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AUTHOR OF CRITICAL RESEARCHES IN GEOGRAPHY, EDITOR OF ROLLIN'S ANCIENT HISTORY,

&e. &c.

ILLUSTRATED BY A COmplete series of MAPS, AND
OTHER ENGRAVINGS.

VOLUME V.

GLASGOW:

ARCHIBALD FULLARTON AND CO.;

W. TAIT, EDINBURGH; W. CURRY, JUN., & CO., DUBLIN;

SIMPKIN & MARSHALL, AND W. S. ORR, LONDON,

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GLASGOW:

FULLARTON AND CO., PRINTERS, VILLAFIELD.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME FIFTH.

CHINESE EMPIRE

CHINA PROPER-Name-Boundaries and Extent,

1-Divisions, 2.

CHAP. I. HISTORY, 3.

CHAP. II. PHYSICAL FEATURES-CLIMATE-PRODUC-

TIONS Mountains-Rivers, 5-Lakes-Ca-

nals, 6-Climate - Vegetable Productions-

Tea Plant, 7-Animals-Minerals, 9.

CHAP. III. AGRICULTURE MANUFACTURES AND

COMMERCE-MONEY-WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

-Agriculture, 10-Ornamental Gardening-

Manufactures-Engraving and Printing, 12—

Paper-Ink-Hair Pencils-Porcelain, 13-

Silk Manufactures — Nankeens - Trade and

Commerce, 14-Money-Weights and Mea-

sures, 16.

CHAP. IV. POPULATION-MANNERS AND CUSTOMS-

RELIGION-LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, AND SCI-

ENCE-Population, 16-Manners and Customs

-General appearance of the Country and its

Inhabitants, 17-Physical Constitution, 20-

Ranks-Dress, 21-Houses, 22—Marriages,

23-Marriage of the Dead-Births, 24-Edu-

cation, 25-Domestic Life and Diet-Chinese

Inns, 26-Amusements and Festivals-Cere-

monies, 27-Funerals, 29-General Character

of the Chinese, 30-Religion, 31-Tao-tse, 32

-Confucius, 33-Fo, 34-Christians, 40-

Language and Literature, 43-Arts and Sci-

ences - Astronomy Architecture - Great

Wall, 47-Arithmetic-Optics-Chemistry-

Medicine, 48-Music, 49.

СНАР. У.

GOVERNMENT-LAWS-REVENUE-ARMY

AND NAVY-Emperor's Council-Public Tri-

bunals, 49-Corruption and Oppression-

Causes of its permanency, 51-Chinese Court,

52-Law, 53-Revenue, 56-Military Force,

57-Navy, 58-Fortifications, 59.

CHAP. VI. TOPOGRAPHY, 59—KING-SE OR PE-CHE-LI

-Peking, 60-KYANG-NAN, 61-Nan-king-

Su-chen-fu, 62-SHAN-SI, 63-SHAN-TONG-HO-

NAN, 61-SHEN-SI-CHE-KYANG, 65-KYANG-

SEE-HOO-KWANG, 67-SE-CHWEN-FO-KYEN,

68-CANTON, 69-Fo-kan-Chao-cheu-fu, 70-

Lyen-cheu-fu — KWANG-SI, 71-YUN-NAN —

KWEI-CHEU, 72-Authorities, 73

PENINSULA OF KOREA.

Extent and Boundaries, 74-Historical Remarks

-Name, &c.-Divisions, 75-Mountains-Ri-

vers Climate Productions, 76-Manufac-

tures and Commerce - Miscellaneous Re-

marks, 77-Population, 78.

CHINESE TARTARY.

I. MANDSHOORIA, OR EASTERN TARTARY-Divisions.

CHAP. I. PHYSICAL FEATURES-CLIMATE-PRODUC-

TIONS, 79-Mountains, 80-Rivers-The Am-

oor, 81-Climate, 82-Soil and Productions, 83.

CHAP. 11. INHABITANTS AND POPULATION, 86-Lan-

guage, 89.

CHAP. III. CITIES AND TOWNS, 90-II. CENTRAL ASIA

-Boundaries and Extent, 91-1. MONGOLIA,

92-Physical Aspect, 93.

CHAP. I. NORTHERN MONGOLIA, 93-Boundaries-

Mountains, 94-Rivers, 95-Lakes-Climate,

Soil, and Produce, 96-Mineralogy and Zoo.

logy, 97-Inhabitants, 98-Religion, 101-

Language and Literature, 101-Manners and

Customs, 106-Cities, 108-History, 109.

CHAP. II. SOUTHERN MONGOLIA, OR THE COUNTRY

OF THE SHARRA OR YELLOW MONGOLS, 117—

II. SOONGARIA, OR COUNTRY OF THE ELUTAS,

120-Name-Climate, 121-Mountains, 122-

Lakes, 123-Rivers, 124-Cities, &c.--Inhabi-

tants, 125.-III. LESSER BUKHARIA, OR EASTERN

TOORKISTAUN Name - Boundaries - Super-

ficial Extent, 128-Historical Notice-Physi-

cal Aspect-Mountains, 129-Rivers-Lakes,

130-Deserts-Climate-Soil and Produce-

Divisions-1st. Province of Khashghar, 131-

Yarkund Khotan, &c. 132 Province of

Auksoo, 133-Toorfaun, 134- Province of

Hami, 135 Inhabitants, 136-SOUTHERN PART

OF CENTRAL ASIA-I. WESTERN DIVISION, 137.

CHAP. I. UPPER BASIN OF THE INDUS-Upper

Kaushkaur, 137-Little Thibet-Khofalun-

PRINCIPALITY OF LADAUK, 138- District of

Changthang, 145.

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CHAP. II. UPPER BASIN OF THE SUTLUJ-Speetee

of Ladauk-District of Khoonawoor, 147-

Oondes, or highest vailey of the Sutluj, 149-

Subdivisions and places of note, 153-11. EAS-

TERN DIVISION, OR THIBET PROPER-Extent

and Boundaries, 154-Names and Divisions,

155-Physical Features, 157-Mountains, 158

-Topography, 159-Lakes-Rivers, 160-Cli-

mate-Soil and Productions-Inhabitants, 162

-Language and Literature, 163-Commerce

and Manufactures - Religion-Government,

164-Manners and Customs, 165-Cities, 166

-Historical Notice-TANGOOT OR SELFAUN,

167—1. SEEFAUN OR TOOFAUN, 168-11. THE

ELUTHS OF KOKONOOR, 170-III. DISTRICT OF

SHACHEW, 172.

THE ASIATIC ISLANDS.

CHAP. I. THE JAPANESE ISLANDS--Historical No.

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