Three Years in Western China A Narrative of Three Journeys in Ssu-ch'uan, Kuei-chow, and Yün-nan
CHAPTER V.
FROM CH’UNG-K’ING TO THE CAPITAL OF SSŬ-CH’UAN.
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 importance--The salt wells of Tzu-liu-ching--Sugar and safflower--The Ch’êng-tu plain--Beggars--The capital of Ssŭ-ch’uan 70