Chapter XIII: The Phö (3)

Goître, 49, 52, 115, 116

Gold, 154

Gold-silver-Mountain, 154

“Golden River” (Chin-Chiang), 111, 126, 184, 191, 192

“Golden Summit,” 174, 175

“Golden Teeth,” Country of the, 138

Gorges of the Yang-tsze, 7, 8, 9, 30, 214, 215, 217

Governor-Generals, or Viceroys, in China, 85

Governor of Kuei-chow, 33

Graduates, Chinese, 148

“Granary” Gorge, 9

Granite, 29;
granite foundations of houses, 126

Grass, China, 163;
cloth, 73, 75, 164, 169;
plains, 37, 43

Gravestones, 129

Great Khan, The, 1

Great River (Upper Yang-tsze), The, 16, 71, 207

Great Wall, The, 44

Greed, Chinese, 44

Grooves, Trade, 212

Grosvenor Mission, 57, 68, 134, 140

Ground-nuts, 83, 169;
ground-nut oil, 83

Guard-houses, 33, 107, 108, 109

Guerilla warfare against the Lolos, 181

Hailstorm, Terrific, 36, 116

Hainan, 190

Hai-t’ang, 104, 106

Hallett, Mr., 203

Han Dynasty, Minor, 81

Hanbury, Daniel, 190

Hang-chou, 118, 119, 120;
Valley, 119

Hankow, 2, 3, 11, 34, 95, 173, 206, 211, 212, 218, 219

Harpies, Official, 85

Hats, Bamboo, 44;
Straw, 142

Hawthorn, 155

Heads, Exposed, 58

“Heaven-born-bridge,” 154

“Heaven’s Bridge,” 154

Hei (or Black) Miao, 226

Hei-wu Hai-tzŭ, 125

Hemp, 22, 68, 163, 169;
hempen clothes, 152

Hêng River, 67, 68, 158, 160, 185, 204

Hides, 208

Highwaymen’s punishment, 58

Ho-chiang Hsien, 156

Ho Chou, 162, 163, 164, 166;
Plain, 164

Ho-hsi, 116

Ho-pei Hsün, 156

Ho-pien Hsün, 117

Hodgson, Mr., 105

Hogs’ tusks, 124

Holkar, The Maharajah, 289

Honeysuckle, 22

Hooker, Sir Joseph, 191

Horse-boy’s death, 188

Horse-pistol, 139, 187

Horses, 38

Hosie, Dr., 288

Hou-p’o, The drug, 95

Hsi Chiang (or West River), 204

Hsi-tsang, 130

Hsia-kuan, 136, 138, 139

Hsiao Hsiang Ling Pass, 108, 109

Hsiao-kuan, 97

Hsiao-shao, 108, 109

Hsin-ching Hsien, 89, 90

Hsin-p’ai-fang, 71

Hsing-lung-ch’ang, 167

Hsü-chou Fu (or Sui Fu), 9, 57, 67, 69, 155, 160, 162,
185, 187, 188, 220

Hsü-yung T’ing, 155, 158

Hsüan-wei Chou, 150, 151

Hsüeh-shan range, 156, 157

Hua (or Coloured) Miao, 228

Hu-kwang, 189

Huang-chia-p’ing, 128

Huang-kuo-shu, 41

Huang-lien, The drug, 95

Huang-ni-p’u, 97, 98

Huang-sha, 198

Huang-shui-k’ou, 68

Hui-li Chou, 114

Hui-lung-ch’ang, 124

Hunan, 28, 35, 40, 189, 190;
braves, 181

Hŭng River, 67

Hupeh, 28, 189, 209

Ichang, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 18, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214,
215, 217, 218, 219

I-li River, 60

Immigrants, Chinese, 28, 145, 207

Imperial Palace, Tea for the, 93

Indian Corn, or maize, 68, 113, 149, 163, 172

Indian Empire, 2, 140, 203, 204;
Opium cultivation in Western Malwa, India, 288-290

Indigo, 163

Indore, 289

Inns, 85, 92, 97, 104, 106, 113, 139, 142, 149, 180, 184, 185;
poetical description of, 25

Inquisitiveness, Chinese, 34, 52, 141, 150

Insect White Wax:--35, 102, 114, 120, 141, 161, 170, 195, 261;
tree, 169, 170, 171, 178, 191, 192;
culture, trees, insects, uses and value, 189-201

