Three Years' Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China Including a visit to the tea, silk, and cotton countries; with an account of the agriculture and horticulture of the Chinese, new plants, etc.

CHAPTER XII.

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Chusan Archipelago.--Storm in a small Boat.--Nearly upset.--Kin-tang, or Silver Island.--Its Inhabitants.--Their Surprise on seeing a Foreigner.--Yang-tse-kiang River.--Its numerous Sand Banks.--Our Schooner aground.--Novel Method of getting Assistance from the Chinese.--Village of Woo-sung.--Opium Station.--Remarks on the Opium Trade.--Its Effects upon the Chinese.