagethat
shouldbeappliedtonationsastoindividualsyes;eventoreoldage;eventore
survival
foreverelseisinctforlife;astrangesupeatural;
extraordinaryvitalityshehasledalifeoftheinstinct;shehasadjustedherselfto
enoentsthatghthavespelleddisastertoaless
robustracialnstitution;shehasreceivedhershareofnaturesbounty;hasclungto
herflooralsupport;h
alonehavekeptherheartcivicsocial
degenerationshehasuchintheopen;tobaskinthesunlight;to
oingdeellthe
fragranoistearth;throughherpoetry;throughthepoetryof
habitsoflifeashroughthepoetryoforefreshher;
alastoooftenanagedtoreachgrandoldage
inthesaanindividualsdobylivingchintheopenandhavinga
greatdealofsunlightandfreshairbutshehasalsolivedthroughhardtis;through
rean
srulehuurandsoall;
andsohoeregreatage;is
sothingtobe
nohatshehasreachedgrandoldage;sheisbeyondbodilyandspiritualsorrows;
andonees;beyondhopeandbeyondredetionisitthe
strengthortheheworld;andhas
takenanonchalantattitudeto;itleshertodoever
happens;herplacidlifefloisery;
iervioustoshaandtoaition梩helittlehunetionsthatagitateyoung
breasts梐ndundauntedevenbythethreatofiediateruinandllapseforthelast
titiesand;death
havelosttheirsting;andtheovershadoionallifeforaperiodofafew
eaningliketheseainthenietzscheananalogy;
sheisgreaterthanallthefishandshellfishandjellyfishinher;greaterthanthed
andrefusethroepropagandaandpetulanceof
allherretuedstudents;greaterthanthehypocrisy;shaandgreedofallherpetty
officialsandtuatgeneralsandfenceridingrevolutionists;greaterthanherwars
andpestileninesforshehassurvived
thelladstilence;surroundedbyherpoorchildrenand
grandileson;andinherslei
seeherrealstrengthshequietlysipsherteaandsleson;andinhersleidetect
attisarelazinesstothatsavoursof
haughtinesslazinessorhaughtiness;ewhereinher
soullurksthepressive
astrangeoldsoulagreatoldsoul
ii
butepressionofa
reallygreatisalothepointofpainftdnessitisthelotof
thegreattobesunderstood;andsoitischinaslotchinahasbeengreatly;
gnifiwedo
notunderstandandohavedonehbetood;however;
andbeingcalledgreat;chinaer;anditwouldhave
beenbetterforeverybodyallroundbuthoobeunderstoodwhowillbe
herinterpretersthereisthatlonghistoryofhers;veringaltitudeofkingsand
eerorsandsagesandpoetsandsothersandtalenteden
thereareherartsandphilosophies;herpaintingsandhertheatres;he
npeopleoralnotionsofgoodandevil;andthattrendousss
offolkliteratureandfolklorethelanguagealonenstitutesanalsthopeless
barriererelythroughpidginenglishistheoldchina
handtopihisokandahor
shallitbefroisnueroneboyorshallitbefroispradoreandshroff;
orbyreadingtherrespondenceofthenorthchinadailyneionis
nifestlyunfair
indeed;thebusinessoftryingtounderstandaforeignnationhaforeignculture;
espeonesoortal
nforthishereisneedforbroad;brotherlyfeeling;forthefeelingofthe
nbondofhunityandthecheerofgoodfelloustfeelhthe
pulseoftheheartasindtherestbe;too;a
theuntryunderexanation;forthatisal
froneselfandonessubnsthedeeplyieddednotions
ofonesthosebig
ocracy;prosperity;capital;andsuccessand
religionanddividendsoneneedsalittledetaind;
too;thatsiliindsooststtish
andye
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tstuniversalofallpoets;n
hunityandthelovesandsorronhunityisheirtoonlyhthat
detaindcanoneunderstandaforeignnation
ostinsolubleone
certainlynotthesinologuesandlibrariansabroadhrough
thereflectionofthenfucianclassicsthetrueeuropeansinchinadonotspeak
chinese;andthetruechinesedonotspeakenglishtheeuropeanswhospeak
chinesetooentalhabitsakintothechineseandareregarded
bytheirpatriotsas”queer”thechineseoowelland
developentalhabitsare”denationalized9ortheyynotevenspeak
chinese;orspeakitination;itwould
seehatoputuphtheoldchinahand;andthato
dependuponhisunderstandingofpidgintheoldchinahand;oroch條etusstop
topiportantasyouronlyauthorityonchinahehasbeenwell
desynd;heisavividpersonality;and
oneaginationletuskenostakeabouthi
heybethesonofassionary;oracaptainorapilot;orasecretaryinthe
nsularserviaybeararketforselling
sardinesand”sunkist”orangesheisnotalaybea
brilliantjoualist;honeeyetoapoliticaladvisorshipandtheothertoaloan
ssionheyevenbeveryedits;thelitsofan
talkthreesyllablesofchineseanddependsonhisenglishspeaking
ationbuthekeepsonhhisadventure
andheplaysgolfandhisgolfhelpstokeephiithedrinksliptonsteaandreads
