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Show 6 PAPERMAKIN IN INDO-CHIN emigrated from the lonely mountains of Tibet, bringin with them Buddhism and ancestor worship; their papermaking technique, however,shows strong Chineseinfluence ofa later time than the ancient unchanged method of Tibet. Of the people of Indo-China the Anamese an the Khmers are perhaps the mostintelligent and interesting, certainly the most charming. The French came int possession of the five states of Indo-China ina somewha insidious manner,comparable to the methods employe by other European powers in securing firm footholds fo themselves in Asiatic countries In 1802, after severing conneétions with China, th artless old king of Annam, Gai-long, took upon himselfto unite Cochin China and Tonkin with Annam; h established his regal personage overanarea that extende over twelve hundred miles from the borders of China o the north and along the China Sea to the eastand south Surrounded by fascinating,loose-jointed Anamesedanc inggirlsand plump concubines, gullible old Gai-longsa in luxury upon his sumptuous chair and spat the scarle juice of the betel-nut into golden cuspidors. Gai-long' position ofsplendorandidleness eventuallyaroused env in his jealous household and three avaricious pretender and their greedy followers attempted to usurp the comfortable throne the old king had so trustfully cushione for himself. Becoming enmeshed in controversy and intrigue, Gai-long sought advice and solace from a Frenc Catholic bishop, who,along with other French Catholi ‘Digital Image© 200 Marrioft Library University of Utah. All rights reserved |