GENERAL INDEX
Reading edition
The references in Roman numerals are to the Notes
Administration of state of Muli, 214 seq., xxxi., xxxiii., xxxiv.
Alabaster, image of the Buddha, 86
Amban, 133 seq.
American Baptist Mission, 114-115
Amitabhism, 73-74, 77
Ancestral worship, 80-81
An fu shih ssŭ, xxii., xxxiv.
Animism, 77, 348 seq.
Anti-foreign feeling in China, 12, 18, 34, 355-356, 358 seq.
Anti-opium regulations, 25, 385
Antiquities of Mount Omei, 86-87, vi.
Arahat, 69 seq., 72, 89-91, 95, 96, 109
Arahatship, 69 seq.
Archæological work in the Far East, 332, xlv.
Architecture in western Yunnan, 299;
in Burma, 325 seq.
Art, in China, 42, 378 seq.;
in Burma, 326, 332, 335;
decay of Burmese, under European influence, 335
Artillery, French, at Tali, 257
Ash-trees, Chinese dwarf, 51
Ass, wild, 165
Assyrian deities, 96
Âtman, Buddhist denial of, 67-68, 72
Avalanche, 93, 249
Awakening of China, 12 seq., 40-41, 387 seq.
Baptist Mission in China, American, 114-115
"Basket" bridges, 113
Bears, 165
Bei-ze, 216-217
Bend in Yangtse, 237-238
Betel-nut, 313
"Black-bone" Lolos, 187
"Black Peril in Burma," xlvi.
Bo Tree, 354
Bodhisattvas, 57 seq., 72, 89-90, 91 seq., 105 seq.
Bon or Bon-pa religion, 281
Bridge, Kamsa, 317
----, Mekong, 296-297;
Salwen, 305-308;
Ta Tu, 125-126, xix.;
Yellow River, 14-15
----, Single-rope, over Yalung, 191, seq.
Bridges, 14-15, 110, 113, 114, 125-126, 128, 230, 243, 295, 296-297, 305-308, 310, 317
----, "Basket," 113
----, Suspension, 125-126, 128, 294, 305, 306, 307, 308, 310, xix.
British designs on Tibet, alleged, 135
---- frontier, arrival at, 315-319
Bronze elephant, 85-86, vi.
---- temple, 104, xii.
Bubonic plague, see Plague
Buddha, the, 68 seq., 76, 88, 330, 353, and chaps. vi. and vii. passim
Buddha's death, date of, xlii.
"Buddha's Glory," 59, 101-103, 111, x.
Buddhism, in Burma, 77, 329-330, 348-353;
in China, 45-46, 54-81, 82-111, ii.-xii.;
in India, xliii.;
in Japan, 81, iv.;
in Siam, 77
Bungalows, travellers', in Burma, 318-319, 320, 321
Burial customs, see Dead, disposal of the
Burmese people, the, 8, 161, 275, 281, 302, 326 seq., 333 seq.;
artistic sense of, 326, 332, 335;
characteristics of, 332-353;
as labourers, 335, xlvi.;
laziness of, 336 seq.;
prosperity of, 335;
religion of, 348-353;
truthfulness of, 336
Burmese villages, 325-326
"Burning of the Books," 289
Butter, Tibetan, 156, 158, 159
Cairns, stone, 166
Canton-Kowloon Railway, 16
Cantonese, 199, 356-357, 365
Cat, wild, 165
Cave-temples, 35-36, 46
Caves, 174, 238
----, "Man-tzŭ," 45-50, 286
Certificates of pilgrims, 104-105
Ch'an dzö, 217
Charcoal-fires, 101, 123
Charms, 91, 190, 198-199
China, see Index of Names
Chinese, art of, 378-379;
Buddhism, see Buddhism;
characteristics of, 3, 12, 355 seq.;
civilisation, 366 seq., 371 seq.;
corruption of, 372 seq.;
court, arrogance of, 357, 365;
courtesy of, 355-356;
currency, 153-154;
dislike of foreigners, 355, 358-359, 371, 383-384;
emigrants, 357-358;
emperor and empress-dowager, 13;
hospitality of, 355 seq.;
in Hongkong, 358;
inns, 32-33, 34, 51-53, 121;
literature, 380-383;
litigiousness of, 377;
manners of, 355 seq.;
merchants, integrity of, 357;
music, 379-380;
not cowards, 384;
oak, see Oak;
patriotism, 387-388;
poetry, 381-382;
pride of, 384;
progress of, 12, 13, 16 seq., 40-41, 371;
regiment, the 1st, xlvii.;
Shan States, see Shan States, etc.;
sobriety of, 376-377;
Tibet, 1, 126, 153 seq., and passim
Ch'ing-k'o, 173
Ch'orten (Lamaist pyramid or pagoda), 208-209
Chou, meaning of, 35
Christianity, in China, 78-81, and see Missionaries
Chün Liang Fu, 131, 132-133
Civilisation, western, 5;
limitations of, 338 seq., 365 seq.
