02926nam 2200637 450 991080682070332120200520144314.0988-8268-22-8988-8268-20-1(CKB)3710000000058455(EBL)1543482(OCoLC)862614309(SSID)ssj0001099065(PQKBManifestationID)11587334(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001099065(PQKBWorkID)11047068(PQKB)10355851(StDuBDS)EDZ0000234353(OCoLC)872594061(MdBmJHUP)muse32858(Au-PeEL)EBL1543482(CaPaEBR)ebr10799987(MiAaPQ)EBC1543482(EXLCZ)99371000000005845520131211h20142014 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEast sails West the voyage of the Keying, 1846-1855 /Stephen DaviesHong Kong :Hong Kong University Press,[2014]©20141 online resource (377 p.)Description based upon print version of record.988-8208-20-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.part I. The voyage of the Keying -- part II. The ship itself : type, build, performance -- part III. The scrapyard of history.In December 1846, the Keying, a Chinese junk purchased by British investors, set sail from Hong Kong for London. Named after the Chinese Imperial Commissioner who had signed away Hong Kong to the British, manned by a Chinese and European crew, and carrying a travelling exhibition of Chinese items, the Keying had a troubled voyage. After quarrels on the way and a diversion to New York, culminating in a legal dispute over arrears of wages for Chinese members of the crew, it finally reached London in 1848, where it went on exhibition on the River Thames until 1853. It was then auctioned off, towed to Liverpool, and finally broken up. In this account of the ship, the crew and the voyage, Stephen Davies tells a story of missed opportunities, with an erratic course, overambitious aims, and achievements born of lucky breaks -- a microcosm, in fact, of early Hong Kong and of the relations between China and the West.Voyages and travelsHistory19th centuryJunksChinaHistory19th centurySailorsChinaHistory19th centurySailorsEuropeHistory19th centuryVoyages and travelsHistoryJunksHistorySailorsHistorySailorsHistory794.378Davies Stephen119462MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910806820703321East sails West4117591UNINA