Inventiveness, Chinese, 96

Iron, 24, 31, 95, 97, 113, 121, 150, 166, 174, 207;
bridges, 30-31;
pans, 24, 89, 97

Irrawaddy, River, 204

Irrigation, Ingenious, 26, 121

Jên-huai River, 208

Julien, Stanislaus, 189

Jumna, River, 288

_Juncus effusus_, 92

Jung-ch’ang Hsien, 72, 75, 167

Jung-ching Hsien, 93, 97

Jung-ching River, 97

Ka-tou tribe, 228;
tongue, 229

Kan-shui, 24

Kao-ch’iao, 144

Kao-shan-p’u, 156

Keppel, Admiral, 217

Kerosene oil, 200

Kew, Royal Gardens at, 161, 192, 193

Khan, The Great, 1

Ki--a musical instrument of the Phö, 231

Kilts, Miao-tzŭ, 24, 230

K’o-tu River, 151, 152

Ku-lu River, 27

Ku-tsung tribe, 130, 134, 224

Ku-yü tea, 93-94

Kuan-ai Customs barrier, 31

Kuan-tzŭ-yao, 45

Kuang-t’ung Hsien, 140

Kuei-chow, 2, 14, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 28, 31, 32,
39, 40, 41, 45, 48, 59, 76, 94, 96, 115, 145,
150, 151, 152, 153, 155, 156, 160, 190, 203, 206,
207, 219, 220, 221, 222, 224, 226, 227, 228

K’uei-chow Fu (K’uei Fu), 209, 214, 217, 220

Kuei-yang Fu, 32, 33, 34, 36, 44, 145, 147, 207, 226

K’un ming Hsien, 56, 155

K’un-ming Lake, 56

Kuang-t’an River, 31, 208

Kuo-chin-ch’ang, 142

Kwang-si, 43, 49, 189, 203

La-kou, 198

La-sha, 198

Lai-yuan-p’u, 149, 150

Lakes:--Chao-t’ung 65;
Ching-lung, 141;
Sung-ming, 53;
Yün-nan, 53, 56;
Lake of the Black Mist, 125

Lan-ma-lu, 157

Lan-tsang River, 139

Lang-t’ai T’ing, 41, 42

Lang-wang-shan, 42

Lao-chün-tung, Temple of, 16

Lao-wa-t’an or Lao-ya-t’an, 67, 68

Lead, 50, 64, 152, 205

Leguilcher, Père, 130, 142

“Leather” paper, wrongly called, 153

“_Lettres Edificantes_,” 189

Li--a Chinese measure of distance, 156

Li-chiang Fu, 130, 221

Li-su--a Man-tzŭ tribe, 124

Liang-shui-ching, 63

Licentiates, Chinese, 148

Lien-ch’ien-tzŭ, 160

Life-boats, 10

_Ligustrum lucidum_, 121, 192, 193, 194, 195, 199

Likin, 213, 216, 219

Limestone, 16, 28, 48, 151, 163, 166

“Lion’s Bridge,” 75

Lions, Stone, 45

Little, Mr., 8

Liu-sha River, 100

Lolos, 55, 59, 66, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 108, 110, 123,
162, 179, 181, 182, 224, 225, 230;
a Chinese army destroyed by the, 107;
deputation of, 123;
dress of the, 106, 110;
frequent raids of the, 107;
ornaments of the, 107;
weapons of the, 104

London, 148

Looms, 89, 164

Lu Chou, 20, 72, 154, 155, 158, 160

Lu-fêng Hsien, 140, 143

Lu-fêng Bridge, 143

Lu-fêng Plain, 143

Lu-ku, 110, 115

Lumber, 164

Lung-ch’ang Hsien, 75

Lung-ch’ang, Mines near, 75

Lung-tung, 99

Ma, Imperialist Commander, 133

Ma-kai, 50

Ma-lung Chou, 51, 52

Ma-pien River, 180, 181

Ma-pien Ting, 177, 180, 181, 182

Magalhaes, Gabriel de, 189

_Magnolia sp._, 95

Maize (or Indian corn), 68, 113, 149, 163, 172

Malwa, Western, 288

Man-i-ssŭ, 184

Man-tzŭ, 122, 130, 179, 225, 226;
caves, 168;
ornaments, 124;
tribes, 123, 124;
turbans, 124;
women, 123-124