Climate of Ssuch'uan, 34, 124, 198-199, 315
---- of Yunnan, 252-253, 314-315
---- of Burma, 324
Coal in Ssuch'uan, 34, 123
Colossal image, 45-46
Commerce, see Trade
Confucianism, 66, 67, 80-81
Cotton, 129
Couvade, 301
Cremation, 174, 224, 232
Crocodiles, 259
Crossoptilon Tibetanum, 156
Cuckoo, 203
Dacoits, 322
Dagobas, 209
Dalai Lama, the, 139, 215, 216
Dead, disposal of the, 174, 189, 224, 232-233, 238
Decay of Oriental art, 335
Deer, 165
Dhyâni Buddhas, 72, 73
Dogs, Tibetan, 162-163
Donations, religious, in China, 84, 85
Drowning accident on Yangtse, 21
Drung, 170
Duck, wild, 113
Dyeing industry, 35
Earthquakes, 132, 254
Eastern Heaven, 96-97
Eclecticism of Buddhism, 67
Education in China, 40-41, 119, 223-224, 371;
in Burma, 350
Elephant in Buddhist mythology, 63 seq., 85-86, 94, 96, 97, 98
----, bronze, on Mount Omei, 85-86, vi.
Ethnology of western China, 1, 126, 265-292
Europeans in China, 17 seq., 78 seq., 355 seq.
Extra-territorial jurisdiction in China, 78-79
"Fairies' Scarf," 178-179
Fauna of Tibetan Ssuch'uan, 164-165
Fei tzŭ, 84
Felis fontanieri, 165
Female rulers in Tibet and Shan States, 232, xxxvii.
Flora of western China and Chinese Tibet, 87, 163, 164, 180-181, 201, 204-205, 244, 248
Foot-binding in China, 371
Footprints of Buddha, 62
Foreign enterprise in China, see Europeans in China
Forest fires, 178-179
Forests, 156, 163, 165, 171, 172 seq., 178 seq., 199, 202, 220, 226, 244
French artillery at Tali-fu, 257;
railways in Yunnan, 25-26, 311-312;
travellers in Yunnan, 227
Frontier of Ssuch'uan and Yunnan, 227;
of Yunnan and Burma, 315-316, 317-318
Fu, 35, 229
Game, big, 164 seq.
"Gate of Tibet," 154
Gélupa, see Yellow Sect of Lamaism
Geographical interest of western China, 1-2
Gipsies, 166
Girls' school, 119
Glaciers, 155, 176, 202, 237, 244
"Glory of Buddha, The," 59, 101-103, 111, x.
Glow-worms, 245
Goat, wild, 165
"God of War," see Kuan Ti (Index of Names)
"God of Wealth," see T'sai Shên (Index of Names)
"God of Wisdom," see Manjusri (Index of Names)
"Gods" in Buddhism, 70, iii.
