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 VII.

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Remarks on the Chinese Language.--Ice-houses near Ning-po described.--Their Simplicity and Utility.--Novel Modes of Fishing.--Fishing Cormorants met with.--Their Actions described.--Two pairs purchased.--Account of their Food and Habits.