Manchester Chamber of Commerce, 202

Manuring, A new method of, 45

Mao-chien tea, 94

Mao-k’ou, 43;
River, 43

Marble quarries, 134, 135, 148

March, A forced, 182

Margary, A. R., 34, 47, 57, 140

Maritime Customs, Chinese Imperial, 200

Market-towns, 21, 71

Martini, 189

Marvellous, Fact mixed with the, 161

McLachlan, Mr., 193

Medicines, 91, 92, 113, 117, 164, 176, 208;
Chinese distrust of foreign, 92

Mekong, 139, 204

Melons, 163, 167

Memorial portals, 71

“Memoire sur la cire d’arbre,” 189

Mêng-shan Hills, 93

Mêng-tzŭ Hsien, 50, 142

Mesny, Mr., 144

Metals:--copper, 24, 49, 60, 96, 102, 113, 119, 120, 152,
154, 205, 207, 221;
gold, 154;
iron, 24, 31, 95, 97, 113, 121, 150, 166, 174, 207;
lead, 50, 64, 152, 205;
quicksilver, 207;
silver, 15, 151, 152, 154;
tin, 66, 142, 205;
zinc, 113

Metamorphosis, Wax insect, 190, 199

Mhow, 288

Mi-tsang (or “Granary”) Gorge, 9, 214

Miao, Hei (or black), 226

Miao, Hua (or coloured), 228

Miao-tzŭ, 24, 28, 29, 32, 37, 38, 152, 206, 224, 227, 228,
229, 230;
dress, 152, 230;
ornaments, 230

Mien-hua-ti, 124

Mien-shan, 110

Mien-tien, 51

Millet, 163, 169, 172

Mills, Water, 88

Min River, 69, 76, 87, 89, 91, 101, 102, 162, 168, 169, 170,
174, 196, 208

Min-chia tribe, 130;
maidens, 136

Ming Dynasty, 112, 174

Ming-shan District, 92

Ming-shan Hsien, 91, 92, 93

Mining in China, 75, 154, 205

Missionaries and Mission Stations:--55, 60, 113, 124, 130,
134, 142, 143, 144, 190, 226;
Les Missions Etrangères de Paris, 55;
China Inland Mission, 55, 144, 226

Mo-ni-ch’ang, 157

Mohammedan Rebellion, 54, 125, 127, 132, 205;
cemetery, 71, 130;
leader, Tu Wên-hsiu, 133

Mohammedans, 55, 134

Monkeys, 176

Morphia, 290

Mu-kua-shao, 151

Mulberry, 21, 22, 71, 100, 113, 114, 163, 165, 181

Mules, 49, 96, 117

Musical Instruments of the Phö, 230-231

Musk, 117, 208;
false, 136

Na-ch’i-Hsien, 39, 160

Nan-ching-kai, 104

Nan Ho River, 91, 92

Nan-k’ou Pass, 44

Nan-kuang, 69;
River, 67, 68, 158, 160, 208

Nationalities, Different, 55

“Natural Bridge,” 62, 154

Nature, A child of, 157

Nei-chiang Hsien, 168, 169

New Year, The Chinese, 72

Ni-tien-ch’ang, 181

Ning-yuan Fu, 87, 96, 108, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117,
118, 192;
Lake of, 112;
Plain, 110, 115

Niu-êrh (or white wax beetle), 193

Niu-lan River, 64, 65

Non-Chinese Villages, 38

Novel plan to prevent animal depredations, A, 72

O-Mei Hsien, 170, 171, 177, 179

O-mei, Mount, 162, 170, 172, 175, 196;
Excursion to, 171-177;
Plain, 178

Oak, 28, 29, 30, 44, 125, 128, 140, 163, 167, 180

Oats, 45, 47, 48, 59, 149

Obstruction, Official, 177

Octroi, 219

Ohio, Petroleum used for street-lighting in, 79

Open ports in China, 216

Opium, 5, 6, 8, 11, 16, 17, 21, 29, 32, 39, 40, 41, 57, 83, 139,
148, 157, 169, 185, 208, 213, 287;
oil from opium capsules, 290;
Note on opium cultivation in Western Malwa, India, 288-290

