CHAPTER II.

TIENTSIN TO PEKING.

Modes of travelling--Carts, horses, boats--Filthy banks of the Peiho--Voyage to Tungchow--Our boat's crew--Chinese distances-- Traffic on the Peiho--Temple at Tungchow--Mercantile priests-- Ride to Peking--Millet--Eight-mile bridge--Resting place-- Tombs--Filial piety--Cemeteries--Old statues--Water communication into Peking--Grain supply 23