From governor in Guangzhou to prisoner in India, Ye Mingchen was probably the unluckiest official to ever serve as Governor-General in the Pearl River Delta.
In this episode of Barbarians at the Gates, Edward Wong of the New York Times joins David and me to discuss Ed's new book, At the Edge of Empire. We discuss frontiers, what the Qing Dynasty means for China, and the different generational perspectives on China's recent past.