"Goddess of Mercy," 73, 75, and see Kuan Yin (Index of Names)
Goitre, 168
"Gold" as name of rivers, 195
Gold-dust, 130
Gold-mining, 238-239
Gold-washing, 128, 195-196, 218
"Golden Summit" of Mount Omei, 100, 105
"Golden-Teeth" country, 300
Gorges of the Yangtse, 28-29
Gossip at Tachienlu, 139 seq.
Graves, see Disposal of the dead
Han-hua, 273
Hand-stoves in Ssuch'uan, 34
Heights of Passes, xxiii.
Highest habitation on the globe, xxxvi.
Highwaymen, 37-38, 146-147, 181, 225, 235, 242
Holy water in Tibet, 143
Hospitality of Orientals, 8, 187, 333, 355 seq.
Hot springs, 142, 254, 312
Hotels in China, see Inns
Hsien, 35
Hsüan fu shih ssŭ, xxii.
Hsüan wei shih ssŭ, xxii.
Huan-t'ieh, 139
Idolatry in Europe and America, 342
Indian origin of tribes in West China, supposed, 268-269, 282 seq., 285 seq., xli.-xliv.
Indo Chinese peoples, 282 seq., 286-287, and see chap. xv. passim.
Inns in China, 32-33, 34, 51-53, 121
Insect-wax industry, see White-wax industry
Irrigation of the Ch'êng-tu Plain, 39, 42, 43
Itinerary, Appendix B
Japanese Buddhism, 81, 90, iv.
---- landscape-painting, 378-379
---- navigation on the Yangtse, 20-23
---- poetry, 383
K'an-po (Tibetan bishop or abbot), 215 seq.
Karma (Kamma) in Buddhism, 68 seq.
Kiang element in Tibetan population, 286
Kyaungs of Burma, 82
La (mountain pass), 173
Lab-ch'a (stone cairns), 166
Labour question in Burma, 336, xlvi.
Lamaism, 74, 90, 94, 130, 134, 138, 140 seq., 189, 190, 213 seq., 215, 219 seq., 228, 267, 281
Lamaseries, 130, 134, 168, 180, 202 seq., 219 seq.
Landscape-painting in China, 378-379
Landslips, 124-125, 180, 207, 211, 249, 316
Language as a test of race, xxxv.
Laos Upper, or French, 6, 187, 314, 329, 331, 344-345, 349, and see Shans
Lapis-lazuli, sacred, 96
Legends of Mount Omei, 54 seq.
Lien Hua Shih, 91-92
"Living Buddhas," 215
Lo-han, see Arahat
Lotus allegory, 59, 92-93
Lu-Han Railway, 10, 14-20
Machi (game-fowl), 156, 173
Mahayana, 63 seq., 76, v.
Man-hua, 273
Mani-dong, see Obo
"Manners makyth man," 385
"Man-tzŭ" caves, 47 seq.
Massacre in Tali, 262-263
Matins, Buddhist, 105-107
Mig-ra (Tibetan eye-shade), 157
Military qualities of Orientals, xlvii.
Ming Chêng Ssŭ, 149
Missionaries, Christian, in China, 31, 33, 78-79, 110, 150
Mohammedan rebellion in Yunnan, 250, 257-264, xxxix.
Mohammedans in China, xxxix.
Monasteries and temples, 62 seq., 82 seq., 326, 332, vi.-xii.
Monastic life in China, 82 seq., and see Lamaseries.
Monasticism, Chinese contempt for, 66-67
Money, see Currency
Mongol conquests in Yunnan, 277-278
---- dynasty, 271-272
Monks, Chinese, ignorance of, 65 seq.
Monolith in Ch'êng-tu, 41-42
Morrison, Dr G. E., 294, 307, 323
Mosquitoes, 242
Mountain-sickness, 165
Mules, death of, 155, 179-180
Mummies on Mount Omei, 98
Music in China, 379-380
Musk, 130, 247
Musk-deer, 165
Names of monasteries on Mount Omei, chap. vii.
