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CONTENTS.

Arrive at Hong-kong

Centipede boats

CHAPTER I.

Excitement on the arrival of the mail-

Bay of Hong-kong by moonlight - Town of
Victoria Its trees and gardens - Mortality amongst the troops

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CHAPTER II.

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My object in coming north - Difficulty in procuring tea-plants- No
dependence can be placed upon the Chinese - 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-foo — The "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".

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CHAPTER III.

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Leave Hang-chow-foo - A China passage-boat-Scenery and natural
productions Remarkable hills Our fellow-passengers - A
smoker of opium — I am discovered to be a foreigner - City of
Yen-chow-foo- A Chinaman cheats a Chinaman!-The river and

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water-mills

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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.

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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 -
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.

Sung-lo-shan-Its priests and tea - Its height above the sea

formation Flora of the hills

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Cultivation of the tea-shrub

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Temperature and climate

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· 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
Mr. Warrington's observations

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CHAPTER VI.

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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. 96

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CHAPTER VII.

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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
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CHAPTER VIII.

Foo-chow-foo-Jealousy of the mandarins A polite way of getting
Scenery amongst the mountains-Temple of Koo-

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rid of a spy
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

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CHAPTER IX.

Leave Ning-po for the Bohea mountains

history The Green River again

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- My guides - A flag and its
Spring scenery on its banks-

Yen-chow and Tā-yang- A storm in a creek

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Chinese Mrs. Caudle and a curtain lecture - 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 Moschetoes and Moscheto
"tobacco"- Arrive at Chang-shan

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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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CHAPTER XI.

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
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CHAPTER XII.

First view of the Bohea mountains

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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 -

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Its situation, size, and trade - Tea-farms

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CHAPTER XIII.

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
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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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