CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

Arrive at Hong-kong-Excitement on the arrival of the mail-
Centipede boats Bay of Hong-kong by moonlight - Town of
Victoria Its trees and gardens - Mortality amongst the troops
-Its cause
A remedy suggested - Sail for Shanghae Its
importance as a place of trade - New English town and shipping
-The gardens of the foreign residents

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CHAPTER II.

My object in coming north-Difficulty in procuring tea-plants- No
dependence can be placed upon the Chinese

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Adopt the dress of
the country Start for the interior Mode of getting my head
shaved-City of Kea-hing-foo and its old cemetery - Lakes and
"ling"-Mode of gathering the ling Great silk country -
Increase in exports
City of Seh-mun-yuen - Fear of thieves -
Hang-chow-fooThe "Garden of China" Description of the
city and its suburbs Gaiety of the people Adventure in the
city- Kan-du- A "chop"-A Chinese inn- I get no breakfast
and lose my dinner Boat engaged for Hwuy-chow Importance
of Hang-chow both for trading and "squeezing”.

CHAPTER III.

Leave Hang-chow-foo- A China passage-boat

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Scenery and natural

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productions Remarkable hills Our fellow-passengers

smoker of opium - I am discovered to be a foreigner - City of
Yen-chow-foo-A Chinaman cheats a Chinaman!-The river and

water-mills

Botany of the country

A valuable palm-tree -
Birds - Lime-kilns and green granite - Tea-plant met with —
The new FUNEREAL CYPRESS discovered - Its beauty - How its
seeds were procured-Dr. Lindley's opinion of its merits-Strange
echo River and land beggars - Charity.

CHAPTER IV.

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City of Wae-ping-Threatened attack from boatmen - A false alarm
A border country and a border guard Enter the district of
Hwuy-chow-The tea-plant and other crops A Chinese play-i
Ferry-boat and ladies Cargo transshipped-Two coffins below
my bed
A mandarin's garden Botany of the hills - A new
plant (Berberis japonica) — My servant's advice-Leave the boat ——
The opium-smoker outwitted-Town of Tun-che-Its importance
in connection with the tea-trade - Features of country, soil, and
productions - First view of Sung-lo-shan

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CHAPTER V.

Its height above the sea- - Rock
Temperature and climate

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Sung-lo-shan-Its priests and tea
formation Flora of the hills
Cultivation of the tea-shrub - Mode of preserving its seeds — The
young plants-Method of dyeing green teas-Ingredients employed
- Chinese reason for the practice - Quantity of Prussian blue and
gypsum taken by a green-tea drinker - Such teas not used by
the Chinese Mr. Warrington's observations

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My reception in the house of Wang's father A smoky Chinese
cottage My coolie and the dwarf- The dangers to which they
had been exposed - Chinese mode of warming themselves on a
cold day Tea-seeds, &c., obtained Anecdote of the new
Berberis Obtain some young plants of it - Deceitful character
of the Chinese Leave the far-famed Sung-lo-shan - Wang tries
to cheat the chairmen - Invents a story of a "great general
Leave Tun-che-
Mountain scenery - Pleasure of going down the
river-Gale of wind amongst the mountains-Arrive at Nechow-
Shaou-hing-foo-Tsaou-o-Pak-wan-Arrive at Ning-po.

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CHAPTER VII.

Kintang or Silver Island - Its inhabitants and productions — Bay of
Chapoo-Advantages of an inland route-New year at Shanghae-
Flower-shops and flowers-Sacred bamboo-The Chrysanthemum
---Mode of cultivating it -Weather-prophets - Sail for Hong-kong
-A game-ship-The Enkianthus Canton seeds, and mode of
packing them False notion regarding their being poisoned

CHAPTER VIII.

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Foo-chow-foo-Jealousy of the mandarins - A polite way of getting
rid of a spy
Scenery amongst the mountains - Temple of Koo-
shan-Its priests and idols - Buddha's tooth and other relics-
Trees and shrubs - City of Foo-chow-foo-Chinese mode of getting
out when the gates are shut-Journey up the Min Chinese
sportsmen and their dogs - A deer-hunt-Scenery about Tein-
tung-Wild flowers - Roadside temples -The bamboo-A priest
and siphon - Lakes of Tung-hoo

CHAPTER IX.

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Leave Ning-po for the Bohea mountains - My guides - A flag and its
history The Green River again - Spring scenery on its banks
Yen-chow and Ta-yang- A storm in a creek - Boatwomen
Chinese Mrs. Caudle and a curtain lecture

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Natural productions

Funereal cypress and other trees - Our boat seized for debt and
the sail taken away
- A Chinese creditor - Town of Nan-che-

Its houses, gardens, and trade-Vale of Nan-che-Productions

and fertility City of Chu-chu-foo

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"tobacco"-Arrive at Chang-shan

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Moschetoes and Moscheto

CHAPTER X.

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City of Chang-shan and its trade Land journey - My chair and
chair-bearers - Description of the road - Trains of tea coolies-
Roadside inns - Boundary of two provinces - Dinner at a Chinese
inn - Value of the chopsticks - Adventure with two Canton men
-City of Yuk-shan - Its trade and importance-Quan-sin-foo-
My servant speculates in grass-cloth- A Chinese test of respecta-
bility Description of the country and its productions - Arrive at
the town of Hokow

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Town of Hokow― Its situation, trade, and great importance - Bohea
mountain chair- Mountain road Beggars by the wayside -
Beautiful scenery - the priest and his bell - Town of Yuen-shan
- Appearance of the road-Tea coolies - Different modes of
carrying the tea-chests Large tea-growing country - Soil and
plantations My first night in a Chinese inn - Reception - Dirty
bed-rooms - I console myself, and go to dinner

CHAPTER XII.

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First view of the Bohea mountains — Mountain pass-A noble fir-
tree-Its name and history-Flora of the mountains-New plants
Source of the river Min Entertainment for man and beast

A rugged road and another pass-A gale amongst the mountains-
An amusing old China-woman Sugar and tea-spoons A kind
landlord - The Tein-sin - Arrive at the city of Tsong-gan-hien -
Its situation, size, and trade - Tea-farms

CHAPTER XIII.

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Woo-e-shan - Ascent of the hill - Arrive at a Buddhist temple -
Description of the temple and the scenery - Strange rocks -- My
reception - Our dinner and its ceremonies -An interesting con-
versation - An evening stroll - Formation of the rocks - Soil
View from the top of Woo-e-shan ·A priests' grave - A view by
moonlight-Chinese wine -Cultivation of the tea-shrub - Chains
and monkeys used in gathering it-Tea-merchants - Happiness
and contentment of the peasantry

CHAPTER XIV.

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Stream of "nine windings"-A Taouist priest-His house and temple
- Du Halde's description of these hills Strange impressions of
gigantic hands on the rocks Tea-plants purchased - Adventure
during the night - My visitors - Plants packed for a journey—
Town of Tsin-tsun and its trade-Leave the Woo-e hills-Moun-

tain scenery · The lance-leaved pine Rocks, ravines, and water-

falls-A lonely road-Trees-Birds and other animals-Town of
She-pa-ky-Productions of the country-Uses of the Nelumbium
-Pouching teas-City of Pouching-hien

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