Names of rivers in China, 44, 205-206
Nat-worship, 349 seq.
Navigation on Irrawaddy, 325-328, 332
---- on Min, 43-45
---- on Yangtse, 20-30
Neo-Confucianism, 80-81
Nirvana, 69 seq., iv.
Noble Eightfold Path, 70
Nyer-ba, 217
O-mi-to-Fo, 73, 94
Oak (Quercus sinensis), 164, 220
Obo, 144-145, 174, 201, 211
Octagonal towers, 168 seq., 171, 175, 177
Official obstruction to travelling, 146-152
Officials of Muli, 216 seq.
Om mane padme hom, 93-94, 130, 144-145
Opium, 24-25, 244-245, 254, 255, 258, 385
Ornaments, personal, 197-198, 228, 242
Pagodas, 44-45, 113, 254, 255, 258, 326, 330, 332, and see Ch'orten and Shwe Dagon pagoda.
Palace of Mandalay, 329
Panthers, 165, 241
Parrots, 181
Passes (mountain), 1, 116, 117, 119, 120, 121-122, 155, 156 seq., 165 seq., 173, 175, 176, 179, 180, 225-256, 235, 241, 243, 304, 309, xxiii.
Peaches, 125
Pên-ti-jên, 239, 290
Perpetual snow, see Snow-line
Pewter staff of Buddhists, 99-100
Pheasants, 142, 156, 220, 241, 309
Photographs, destruction of, by water, 314
Pictorial art in China, 378-379
Pigeons, 157
Pigs, 171
Pilgrims in China, 53, 59, 83, 85, 86, 94, 100, 104, 122, 127
Pine-forests, see Forests
Plague, 198-199, xxxix.
Poetry of China, 381-382
Police, absence of, in China, 375
Polyandry, 230-232
Polygamy, 231
Ponies, 171, 321
Poplars, 164
Poppy, see Opium
Porcelain, Chinese, 378
Prayer-flags, 130, 142-143, 174, 211
Prayer-wheels, 94, 142-144, 211
Prejudices, national, 359 seq.
Prickly pear, 255
Primroses, 164, 180, 248
Proverbs, Chinese, 36, 101, 104
Railways in China, 10, 14 seq., 39-40, 310-312, 369
Rain, 240-241, 297-298, 308-309, 316, 324, 331
Rainbow in Salwen valley, 308-309
Rainy season in Yunnan, 293, 297-298
---- —— in Shan States, 331
Rape-flower, 38, 112
Rapids on the Yangtse, 25 seq.
Rebellion in Yunnan, see Mohammedan Rebellion
Recluses and hermits, 55 seq.
Red sandstone basin of Ssuch'uan, 46, 250
Red-boats on the Yangtse, 27-28
"Refuges, The Three," 73
Religion, see Buddhism, Christianity, etc.
Revenue of Muli, 218
Rhododendrons, 163, 175
Rice, 230, 254
Rivers, names of, 44, 205-206
Road, a good Chinese, 244-245;
British-made, in Chinese Shan States, 315
Roads in Upper Burma, 316-317, 320
Robbers, 37-38, 146-147, 181, 225, 235, 242
Rope-bridge, 191 seq.
Roses, wild, 244, 248, 254-255
Rupee, Chinese, 153-154
Saddle, Tibetan, 320
San Kuei ("Three Refuges"), 73
Sao-p'a, see Sawbwa
Sawbwa (Shan chief), 315, 331
Scenery of China, Chinese Tibet, Burma, etc., 2-3, 15, 44, 123-124, 133, 156, 163, 172, 174, 177, 182 seq., 206-207, 209-211, 255, 317, 318, 325-326, 327-328
Scholarship, lack of, among Chinese Buddhists, 65 seq.
Schools, see Education
Schrader's theory of Nirvana, iv.
Science, triumphs of, in Europe, 368-369
Second defile, 327, 328
Sericulture, 35, 41, 45
Shanghai-Wusung railway, 17
Shans, see Index of Names
Siege of Tali, 257, 258-264, xxxix.
