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Excerpt from Chronological Handbook of the History of China: A Manuscript Left by the Late Rev. Ernst Faber Now in the first place, we do not mean to say by this, that the History of China shows nothing but darkness; we gladly acknowledge that there are also some bright lights flashing over the dark scenes of China's past. China has also produced some noteworthy examples of self-denial and heroism. But these are only like a few single stars of hope in the night; on the whole the gloomy impressions of Chinese history overbalance the bright ones. Heathenism is hopeless night, in Spite of the rays of light that flash through here and there (faber, China in the Light of History, p. And in the sewnd place, we do not make Confucianism responsible for all the crimes and corruption, of which the History of China is so full, but only SO far as the principles which led to this corruption are sanctioned in the Classics (faber, in his Essay on Confucianism, China mission-handbook, p. 2, reprinted as appendix to China in the Light of History) Especially two sources Of evil are manifest in Chinese History, the taking of concubines and the cruelties of unchecked despotism leading to rebellions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.