Chapter VIII

Shanghae visited at the end of 1843.--My Lodgings.--Prejudices and Superstitions of the Inhabitants.--The City described.--Shops and Merchandise.--Food.--An important Station for foreign Trade.--The Exports of the Country; Teas and Silk easily brought to it.--The adjacent Country described.--Its Canals--Agriculture.--Tombs of the Dead.--Trees and Shrubs.--Gardens and Nurseries.--Difficulty of access to them.--Cunning and Deceit of the Chinese.--A Chinese Dinner.--Theatricals.