Orange groves, 84, 163

Originality, Chinese, 96

Ornaments, Silver, 99, 110

Otter-fishing, 168

Oxen, 38

_Pachyma cocos_, 106

Pack-animals, Ornaments of, 135

Paddy-land, 40, 72, 84, 163, 165, 166, 167, 169;
planting, 58

Pagodas, 84, 136, 164, 174, 175

Pai-chang-ch’ang (or Pai-chang-yi), 91, 92

Pai-chang valley, 91

Pai-la-shu (or white wax tree), 197

Pai-shui, 48, 49, 50;
River, 41

Pai-yen-ching, 115, 122;
salt wells, 121-122

Pai-yi (a Man-tzŭ tribe), 124

Palace, Tea for the Imperial, 93

Palm, 22, 163, 167;
palm-coir, 175

Pan-pien-ch’ing, 61

Panorama, A magnificent, 129, 136

Pans, Iron, 24, 79

Pao-kê-ts’ao-shu, 192

Paper, bamboo, 19;
bark, 153;
straw, 25;
factories, 19

Parasites, Soldier, 86

Parliamentary Papers on China, 2;
on Insect White Wax, 191

Passports, 18

Pear, Prickly, 117

Pear trees, 94, 100, 116

Pearls, 112, 113

Peas, 12, 71, 82

Peculation, Official, 49

Peking, 29, 86, 93, 148, 154

Pe-sê T’ing, 49, 204

Petroleum, 79

_Pharmaceutical Journal_, 190

Pharmacopœia, The Chinese, 91

Pheasants, 44;
Amherst, 134, 141

Phö:--224, 226-231;
ammunition of the, 227;
annual religious gathering of the, 230;
dress of the, 230;
language, 228-229;
language and vocabularies, 231-285;
language dying out, 227;
music and dancing, 231;
musical instruments, 230-231;
ornaments of the, 230;
struggle between the Chinese and the, 227;
women, 231

Pi-chi-kuan, 144

Pi-chieh Hsien, 153, 154, 155

Pictures on white marble, 135-136

Pig, A familiar, 63

Pigeons, 42

Pilgrims, 170, 171, 175;
at their devotions, 175

Pilot, A river, 186

Pines, 59, 82, 91, 110, 116, 119, 124, 125, 136, 140, 172, 173;
boards, 102, 114;
forests, 122, 175;
sprouts, 114

P’ing-i Hsien, 46, 47, 48

P’ing-pa, 103

P’ing-shan Hsien, 185, 220

“Pinnacle Pagoda,” Blakiston’s, 16

Pith paper, 22;
plant, 22

Pits, Clay, 150

Plague, Yün-nan, 128

P’o-kung, 41

Polo, Marco, 112, 122, 126, 129

Ponies, 39, 44, 49, 50, 51, 59, 61, 66, 86, 89, 96, 109, 117, 124

Pony, The Yün-nan, 50

Poppy, 11, 12, 16, 25, 27, 28, 32, 36, 37, 40, 46, 48, 59, 71, 84,
99, 113, 115, 125, 126, 128, 129, 132, 141, 149, 155, 165,
287, 288;
extraction of the juice, 17

Potatoes, 48, 51, 59, 149, 169, 175

Poverty around Ch’ing-chên, 37

Poverty and riches always hand in hand, 84

Powder, Miao-tzŭ, 227

Prayer, A dying patriot’s, 133

Press, Native, 33

Prince, The White, 138

Prisoner, A distinguished, 89

Privet, 116, 121, 192

Proclamation, A Chinese, 154-155

Provisions, Tinned, 16

Public street-lighting in China, 200

P’u-êrh Fu, 55, 56;
tea, 56, 64, 66

Pumelo, 22, 82

“Pure soluble scarlet,” 83

Quarters, Strange, 149

Queen’s Birthday, The, 51, 149

Quicksilver, 207

Races, Non-Chinese, 224, 225

Railways, 65, 146, 157

Rain-coat incident, 58

Rainstorm, A tremendous, 149

Ramie fibre, 73

Rape, 16, 37, 71, 82, 99;
oil, 164

Rapids, 8, 9, 11, 159, 180, 185, 187, 206, 214, 217, 218, 219, 220

Rathouis, Père, 190

Red River, The, 204

Reed fences, 114

Refuges, Stone, 38, 66

Rest-houses, Official, 33

Revenue, Board of, 155

Review of Chinese troops, 134

Revolver, Advantage of being armed with a, 119

_Rhamnus sp._, 96

Rhubarb, 208

_Rhus vernicifera_, 164

Rice, 15, 36, 68, 113, 123;
broth, 184;
fields, 17, 45, 58, 88, 163, 196, 224;
hulling, 27, 88;
mills, 88;
paper, 22;
paper manufacture, 23