Silk-weaving, 41, and see Sericulture
Smoking prohibited at Muli, 221
Snow-line, 163-164, 175
Soul, Buddhist denial of, 67-68, 72
Sport, 113, 142, 164-165, 220, 241, 309
Squirrels, 181
Stags, 165
Steam navigation on Irrawaddy, 325-328, 332
---- on Yangtse, 20 seq., 25-26
Sulphur springs, 142
Sung dynasty, 271, 272;
artists of, 378-379
Sunshine in Ssuch'uan rare, 101
Suspension-bridges, see Bridges
Taoism, 67, 78, 99
Tatooing, 302
Taxation in Muli, 218, xxxiv.
---- in China, 374
Tea, 114, 129, 156, 158-159
Tea-carriers, 114, 117
Teeth of Buddha, alleged, 62, 86, vii.
Temples and monasteries, 42, 45-46, 62 seq., 82 seq., 122, 128, 299, 308
"Three Refuges, The," 73
Thunder-dragon, 61
Tibetan charms, 91, 190, 198-199
---- coinage, 153-154
---- dogs, 162-163
---- frontier, 39, 116, 125-126
---- houses, 157 seq., 170
---- inns, 130, 131
---- saddle, 320
---- tea, 158-159
---- women, 160 seq., 205
Tibetans, see Index of Names
Tobacco, 129
Tolerance of Chinese, religious, 79-80
Tombs, "Royal," near Tachienlu, 142
Tooth-relics of the Buddha, 62, 86, vii.
Towers, octagonal, 168 seq., 171, 175, 177
Trade between China and Burma, 254, 300, 310-312, 315, 317, 322
---- between China and Tibet, 129-130, xxi.
Tra-pa (Lamaist novices), 217, 221, 225
Trackers on the Yangtse, 28-30
Transliteration of Chinese names, 44
Trees, famous, of Mount Omei, 61 seq.
Tribal chiefs subject to China, 128, 132 seq., 213 seq., 229, xxii., xxviii., xxxiv., xxxvii., and see Tachienlu, Muli, Yung-ning, Li-chiang, etc., in Index of Names
Tsamba, 83, 156, 158, 159, 172, 173
T'u Ch'ien Hu, xix., xxii.
T'u Pai Hu, 172, 176, 190, xix., xxii., xxviii.
Typhus fever, 132
Ula, 136-137, 139, 152, 160, 173, 174, 186, 225
Umbrellas, European, in Burma, 327
Unhealthiness of valleys in western China, 198-199, 236, 248, 304-309, 314
Usnea barbata, 178-179
"Valley of the Shadow of Death," 304-309
Vegetarian diet, 83, 100, 221, 337
Vespers, Buddhist, 107-108
Village communities of China, 376 seq.
Vocabularies, Appendix A
Vulgarity, absence of, in Burma, 345 seq.
Warfare on Tibetan border, 119-120, 133 seq., 150-152, 154
Water-buffalo, 201, 230
Waterfall, 317
Wats of Siam, 82
Western civilisation, limitations of, 338 seq., 347 seq.
White wax industry, 45, 51, 112
Wild duck, 113
---- flowers, see Flora
"Will to live" in Buddhism, 68
Women of western China, 160 seq., 205, 228, 251, 258
Wood-carving in Burma, 326
Yellow Lamas, Land of the, see Muli
"Yellow Peril, The," xlvi., xlviii.
Yellow robe of Burmese Buddhist, 349, 350
Yellow Sect of Lamaism, 214, 219
Yuan dynasty, 271-272
Yunnan, 227-317;
climate of, 252-253, 297-298, 307;
foreign trade in, 254, 310-312;
frontiers of, 227, 317;
language of, 290-291, 302;
Mohammedan rebellion in, 250, 257-264, xxxix.;
railways in, 25-26, 310-312;
tribes of, 265-292