GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WESTERN PROVINCES, 142-184
The Province of Hupeh, 142; The three towns, Wuchang, Hanyang,
and Hankow, 143; Scenery on the Yangtsz’ kiang, 145; Hunan
Province, its rivers and capital city, 146; Shensí Province,
148; The city of Sí-ngan, 150; Topography and climate of Kansuh
Province, 152; Sz’chuen Province and its four streams, 154;
Chingtu fu and the Min Valley, 156; The Province of Kwangtung,
158; Position of Canton, or Kwangchau, 160; Its population,
walls, general appearance, 161; Its streets and two pagodas,
163; Temple of Longevity and Honam Joss-house, 164; Other
shrines and the Examination Hall, 166; The foreign factories,
or ‘Thirteen Hongs,’ 167; Sights in the suburbs of Canton, 169;
Whampoa and Macao, 170; The colony of Hongkong, 171; Places of
interest in Kwangtung, 173; The Island of Hainan, 175; Kwangsí
Province, 176; Kweichau Province, 178; The Miaotsz’, 179; The
Province of Yunnan, 180; Its topography and native tribes, 183;
Its mineral wealth, 184.