Richthofen, Baron von, 70, 90, 190

Rings, 38, 230

Riot at Hang-chou, 119

Rivers, Underground, 48, 152

Roads, 32, 140, 149, 183

Rocks, Fortress-shaped, 82

Romance in Chinese topographical names, 154

Roofs, Chinese, 100

Rose, Wild, 22

Ruins in Kuei-chow, 29

Rush wicks, 92

Sacred Mountain of Western China, 95, 162, 170

Safflower, 83, 113, 164

Salt, 20, 39, 55, 64, 75, 76, 102, 115, 120, 121, 142, 144,
153, 160, 164, 207, 208;
brine, 80;
carriers, 20;
cones, 111, 122;
currency, 122;
evaporation, 121;
Government control of, 79;
granular, 79;
junks, 160;
pan, 79;
wells, 75, 80, 84, 87, 121, 142, 144, 168, 170

Salutes, Chinese, 45

Salwen, River, 204

Samaritan, A good, 182

Sandals, Straw, 39, 92, 104

Sandalwood, 171

Sandstone, 48, 125

_Sapium sebiferum_, 169

Scales, Wax insect, 192, 193, 195, 197, 200

School, A Chinese, 59

Sentries, Chinese, 109

Sericulture, 21, 170;
Goddess of, 71

Sha-shih, 3

Shan States, 56, 157, 203;
the Shans, 55, 130, 224

Shan-hu-shu, 63, 64

Shan-tung, 189

Shang-kuan, 130, 136;
Plain, 130

Shanghai, 2, 24, 201, 205, 211, 212;
Chamber of Commerce, 190, 217;
native press, 33;
papers, 143

Shao-shang, 123

Shê-hung Hsien, 73

Shê-tz’ŭ, 142

Sheep, 59, 124

Shells, Fresh-water, 137

Shên-ching-kuan, 45

Shifting sands in the Yang-tsze, 3

Shih-ch’i-ch’ang, 186

Shuan-ma-ts’ao, 103

Shuang-liu Hsien, 89

Shui-p’ang-p’u, 141

Shui-t’ang-p’u, 151;
silver mine of, 151

Shun-ching Fu, 83

Shweli River, 204

Sifans, 99, 101, 122, 222;
reputed immorality, 102;
language, 104-105;
modesty of the, 103;
ornaments, 99;
probably Tibetans, 124;
tribes, 102

Signboards, Shop, 86

Silk, 30, 68, 113, 165, 169, 208, 209, 220;
embroidery, 230;
weaving, 170

Silkworm, 21;
diet, 21;
eggs, 21, 165

Silver, 152, 154;
ingots, 15;
mine, 151, 152

Sincerity, Chinese, 97

_Sinensis, Novus Atlas_, 189

Skiffs, 66

Skins, Tiger and leopard, 134

Snow, 48, 83, 84, 97, 104, 119, 129, 132, 137;
storm, 107

Soda, 125

Songkoi River, 50, 56, 143, 204

Songs, Boat, 7, 166

_Sorghum vulgare_, 163

Soup-kitchens, 85

Soy, 164

Spring, A fine water, 65

Spirits, 164

Ssŭ-ch’uan:--2, 3, 4, 11, 20, 28, 30, 31, 51, 61, 64, 67,
68, 70, 76, 81, 106, 107, 116, 121, 123, 125, 145,
155, 156, 157, 160, 161, 164, 167, 185, 190, 192,
193, 200, 203, 204, 206, 207, 208, 210, 211, 212,
213, 214, 215, 216, 219, 221, 222, 223, 224, 226;
fertility of, 167;
frontier, 9, 11;
hemp, 169;
import and export trade of, 213;
people, 165-166;
Plain, 84;
products of, 164, 208;
Viceroy of, 14;
waterways, 208

