It extends from east to west. from the Sea of Japan on the one side almost to the Caspian on the other. over seventy degrees of longitude. and from nrth to south ovir thirtyfive degrees oflatitude. It was old when Alexander stopl cd his victorious troops on the banks of the Ganges. Its silks were exposed to sale in the luxurious cities of the Roman Empire when the Christian era began. Its civilization is preeminently marked by dogged conservatism. The Chinaman of twenty centuries ago is unquestionably the Chinaman of today. The operations of time. of climate. of foreign conquest of emigration have made no visible impression upon his rooted national characteristics. He is original. immovable. and inveterate in the preservation of his race distinctions. He never amalgamates.
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The Chinaman of twenty centuries ago is unquestionably the Chinaman of today. He never amalgamates.