anton ▁to ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁P ek ing ▁and ▁Shang hai , ▁to ▁the ▁Great ▁Wall ▁in ▁the ▁north , ▁and ▁deep ▁into ▁central ▁China . ▁From ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁he ▁visited ▁the ▁F uk ien ▁region , ▁trav elling ▁up ▁the ▁Min ▁River ▁by ▁boat ▁with ▁the ▁American ▁Protest ant ▁mission ary ▁Re ver end ▁Just us ▁D ool ittle , ▁and ▁then ▁visited ▁Am oy ▁and ▁Sw at ow . ▁ ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Form osa ▁( mod ern - day ▁Taiwan ) ▁with ▁the ▁mission ary ▁Dr . ▁James ▁La id law ▁Max well , ▁landing ▁first ▁in ▁Tak ao ▁in ▁early ▁April ▁ 1 8 7 1 . ▁The ▁pair ▁visited ▁the ▁capital , ▁Taiwan fu ▁( now ▁T ain an ), ▁before ▁trav elling ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁ab original ▁villages ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁pla ins ▁of ▁the ▁island . ▁After ▁leaving ▁Form osa , ▁Thom son ▁spent ▁the ▁next ▁three ▁months ▁trav elling ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁miles ▁up ▁the ▁Yang t ze ▁River , ▁reaching ▁Hu pe h ▁and ▁S zech uan . ▁ ▁Thom son ' s ▁travel s ▁in ▁China ▁were ▁often ▁per il ous , ▁as ▁he ▁visited ▁remote , ▁almost ▁un pop ulated ▁regions ▁far ▁in land . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁he ▁encountered ▁had ▁never ▁seen ▁a ▁Western er ▁or ▁camera ▁before . ▁His ▁exped itions ▁were ▁also ▁especially ▁challeng ing ▁because ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁transport ▁his