INDEX

Acrobats, 233

Agriculture, soil, etc., 87, 109, 137, 261, 298, 318

Albazines, Russian colony in Peking, 212, Pref. li.

Alcock, Sir Rutherford, at Peking, 177, 182, 184, 189, 240; municipal system established by, at Shanghai, 40

American commercial interests in China, 263

Ancestor worship and religious rites, 171, 222, 345, Pref. xxix.–xxxiv. (See also Monks.)

Anti-foreign feeling in China, 29, 39, 238, Pref. vi.–viii. xi. xiv. xli.

Anting plain, 75

Apakwai, widow, 284–286

Arithmetic, Chinese method of counting on fingers, 248

Army, Chinese, inferiority of, 83; review, 75; war with Japan, 357

Astrology, belief in influence on health, 94

“Beggar’s Bridge,” Peking, 95, 127

Belgian interests in China, 264

Boat women, 2, 18

Books on China, Pref. v. xvi. xli. lviii.

Boots, Chinese pockets, 70, 259

Brenchley, Mr., 312, 313

Brick tea made for Mongolia, 272

British Legation, Peking, described, 66

Bruce, Sir Frederic, 71, 317

Buddhism, Pref. xiii. xiv. xix.

Buildings described—

British Legation, Peking, 66

Hong-kong houses, 3

Interior of a Peking mandarin’s home, 230

Shih-san-Ling, Ming tombs, 156–162, 249

Temples (see that name)

Theatre in Peking, 347

Yuen-Ming-Yuen, Imperial summer palace, 111–116

Burmah, Pref. li.

Business methods, 147

Caffieri, 244

Camels, 322

Candida, Christian convert in seventeenth century, 22, 36

Canton, description of, 17–32; bombardment of, in 1856, 24; population, 24; prosperity of, 29; Shah-Meen, English quarter, 30; temples, 25; gardens, 30

Capital city, advisability of change, Pref. xliv.–lvii.

Cavagnari, Sir Louis, murder of, at Cabul, Pref. viii.

Céladon, Jaspé, 244

Cemeteries, beauty of sites for, 87, 158

Cha Mai Chu, muleteer, 317

Cha Tao, 254

Chai Ling, Mongolia, 326

Chang Chia Ko̔u, frontier town, Mongolia, 261, 265, 313, 315

Chang Hsi, Mr. Mitford’s servant, 178, 246, 249, 270

Chang Leang, Mongolia, 320

Chang-ma-tsze-chin, Mongolia, 283

Chang-Ping-Chou, scene of tragedy of 1860, 153, 155, 249

Chang-tu-ho, Mongolia, 286

Chien-Lung, Emperor, 65, 100, 101, 335

Chien Mên, gate in Peking, 222

Chien Shêng, class of graduates, 365

Chih Hsien, magistrates of small towns, 364

Chihfu town, 45

Chihli, province in which is Peking, 362, Pref. li.

Chi-ling, or Kylin, 157

Chin Shih, degree, 372

Chinese characteristics, etc.—

Anti-foreign feeling, 29, 39, 238, Pref. vi.–viii. xi. xiv. xli.

Clothing, 185, 190

Country folk, civility of, 96, 129, 294, 304, 345; exception, 138

Dirt of, 34, 95

Domestic life, unknown to foreigners, 229

Ignorance of European life and customs, 124

Inquisitiveness, 96, 123, 258, 295

Noise, love of, 102, 122, 260, 341

Superstitions, a bar to progress, 167

Sweetmeats, fondness for, 171

Thieves, cleverness of, 9

Traders, ability as, Pref. xxxix.

Chinese Mesopotamian treaty, 174

Ching dynasty (the present), Pref. xxiii.–xxv.

Ching Ta̔i, Emperor, 244

Cholera, 204

Chopsticks, 78, 232

Chou-Hsin, Emperor, 214

Christianity (see under Religion)

Chü Jên, degree, 364–372

Chu-Yung-Kwan, town, 253

Chung, Minister of Foreign Office, 237

Chung Ch’êng, Emperor, Pref. xxv.

