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Title : (No. 26 in a translation series by Northeast Asian History Foundation)
《The Long White Mountain or A Journey in Manchuria - with some   account of the history, people, administration and religion of that country》

Authored by Henry Evan Murchison James | Translated by JO Jun Bae
Northeast Asian History Foundation | Printed on A5 | 497 pages | 18,000 Won | 2011.05.01
ISBN 978-89-6187-225-6 93980

This is a translation of a book by H.E.M. James, an official in the Governor-General's Office in Bombay, India who explored Manchuria from March 1886 to January 1887 and recorded his journey in the book. The first half of the book (Chapter 1~6) broadly introduces the geography, history, people, administration, religion, etc. of Manchuria while the latter half (Chapter 7~15) describes his journey in detail according to his exploration itinerary. Particularly, the book provides lots of information about the nature and geography of Mount Baekdu, its neighbourhood and the border areas between Korea and China in sections that describe his traveling along the Amnok River, climbing Mount Baekdu and reaching Hunchun for about two months. This book has great academic value in that it was the first guide book on Manchuria for European people to whom Manchuria had been only partially known until then and it was a first comprehensive and systematic narrative of Manchuria and Mount Baekdu area by a European. Though Euro-centric prejudices are found here and there, it provides first modern knowledge about Mount Baekdu and it is highly valuable in that respect.

Table of Contents

Publisher's remark
Translator's explanation

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 History
Chapter 3 History (continuation)
Chapter 4 People
Chapter 5 Administration
Chapter 6 Religion
Chapter 7 From Yingkou to Mukden and Maor Mountain
Chapter 8  Chang-Pai-Shan Mountains
Chapter 9  Tangkou to Jilin
Chapter 10 From Jilin to Qiqihar
Chapter 11 From Qiqihar to  Sanxing
Chapter 12 From Sanxing to Ningan and Hunchun
Chapter 13 Novokiyevsk
Chapter 14 From Hunchun to Bazaz
Chapter 15 Bazaz to Port Lushun
Appendix