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 XV.

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Climate of China.--Summer and Winter.--Temperature of Hong-kong--of Shanghae.--Monsoons.--Typhoons.--Signs of their Approach.--Description of a Typhoon witnessed by the Author.--Effect produced upon Vegetation.--Rains.--Wet and dry Seasons.--Meteorological Table.