Chwang Yuen, Chinese senior wrangler, 373

Civilisation of China, ancient v. modern, Pref. ix.–xi.

Clement XI., Pope, important decision of, Pref. xxxiii.

Climate and temperature, 80, 87, 106–108, 163, 179, 184, 200, 209, 217, 239, 282, 308, 310, 315, 342; Hong-kong, 12; rain and snow prayed for, 88, 209, 217, 314

Cloisonné enamel, 126, 244

Clothing, Chinese, 185, 190

Coalfields, 257

Confucius—

Enlightened teaching of, Pref. x. xxxii.; worship of, Pref. xxix.–xxxiv.; eulogy of Lao Tsŭ, 374

Conolly, Dick, 344

Cooks, Chinese, ability of, 20, 114

Corea, expedition to, by Mr. Thomas, 206–208

Country folk, civility of, 96, 129, 294, 304, 345; exception, 138

Crealock, Mr., 57

Currency, 311

Cycle, the, Shanghai paper, quoted, 366, 369

Davis, Sir John, referred to, 150, Pref. v.

Degrees (see under Education)

Denmark, interests in China, 264

Dirt of Chinese, 34, 95

Diseases and medicine—

Chinese doctors and remedies, 93, 107, 116

Cholera, 204

Deafness, 305

Goitres, 305

“Ho ting hung,” poisonous drug, 193

Ophthalmia, 117

Smallpox, 71, 310

Dogs, 23, 82, 96, 164, 246, 275, 281, 285

Domestic life of Chinese, unknown to foreigners, 229

Dominicans, Pref. xxvi. xxx.–xxxiv.

Dragons, myths concerning, 154, 314

Dust storms, 63

Education, early, 361; degrees, 142, 362–373; village school, 303; morality taught, but not practised, 357

Elgin, Lord, 68

Emperors—

Chien-Lung, 65, 100, 101, 335

Ching Ta̔i, 244

Chou-Hsin, 214

Chung Ch’êng, Pref. xxv.

Dynasties of, Pref. x. xxiii.

Hsien Fêng, 73 (note)

Ka̔ng-Hsi, 212, 302, 345, Pref. xxv. xxvii. xxxi.–xxxv.

Kwang Hsu (reigning), Pref. xlix. lvi.

Ming dynasty established, Pref. xvii.; Ming tombs, 156–162, 249

Ming Ti, Pref. xiii.

Names given to, 160

Shih, builder of the Great Wall, 148

Shun Chih, Pref. xxv.

Tao Kwang, 74

Tung Chi, 73 (note)

Wan Li, Pref. xx.

Wu Wang, 213

Yung Chêng, Pref. xxxv.

Yung-Lo, 159

Empress Tsŭ Hsi (reigning), history of, 73 (note); choice of capital, Pref. xlvii. xlviii. l. lii.

Empress-dowager, honours paid to, in China, 73 (note)

England, commercial interests in China, 263, Pref. li.; Lord Salisbury’s policy, Pref. liv.

Execution, Chinese, described, 190–199

Farquhar, Sir Eric, 311, 340, 344

Feet, women’s, 137

Felt, Chinese method of making, 321

Fêng Ming Hsien, Mongolia, 301

“Fêng Shui,” wind and water system, 167

Fireworks, 171

“Flower-boats,” 19

Fohkien, province, 181

Food, ability of Chinese cooks, 20, 114; daily meals in Hong-kong, 13; feasts given by Hêng-Chi, 77–79, 203; breakfast given to Europeans by a mandarin, 232; restaurant in Peking, 312; in Mongol yurts, 279; difficulty of obtaining in the country, 331; game, 180; sweetmeats, or “po-po,” 171, 203; brick tea in Mongolia, 272; “Rice,” term for meals, 138

France, China question and, 263, Pref. li.

Franciscans, Pref. xxvi. xxx.–xxxiv.

Frater, Mr., 128, 150

Funeral, Chinese, 306

Game, 180

Gardens, private, in Canton, 30

Germany, China question and, 263, Pref. xlvii. l.

God (Christian) controversy concerning Chinese name for, Pref. xxvi. xxix. xxxi.–xxxiv.

