Territorializing the Chinese Nation-State

This book is the first annotated translation of the travelogues of Huang Maocai. A trained Chinese cartographer in the service of the imperial Qing state, he was officially deputed to ascertain the Tibet-India land route and the geo-political status of British India in the 19th century.

Kamal Sheel is Professor (Retd.) of Chinese at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. Ranjana Sheel is Professor of History at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.

I. Introduction: Huang Maocai, Cartography, Geopolitics, and the Travel Narratives Translation II. Huang Maocai's Introductory Remarks: Travel to the Western Region and India III Records of Travel to the Western Region [Xi-you ri-ji ----] Vol. 1: From Cheng-du to Ba-tang [Cong Cheng-du dao Ba-tang ------] Vol. 2: From Ba-tang to Teng-yue [Cong Ba-tang dao Teng-yue ------] Vol. 3: From Teng-yue to Mian-dian [Cong Teng-yue dao Mian-dian ------] Vol. 4: India and the Homeward Journey [Yin-du ji qi gui-tu ------] IV Reading Notes on India [Yin-du zha-ji ----]Vol. 1: Reading Notes Part - I Vol. 2: Reading Notes Part - II Annexure: Sundry Thoughts on India (Poems) [Yin-du za-xing ----] V My Humble Opinion on Travels [You-li chu-yan ----]: A Panoramic View of Five India-s [Wu Yin-du xing-shi -----] 133