China and the Manchus is a classic Chinese history text by Herbert A. Giles. The Manchus are descended from a branch of certain wild Tungusic nomads, who were known in the ninth century as the Nuchens, a name which has been said to mean "west of the sea." The cradle of their race lay at the base of the Ever-White Mountains, due north of Korea, and was fertilised by the head waters of the Yalu River.
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China and the Manchus is a classic Chinese history text by Herbert A. Giles. The Manchus are descended from a branch of certain wild Tungusic nomads, who were known in the ninth century as the Nuchens, a name which has been said to mean "west of the sea." The cradle of their race lay at the base of the Ever-White Mountains, due north of Korea, and was fertilised by the head waters of the Yalu River.
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