Excerpt from Bits of Old ChinaThe Fankwae spoken of in the following pages ceased to exist as a species by Treaty. The execution of the latter was his extinction, and since, no one can 'lay the flattering unction to his soul.' He has disappeared from the 'City of Rams,' which was his only habitat during the whole course of his existence, as effectually as the Deinotherium from the face of the earth.The species had but an ephemeral stay amongst the races of men, and it left no legitimate descendants. When therefore ethnologists in future ages would discuss its origin, its habits, and the colour of its hair, on this latter feature only could they hope to build even a guess. What possible light could be hereafter thrown on that unique race of men of which, in Chinese History and it only, may be read such words as these, viz., 'This ghostly tribe of barbarians, which through the favour and clemency of the Son of Heaven!' &c. &c. 'These uncouth beings, with fiery hair, full of unreasonableness and conceit! These red-headed demons!'About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.