Stalactites, 47

Statements unreliable, Chinese, 97, 183

Steatite (or soapstone) ornaments, 201

_Sterculia platanifolia_, 169

_Stillingia sebifera_, 169

Stockades, 108

Stone tablets, 71

Straw hats, 142;
straw paper, 19;
straw sandals, 39

Strawberry, 22

Suburbs, Absence of, 30

Sugar, 76;
factories, 75, 83;
cane, 126, 169, 208

Sui-fang tea, 94

Sui Fu, _i.e._, Hsü-chou Fu, 9, 57, 67, 69, 155,
160, 162, 185, 187, 188, 220

Sultan at Ta-li-Fu, The so-called, 130, 133

Summer drink, A Chinese, 137

Sung-k’an, 25

Sung-ming Lake, 53

Superstition, 60, 98, 113

Swallows, 166

Sweet-briar, 129, 155

Sweet oil, Poppy, 37

Sweet potatoes, 169

Sweet-tea, 172-173

“Switzerland,” The Chinese, 206

Ta-chien-lu, 94, 99, 100

Ta-ch’ung River, 111, 191

Ta-Hsiang-Ling Pass, 97, 99, 109;
ascent of the, 98

Ta-kuan River, 204, 208

Ta-kuan T’ing, 67

Ta-li Fu, 55, 70, 87, 114, 125, 128, 129, 130, 131,
132, 137, 138, 139, 141, 142, 204, 205, 230;
annual fair at, 134;
Lake, 132, 134, 136, 137, 139, 140;
marble quarries of, 135;
Plain, 132, 136, 139;
ruins at, 138;
siege of, 133;
the so-called “Sultan” at, 130, 133

Ta-ping River, 204;
Valley, 205

Ta-shu-pao, 102

Ta-tsu Hsien, 166, 167

Ta-tu River, 100, 101, 103, 170, 171, 178, 196, 226

Ta-wang-miao, 128, 129

Taels, 4, 15

Tallow tree, The, 169, 181

“Tam O’ Shanters,” 110

T’ang-t’ang, 151

Tariff Import Duty, 210

Taros, 163, 167

Tartar garrisons, 86;
quarter at Ch’êng-tu, 84

Taxation of foreign goods, Grinding. 213, 216

Tea:--Brick tea, 93, 95, 209;
picking, value, and carriage of brick tea, 93-95;
brick tea carriers, 20, 94, 99;
preparation of brick tea, 93;
Russian brick tea, 95;
standard of sale of brick tea, 94;
three qualities of brick tea, 94;
tea for the Imperial palace, 93;
tea-growing districts and plantations, 68, 93, 97, 166;
tea hongs, 94, 95;
P’u-êrh tea, 56, 64, 66;
sweet tea, 172-173;
Tibetan way of eating tea, 95

Teal, 144

Tê-ch’ang, 195

Tei-li-pao, 117

Temples, 15, 40, 41, 42, 71, 120, 156, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175;
“Temple of a Myriad Ages,” 172;
temple of the Goddess of Sericulture, 71

Têng-hsiang, 109

Theatrical performances, 72

Thunderstorm, A terrible, 43

Tibet, 20, 87, 93, 94, 99, 209;
caravan, 117;
criminal, 89;
mountains, 126;
ornaments, 96;
pilgrims, 95;
travellers, 89, 134;
way of eating tea, 95

T’ien-ch’iao, 154

Tien Ch’ih Lake, 56

T’ien-ch’üan Chou, 93

T’ien-shêng-ch’iao, 154

Tigers, 176;
bones of, 91

Tin, 66, 142, 205

Ting-nan-pa, 182

T’o River, 72, 76, 82, 83, 167, 168, 169, 208

Tobacco, 68, 92, 142, 163, 164, 208

Tonquin, 2, 50, 142, 203

Torrents, Mountain, 47, 62

Town, A deserted, 127-128

Trackers, Boat, 7-8

Transit, certificates, 210, 212, 213;
duty, 210;
pass system, 210;
regulations, 212;
trade, 210

Travelling:--boat, 4, 5, 7;
discomforts, 15, 39, 61, 63, 64, 114, 118, 128, 141,
149, 163, 180, 182, 183, 184, 225;
in China, 39

