Ep. 138 | Sir Edmund Backhouse (Part 2)
Fast on the heels of Part 1 of this CHP overview of the life of the Sinologist Sir Edmund Backhouse, we present Part 2, which looks at the years between 1911-1924, the year’s in which Backhouse committed a litany of frauds and established himself in London and Beijing as someone not to be trusted.
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Terms in Episode
Pinyin/Term | Chinese | English/Meaning |
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Baijiu | 白酒 | Chinese fiery clear alcoholic beverage, between 40-60% ABV |
Cixi | 慈禧 | The Empress Dowager Tzu Hsi |
Daoguang | 道光 | The Daoguang Emperor |
Jing Shan | 景善 | a.k.a. Ching Shan, The court official whose diary Backhouse faked |
Kang Youwei | 康有为 | Controversial figure in late 19th century China politics, closely associated with the Hundred Days of Reform under the Tongzhi Emperor |
laowai | 老外 | foreigner |
Li Lianying | 李蓮英 | Grand Eunuch during the reign of the Dowager Empress |
Liang Shiyi | 梁士诒 | Yuan Shikai’s finance minister, a high-up guy in the Beiyang Government |
Prince Chun | 醇亲王 | Father of the Guangxu Emperor, grandfather of Puyi, half brother of the Xianfeng emperor |
Puyi | 溥仪 | The Last Emperor |
Rong Lu | 荣禄 | Also known as Jung-lu, Cixi’s most trusted official, a major power in China |
Xu Shichang | 徐世昌 | President of the ROC from 1918-1922…Yuan Shikai’s closest advisor and ally |
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