Gods and goddesses—

Kwan-Ti, god of war, 201, 223, 273

Kwang-Yin, goddess of mercy, 154

Ti Tsang Wang, 346

Tsai-shên, god of commerce, 172

Tsao, god of the hearth, 220

Wên Shên, god of pestilence, 204

Goitres, 141, 305

Gordon, Gen., 84

Government, Chinese—

Foreign policy, 85, 118, 169, 174–177, 181, Pref. xlvii.–l.; dread of reform, Pref. xi.; corruption of officials, 360, 370; over-taxation in the country, 153

Government, foreign, past and future policy, Pref. xliv.–lvii.

Great Wall, 137, 148–150, 273, 318

Gros, Baron, 68, 165, 167

Ha Pa Chiao, Mongolia, 289

Hai Tien, village, 331

Hailstones, formation and size, 310

Han Chang-kwei-ti, merchant, Peking, 347

Hart, Sir Robert, 118, 226

“Heavenly Flowers” (smallpox), 310

Hei Lung Tan, temple, 344

Hêng-Chi, Minister of Foreign Affairs, 69, 72, 75–79, 168, 203, 237, 260

Ho Nan, province, Pref. xiii.

“Ho ting hung,” poisonous drug, 193

Hong-kong—

Landing at, 1–3; general description, 3–15; life in, 12; mixed population of, 5

Horses, 51, 164, 257, 275, 284, 332; horse brigands, 288; horse-fair, 292

House-steamers between Hong-kong and Canton, 16

Hsi an Fu, intended creation of, as capital, by Empress Tsŭ Hsi, Pref. l. liii.

Hsiang Shui Pu, town, 257

Hsien Fêng, Emperor, 73 (note)

Hsin Pao An, town, 255

Hsin Tsai, 363

Hsü, Minister of Foreign Affairs, 181

Hsü Hsien Shêng, Mr. Mitford’s teacher, 178

Hsüeh, Minister, degradation of, 182

Hsuên Hwa Fu, town, 260

Hsuan Hua Fu, city, 257

Hung Tu̔ng Tien, Mongolia, 297

Hwai Lai Hsien, town, 254

I, Prince of, 360

Inns and lodgings (see under Travelling)

Inquisitiveness of Chinese, 96, 123, 258, 295

Insects, 91, 101, 123, 139, 326

Intemperance, rarity of, in China, 255

Japan, war with China, 357; civilisation of, Pref. viii. x.

Jesuits, history of, in China, Pref. xvii.–xxxvi.

Jews in China, Pref. xii.

Jo Hol, palace in Manchuria, 101

John of Monte Corvino, Pref. xv.

Jugglers, 234

Junks, 18

Kai Fêng, Jewish colony, Pref. xii.

Kambaluk, ancient name for Peking, Pref. xv.

Kang (stove), 133

Ka̔ng-Hsi, Emperor, 212, 302, 345; Pref. xxv. xxvii. xxxi.–xxxv.

Kites, 221

Kou Mên Tzŭ, Mongolia, 295

Kowloon, peninsula, 14

Ku, Mr. Mitford’s teacher, 81, 178

Ku Pei Ko̔u, frontier town, Mongolia, 141–150, 307, 315, 327

Ku-Lin-Shu, village, 129

Kung, Prince of, 67–72, 165, 187, 189, 240

Kwa Ti Erh, Mongolia, 298

Kwa Yo Erh, Mongolia, 304

Kwan-Ti, god of war, 201, 223, 273

Kwang Hsu, Emperor (reigning), Pref. xlix. lvi.

Kwang—Yin, goddess of mercy, 154

Kwei Chao, town, Pref. xlvii.

Kwo Chia Tu̔n, Mongolia, 298

Language—

“Pidgin” English, 4; how Mr. Mitford learnt Chinese, 81, 91; difficulties of, incident, 342; accurate knowledge of, necessary to missionaries, Pref. xxxvi.

Lao Tsŭ, founder of Taoist sect, 374

Lao Wo Pu̔, Mongolia, 297

Li, governor of province, 84

Li, herbalist at Ku Pei Ko̔u, 327

Li Hung Chang, Pref. xi. xlix. lvii.

