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CHINA MISSION louisiana state university press baton rouge Also by Audrey Ronning Topping The New York Times Report from Red China (with Tillman Durdin, James Restin, and Seymour Topping) (1971) A Day on a Chinese Commune (1972) Holiday in Peking (1972) Dawn Wakes in the East (1973) The Splendors of Tibet (1980) Charlie’s World: The Improbable Adventures of a Hong Kong Cockatoo and His American Family (2000) [13.58.151.231] Project MUSE (2024-04-24 05:08 GMT) A PERSONAL HISTORY from the LAST IMPERIAL DYNASTY to the PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC Audrey Ronning Topping Published by Louisiana State University Press Copyright © 2013 by Louisiana State University Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America first printing designer: Mandy McDonald Scallan typeface: Whitman printer and binder: Maple Press Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Topping, Audrey. China mission : a personal history from the last imperial dynasty to the people’s republic / Audrey Ronning Topping. pages cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8071-5278-2 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-8071-5279-9 (pdf) — ISBN 978-0-8071-5280-5 (epub) — ISBN 978-0-8071-5281-2 (mobi) 1. Missionaries —China—Biography. 2. Ronning family. 3. Topping , Audrey—Childhood and youth. 4. China—History —1861–1912. I. Title. BV3427.A1T66 2013 266.0092'2—dc23 [B] 2013008352 The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. ’ [13.58.151.231] Project MUSE (2024-04-24 05:08 GMT) With eternal love and respect for my grandparents Halvor N. Ronning and Hannah Rorem Ronning, whose courageous service as missionaries and educators in Imperial China has inspired generations of their descendants. Time present and time past Are both perhaps present in time future, And time future contained in time past. If all time is eternally present All time is unredeemable. —from “burnt norton” (1936), by t. s. eliot  This page intentionally left blank ...

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