Pictorial Chosen and Manchuria . een done as yet in the anthropological study of Man-churia. The stone implements found in many ])laces (Picture 1) give us someinformation with regard to the people who inhabited the country in far remotetimes. That the Chinese made inroad into the country in early prehistoricages is proved by the earthenware found in the old tombs (Pictures 2 & 3),and a variety of evidence points to the fact that Chinese influence has beenvery great from time immemorial. It does not follow, however, that theancient inhabitants of Manchuria were in any way allied to Chinese in
Pictorial Chosen and Manchuria . een done as yet in the anthropological study of Man-churia. The stone implements found in many ])laces (Picture 1) give us someinformation with regard to the people who inhabited the country in far remotetimes. That the Chinese made inroad into the country in early prehistoricages is proved by the earthenware found in the old tombs (Pictures 2 & 3),and a variety of evidence points to the fact that Chinese influence has beenvery great from time immemorial. It does not follow, however, that theancient inhabitants of Manchuria were in any way allied to Chinese in the contrary, they Iselonged to the widespread Tungus race and were ofthe same stock as the Japanese, Koreans, and the old inhabitants oi theSiberian littoral region. The inhabitants of the land remained essentially native in stock until about1644, when the first Manchu Emjicror of China removed his capital fromMukden {k-X) to Peking (^Lm)- and caused the larger portion of his race to {Continued on Page ITS) iTe —. Stone implements found in a shell-mound at Dairen (^Jcii): (a) Knives; (b) Spear-heads; (c) Axe. — ivrr
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