thenorthchinadailyneoingreportsof
banditryandkidnappingandrecurrentcivil
heisoreneatlythanhischineseassociates;andhisboots
arebettershinedthanthey;for
thechineseboysaresuchgoodbootblacksheridesadistanceofthreeorfour
lesfroishotohisoffiselfdesiredatss
sthsteaheyhavenoaristocraticbloodinhisveinsnorancestraloil
portraitsinhishalls;butheevalforestshadtherightblood
intheandthatsetshisndatpeaceandrelieveshifallanxietytostudythings
ehisbusinesstakeshihrough
chinesestreetshetakeshishandkerchiefand
vociferouslyblohitandbravelyenduresit;allthewhileinabluefunk
hebroadlysurveystheanityitseetohiheireyesare
notquitesoslantastheshillingshockerversrepresenttheobecanthese
peoplestaboneinthebackitseeunbelievableinthebeautifulsunlight;butone
neverknoanshipthecricketfield
allleavehiheheadbyacricketbatthango
throughthosecrookedstreetsagainyes;itevalfearoftheunknown
theind
buttohiitisnotjustthatitishishunitythatan
seryandpoverty;asunderstoodinhisoshesilycannotstandbeing
pulledbyahunbeastofburdeninarickshaohaveacarfhiscarisnot
justahishotohisofficeand
proteanityheleavehiscarandhiscivilization
hetellssssthsoattea;sayingthatacarinchinaisnotaluxurybutanecessity
thatthreelerideofanenindinanenthehoto
theofficehetakeseverydayofhistyfiveyearsinchina;althoughhedoesnot
ntionthisfaself”anoldresident
tesitreadsvery
iressivelyofurse;heshouldknoheistalkingabout
anileradiushasseldoeenexceeded;exceptwhenhegoeson
fields;butthenheisoutintheoepnand
knoselfbutinthisheisstaken;forheneverhasto;andthis
heknoself;forherelysaysso;forsporthehasneverbeen
invitedtochinesehos;hassedulouslyavoidedchineserestaurants;andhasnever
readasinglelineofchineseneothelongestbarintheworldofan
evening;sipshiscktailandpicksupandiibesandexchangesbitsofsailors9
talesonthechinaasthandeddotheportuguesesailors;andissorrytofind
thatshanghaiisnotsussex;andgenerallybehavesashewouldinengland1hefeels
happyasandke
progress;andfeelsazedunderstoodinenglish;hehe
didnotexistforhianddoesnotsay”sorry9eveninenglish
epsonafellooes;yes;hehasnotevenleaedthechinese
equivalentsof”dankesehr”and”bittesinioral
obligationsofevenapassingtourist;andplainsofantiforeignisnddespairs
becauseeventhepillagingofthepekinpalacesaftertheboxeruprisinghasnot
taughttheonbondofhunity
allthisoneentioned
hereationofopinionsonchina
intheost
iossibleleaingofthechineseing;oftheactualpolitical;intellectualand
artisticchaosinpresentdaychina;andof
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thevastdifferencesincustobethe
chineseandtheeersthepleahereisessentiallyforabetterunderstandingon
ahigherlevelofintelligenceyetitisdifficulttodenytheoldchinahandtherightto
plybecausehecannotreadthechinese
neustnecessarilyreinonthe
levelofthegossipalongthebar
thereareexple
梬hoareabletoseetheaninginatypeoflifesodifferentfronesofor
onesirrobertharttherearetenthousandrodneygilberts;andforonebertrand
russelltherearetenthousandhgisanstant;
unintelligentelaborationofthechinanasastagefiction;
isuntrueandiliar;andantinuationoftheearly
portuguesesailorstraditionnusthesailorsobscenityoflanguage;buth
essentiallythesasailorsobsind
aself”jd”saysinanartieninchina”
publishedinthenean;london:”hislifeisspentbeteand
theer;heissurroundedbyforeignersasequalsorsuperiorsandby
chineseasinferiors梒lerksandsoforthinthelatterexceptfortheservants;hesees
nothingbutforeigners;froverynighthehearsplaintsaboutchinese
dishonestyandstupidity;interspersedbystoriesofthedaysussions
onsport;aninchinaitistheonly
alteativetoabuseofthechinese
theesongtheelvestractsonlysailors
andadventurerstoherasttounderstandthat;oneorse
andtracethentinuityofthatsailortraditiontothepresentday;andobservethe
silaritiesbetodeochsintheir
generaloutlook;theirinterestsandthenaturalprocessofselectionandforceof
circutancesashoreonthiseroftheearth;andthe
tivestothisheathencountry梘oldand
adventuregoldandadventurebus;the
greatestsailoradventurerofthell;toseekaroutetochina
thenonebeginstounderstandthatntinuity;beginstounderstandhohat
luussailortraditionhasbeensosolidlyandequitablycarriedon;andonefeelsa
sortofpityforanitybutourgoldandourcapacitiesasbuyinganilstractedtheeerstothisfareasteshoreitis
goldand
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