Category: Travel Writing
Western China and the interest attaching to it--The way thither--An unsuccessful attempt to reach Ichang--Ichang at last--Difficulties of navigation--Commercial importance of Ichang--My native passenger-boat, opium-smoking skipper, and crew--The navigability of the Upper Yang-...
Non-Chinese races of Western and South-western China--Imperfect knowledge regarding them--A traveller’s difficulties--Phö language approaching extinction--The Miao-tzŭ rebellion...
24. CHAPTER X.An unfortunate start--North to Ho Chou--Chinese Soy--Varnish and its collection--Young trees from the old--Light-hearted peasants--The garden of Ssŭ-ch’uan--Otter fishing--Man-t...
20. CHAPTER VI.A Tibetan criminal in a cage--The armed ruffians of Chiung Chou--A floating bamboo bridge--Brick tea for Tibet--Fraternizing with Tibetan pilgrims on the summit of the Flying Dr...
15. CHAPTER II.My overland caravan--Harvesting opium--Field-fishing--Wood-oil--The manufacture of paper--Salt carriers--Silk-worms and their food--Rice or Pith paper, and its manufacture--The...
26. CHAPTER XII.The waterways, trade-routes, condition, and commercial prospects of Yün-nan--Trade-routes to Kuei-chow, and the mineral wealth of the province--The waterways of Ssŭ-ch’uan--Gene...
16. CHAPTER III.White wax insects--Terrible hailstorm and its effects--Miao-tzŭ houses and women--An-shun Fu--Limestone cave--Pai-shui waterfall--Reception at Lang-t’ai T’ing--Lang-wang Mountai...
21. CHAPTER VII.Earthquakes--The reception of foreigners at Ning-yuan--The fertility of the Ning-yuan plain--Goître and the salt supply--Historical hailstorm--A Tibetan caravan--Crossing the Ya...
19. CHAPTER V.Fu-t’ou-kuan--The country and its products--Chinese New Year--Charcoal from bracken--Ramie fibre and grass-cloth--Down a tributary of the T’o--The T’o and its commercial importa...
22. CHAPTER VIII.A view from the walls of Ta-li--The Mohammedan Rebellion--A dying patriot’s prayer--Tibetan dogs--Amherst pheasants--A visit to the marble quarries--False musk--Min-chia maidens...
23. CHAPTER IX.The advantages of scholars _en route_ for examination--High-road converted into a reservoir--Quartered in a chimney--Intolerable inquisitiveness--Travellers, beware of T’ang-t’a...
25. CHAPTER XI.References to insect white wax in Europe and China--Area of production--Chief wax-insect producing country--The insect tree--The insect “buffalo” beetle, or parasite--The insect...
18. Chapter XII., which is specially devoted to the trade of Western andI had now reached the place which I had fixed upon as my farthest point, and, having attained the object of my journey, I resolved to strike the Yang-tsze at Hsü-chou Fu, follow...
14. CHAPTER I.Western China and the interest attaching to it--The way thither--An unsuccessful attempt to reach Ichang--Ichang at last--Difficulties of navigation--Commercial importance of Ic...
17. CHAPTER IV.The city of Yün-nan Fu--P’u-êrh tea--Opium-smoking chair-bearers and personal care--Exposure of robbers’ heads--Chinese school--Rainbow superstition--Entertainment at Tung-ch’ua...
10. CHAPTER X.An unfortunate start--North to Ho Chou--Chinese soy--Varnish and its collection--Young trees from the old--Light-hearted peasants--The garden of Ssŭ-ch’uan--Otter fishing--Man-t...
8. CHAPTER VIII.A view from the walls of Ta-li--The Mohammedan rebellion--A dying patriot’s prayer--Tibetan dogs--Amherst pheasants--A visit to the marble quarries--False musk--Min-chia maidens...
7. CHAPTER VII.Earthquakes--The reception of foreigners at Ning-yuan--The fertility of the Ning-yuan plain--Goître and the salt supply--Historical hailstorm--A Tibetan caravan--Crossing the Ya...
3. CHAPTER III.White wax insects--Terrific hailstorm and its effects--Miao-tzŭ houses and women--An-shun Fu--Limestone cave--Pai-shui waterfall--Reception at Lang-t’ai T’ing--Lang-wang Mountai...
9. CHAPTER IX.The advantages of scholars _en route_ to Examination--Highroad converted into a reservoir--Quartered in a chimney--Intolerable inquisitiveness--Travellers, beware of T’ang-t’ang...
2. CHAPTER II.My overland caravan--Harvesting opium--Field-fishing--Wood-oil--The manufacture of paper--Salt carriers--Silkworms and their food--Rice or Pith paper, and its manufacture--The K...
6. CHAPTER VI.A Tibetan criminal in a cage--The armed ruffians of Chiung Chou--A floating bamboo bridge--Brick tea for Tibet--Fraternizing with Tibetan pilgrims on the summit of the Flying Dr...
12. CHAPTER XII.The waterways, trade-routes, condition, and commercial prospects of Yün-nan--Trade-routes to Kuei-chow and the mineral wealth of the province--The waterways of Ssŭ-ch’uan--Gener...
4. CHAPTER IV.The city of Yün-nan Fu--P’u-êrh tea--Opium-smoking, chair-bearers, and personal care--Exposure of robbers’ heads--Chinese school--Rainbow superstition--Entertainment at Tung-ch’...
11. CHAPTER XI.References to Insect White Wax in Europe and China--Area of production--Chief wax insect producing country--The insect tree--The insect “buffalo” beetle, or parasite--The insect...
1. CHAPTER I.Western China and the interest attaching to it--The way thither--An unsuccessful attempt to reach Ichang--Ichang at last--Difficulties of navigation--Commercial importance of Ic...
13. CHAPTER XIII.Non-Chinese races of Western and South-Western China--Imperfect knowledge regarding them--A traveller’s difficulties--Phö language approaching extinction--The Miao-tzŭ rebellion...
5. CHAPTER V.Fu-t’ou-kuan--The country and its products--Chinese New Year--Charcoal from bracken--Ramie fibre and grass-cloth--Down a tributary of the T’o--The T’o and its commercial importa...