Tree-planting, Ingenious plan for, 165

Trees, Deeply embedded immense, 114

Trial, A roadside, 143

Tsang-shan range, 129, 132, 136, 137, 138;
Marble quarries of the, 134

Tsun-i Fu, 28, 29, 30

Tu-kê-t’ang, 64

Tu Wên-hsiu, The Mohammedan leader, 133

Tung-ching-shu (or “Evergreen Tree”), 192

Tung-ch’uan Fu, 49, 59, 60, 64, 145, 155

Tung-ch’uan Plain, 61, 222

Tung-kai-ch’ang, 178

T’ung-liang Hsien, 166

T’ung-ma, 169

T’ung River, 170

Tung-t’ing Lake, 34, 206

T’ung-tzŭ Hsien, 21, 26;
valley, 26, 28;
tunnelling on the T’ung-tzŭ River, 28;
inundations, 28

Turbans, Man-tzŭ, 124;
Miao-tzŭ, 24, 230;
Sifan, 102

Typhoid fever, 177

Tzŭ Chou, 82, 83

Tzŭ-chu-p’ing, 178, 179

Tzŭ-liu-ching 75, 76;
salt wells, 76-81, 87, 160, 168

Tz’ŭ-yang Hsien, 83

Underground Rivers, 48, 152

“Upper Fortress” (Shang-kuan), 130

Upper Yang-tsze Expedition (1861), The, 184, 220

Varnish tree, The, 164-165

Vegetables, 164

_Viburnum phlebotrichum_, 173

Viceroys, or Governor-Generals, in China, 85

Vinçot, Père, 143

Vocabulary, English-Phö, 273-285

Wa-wa, 100, 101

Wade, Sir Thomas, 105, 227

Wahab, Mr., 55

Walnut trees, 149

Wan Hsien, 11, 209

Wan-nien-ssŭ, Temple of, 172, 173

Wan-wan T’an, 187

Wang-shan Temple, 42

Watch-towers, 66, 180

Water, Chinese abhorrence of cold, 137

Watercress, 100

Waterfall, Pai-shui, 41

Waterproof coat, A bearer and his, 58

Water-wheels, 26, 96

Wax, Insect White, 35, 102, 114, 120, 141, 161, 170, 195, 261;
tree, 169, 170, 171, 178, 191, 192;
culture, trees, insects, uses, and value, 189-201

Weapons of the Lolos, 104

Wei-ning Chou, 152, 153, 154;
Lake, 152;
Plain, 152

Weights in China, 15

Wênchow, 287

“West of the River” (Ho-hsi), 116

West River (Canton River), 41, 43, 49, 50, 56, 144, 150, 204, 205

Westwood, 193

Wheat, 12, 22, 25, 36, 37, 40, 46, 47, 50, 59, 71, 82, 99, 113, 115,
128, 141, 147, 149;
mills, 88;
planting and tillering, 22

Whirlpools, 257

“White Prince,” The, 138

White wax, Insect, 35, 102, 114, 120, 141, 161, 170, 195, 261;
tree, 169, 170, 171, 178, 191, 192;
culture, trees, insects, uses, and value, 189-201

“Winding Rapid,” The, 187

Wood-oil tree, 18, 21, 72, 163, 167, 169, 181, 197

Woollen goods, 209

Wu Chiang River, 30, 31, 32, 37, 153;
suspension bridge, 30, 31

Wuhu, 2

Ya-an Hsien, 93

Ya-chou Fu, 87, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96

Ya Ho (River), 91, 92, 93, 95, 101, 170, 171

Ya-lung River, 111, 116, 117, 118, 191

Ya-pien-yen (Opium), 11

Yang-lin, 53, 57, 58, 59

Yang-tsze River, 2, 3, 4, 8, 11, 12, 16, 18, 20, 31,
33, 39, 49, 56, 57, 59, 60, 64, 68, 69, 71, 73,
76, 102, 111, 140, 144, 145, 150, 153, 155, 156,
158, 160, 162, 163, 166, 169, 177, 178, 181, 182,
184, 185, 191, 201, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209,
213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 220, 221, 222;
Head waters of the, 124;
Upper Yang-tsze Expedition (1861), 184, 220;
Upper Yang-tsze Steam Navigation Co., 9

Yarn, Cotton, 89

Year, The China New, 72

Yen-yuan Hsien, 114, 115, 120

Yuan River, 34, 206;
rapids on, 206

Yüeh-hsi Plain, 107

Yüeh-hsi T’ing, 107

Yün-nan, 2, 14, 15, 20, 28, 31, 33, 35, 40, 41, 44, 45, 46,
48, 49, 50, 53, 55, 56, 57, 59, 70, 76, 87, 91, 96,
97, 99, 106, 108, 114, 120, 122, 123, 125, 134, 135,
142, 145, 146, 147, 151, 152, 154, 156, 157, 160, 185,
191, 203, 204, 206, 207, 219, 220, 221, 224, 226;
population, 205

