WRITTEN IN THE RUINS: CAPE BRETON ISLAND’S SECOND PRE-COLUMBIAN CHINESE SETTLEMENT

Book ID/图书代码： 04003015B86338

English Summary/英文概要： Paul Chiasson reveals the possibility that early Chinese settlers landed in Cape Breton long before Europeans.

From the very beginning of the European Age of Discovery, Cape Breton was considered unusual. The history of the area even includes early references to the island having once been the land of the Chinese. In 1497, at least a century before any attempt at European settlement in the region, the explorer John Cabot had referred to Cape Breton as the “Island of Seven Cities.”

The indigenous people of the region, the Mi’kmaq, were the only aboriginal people of North America who had a written language when Europeans first arrived. This writing, clothing, and customs also suggested an early Chinese presence.

In Written in the Ruins, Chiasson investigates the ruins at Saint Peters in the southern part of the island, where evidence brought to light supports a theory that could answer all the questions raised by the island’s curious, unresolved history.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 保罗•恰森揭示了早期中国移民比欧洲人更早来到布雷顿角的可能性。

从欧洲发现时代一开始，布雷顿角就被认为是不寻常的。该地区的历史，甚至包括早期有记载这曾经是中国的土地。在1497年，在欧洲人在该地区定居前的至少一个世纪前，探险家约翰•卡伯特将布雷顿角描述为”七个城市的岛屿”。

该地区的原住民 Mi’kmaq，是北美唯一一个当欧洲人第一次到达时有文字的土著人。这种文字、服装和风俗习惯也暗示了早期中国的存在。

在《写在废墟》中，恰森调查了岛南部的圣彼得斯遗址，得到的证据能够支持理论，来回答由岛的奇怪和悬而未决的历史引起的所有问题。（LNL）

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About the Author/作者介绍： 保罗•恰森是《七城之岛：当中国人发现美国时，他们在那定居了》的作者，该书探讨了在哥伦比亚开始他著名的航海前，中国早期的探险家定居在布雷顿角地区的可能性。他住在多伦多。

Paul Chiasson is the author of The Island of Seven Cities: Where the Chinese Settled When They Discovered America, a book that explores the possibility that early Chinese explorers settled in the Cape Dauphin area of Cape Breton years before Columbus made his famous voyage. He lives in Toronto.

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