Yün-nan Fu, 53, 54, 56, 57, 67, 114, 134, 139, 140, 142, 145,
153, 156, 205;
Lake, 53, 144;
Plain, 60

Yün-nan-yi, 141

Yün-yang Hsien, 12

Yung-ch’uan Hsien, 72, 73

Yung-ning Hsien, 153, 158, 160

Yung-ning River, 39, 145, 153, 155, 158, 159, 160, 208;
descent of, 158-159;
its importance as a trade route, 160

Yung-pei T’ing, 87, 124, 126, 205;
Plain, 125, 126

Zinc, 113

OF

SOUTH WESTERN CHINA

To illustrate the journeys of

ALEXANDER HOSIE, H.B.M. CONSULAR SERVICE, CHINA.]

GEORGE PHILIP AND SON, PRINTERS, LONDON AND LIVERPOOL.

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Transcriber's Note

In the section EXERCISES IN THE PHÖ LANGUAGE, the lists of single words were printed on facing pages. Duplicate headings have been removed from the text.

The following apparent errors have been corrected:

p. vi "C’hung-k’ing" changed to "Ch’ung-k’ing"

p. xx "Tient-sin" changed to "Tien-tsin"

p. 11 "aquaintance" changed to "acquaintance"

p. 35 "courtesey" changed to "courtesy"

p. 40 "aquaintance" changed to "acquaintance"

p. 45 "_THE YUN-NAN FRONTIER._" changed to "_THE YÜN-NAN FRONTIER._"

p. 83 "hypogœa" changed to "hypogæa"

p. 91 "their is" changed to "there is"

p. 140 "may seen" changed to "may seem"

p. 147 "Yün-nan--Kuei-chow" changed to "Yün-nan-Kuei-chow"

p. 161 "Omei" changed to "O-mei"

p. 169 "_Cudrania triloba Hance_" changed to "_Cudrania triloba, Hance_"

p. 173 "tea-leaf" changed to "tea-leaf."

p. 182 "in need" changed to "in need."

p. 195 "27° 24′" changed to "27° 24′."

p. 211 "£750,000!" changed to "£750,000;"

p. 241 "1. Pang." changed to "1.--Pang."

p. 241 "2. ‘Hei" changed to "2.--‘Hei"

p. 242 "7--To look" changed to "7.--To look"

p. 243 "Li" changed to "Li."

p. 243 "Hsiang" changed to "Hsiang."

p. 246 "20--Have" changed to "20.--Have"

p. 249 "Choh tai.." changed to "Choh tai."

p. 250 "warm" changed to "warm,"

p. 251 "nao ‘hniu" changed to "nao ‘hniu."

p. 261 "9. Sa" changed to "9. Sa."

p. 264 "1. Baggage." changed to "1.--Baggage."

p. 265 "7.--Ch’un" changed to "7.--Ch’ün"

p. 266 "8--When" changed to "8.--When"

p. 269 "T’i koh" changed to "T’i koh."

p. 293 "avicennæ" changed to "avicennae"

p. 293 "hypogœa" changed to "hypogæa"

p. 293 "22, 87," changed to "22, 27,"

p. 294 "(or “Insect Tree”)" changed to "(or “Insect Tree”),"

p. 295 "El Dorado" changed to "Eldorado"

p. 300 "Shê-tzü" changed to "Shê-tz’ŭ"

p. 301 "Têng-hsian" changed to "Têng-hsiang"

p. 302 "Shang-k’uan" changed to "Shang-kuan"

The following possible errors have been left as printed:

p. 2 China, No. 2 (1884); and China, No. 2 (1885)

p. 106 the hills of Ssŭ-ch’uan, and Yün-na

On p. 300, the reference "<i>Sterculia platanifolia</i>, 169" does not match the text.

The following are inconsistently used in the text:

Miao-Tzŭ and Miao-tzŭ

Ning-yüan and Ning-yuan

Szechuan, Szechuen, and Ssŭ-ch’uan

Inconsistent hyphenation and punctuation have otherwise been kept as printed.</p>

End of Project Gutenberg's Three Years in Western China, by Alexander Hosie