Liang, minister, 213

Liang Kung Fu, British Legation, Peking, 66

Lien Hwa Tan, Mongolia, 318

“Ling Chih,” punishment by slow death, 198

Literary style, importance of, in China, Pref. xix.

Liu, account by, of Ta-Chio-Ssŭ, 333

Liu-Li-Chang, street in Peking, 126, 224

Lizards, 110

Llama Miao, Mongolia, 290–294

Llama temple, Peking, 119

Llamas (see Monks)

Longobardi, Father, Pref. xxii.

Lung Wang Miao, temple, 314

Ma, merchant, Canton, 241–243

Ma Shên Miao, temple, 286

Macao, 32, 264

Maigrot, Bishop, Pref. xxxi. xxxiii. xxxiv.

Manchuria, reigning dynasty from, 360;

Russia and, Pref. li.

Mandarins—

Attainment of rank, 358–374; unprincipled character of, 217, 357; hostility to foreigners, Pref. vi. xi. xiv. xli.

Martin, Dr., Chinese translation of Wheaton’s International Law, 86

Mas, M. de, Spanish Minister, 168

Medicine (see Disease)

Mezzabarba, papal legate to Ka̔ng Hsi, Pref. xxxiv.

Miao Fêng Shan, shrine, 309

Military review, 75

Ming dynasty, Pref. xvii. xxiii.–xxv.

Ming Ti, Emperor who introduced Buddhism, Pref. xiii.

Ming Tombs, Shih-san-Ling, 156–162, 249

Missionaries—

History of early missions, Pref. xv.–xxxvi.; religious dissensions amongst themselves, Pref. xxix.–xxxiv. xliii.; qualifications necessary to succeed in China, Pref. xxxvi.–xxxviii.; French, 169; unwise championship of converts, Pref. xlii.; Russian Mission in Peking, 210, 212; China Inland Mission, Pref. xliii.

Mi-Yün-Hsien, city, 136, 150

Mobbing Europeans, 258, 319

Mohammedanism, Pref. xiii. xiv.

Mongolia—

Chai Ling, 326

Chang Chia Ko̔u, 313, 315

Chang Leang, 320

Chang-tu-ho, 286

Chinese boundary of, 308

Chinese colonies in, 283, 307

Dogs, 281

Fêng Ming Hsien, 301

Food eaten in yurts, 272, 279

Ha Pa Chiao, 289

Horses (see that name)

Hung Tu̔ng Tien, 297

Kou Mên Tzŭ, 295

Kwa Ti Erh, 298

Kwa Yo Erh, 304

Kwo Chia Tu̔n, 298

Lao Wo Pu̔, 297

Lien Hwa Tan, 318

Llama Miao, 290–294

Mongols, 120, 134, 281, 284

Niu Chuên Tzŭ, 301

Pa Ta, 273

Pan Shan Tu, 276

Passes into, from China, 315

Po Li Nao, 304

Shi Pa Li Tai, 274

Shou Hu Ying, 302

Shui-Hsien-Tszŭ, 295

Steppes, 274

Ta Kao, 324

Ta Liang Ti, 287

Ta Tan, 321

Tu Shih Ko̔u, 318

Tu-ting, 272

Yurts or huts, 277–282

Monks and llamas, 27, 88, 104, 291, 336–339, 341, 344, 345

Morales, Spanish Dominican, 31

Morrison, Dr., quoted, Pref. xiii. xli.

Mu-Chia-Yu, 137

Mules (see under Travelling)

Murray, Mr., 146, 150

Musical instruments, 121, 222, 233, 348

Nanchang, school established by Father Ricci, Pref. xix.

Nanking, meaning of name, 61; suggested as capital in place of Peking, Pref. xlv.–liv.

Nan-Ko̔u, town and pass, 250–254

Nei Nei Shan, mountain, 256

New Year festivities in Peking, 220–226

Niu Chuên Tzŭ, Mongolia, 301

Niu-Lan-Shan, 130

Nobility of China, 358–360

Noise, Chinese love of, 102, 122, 260, 341

Ophthalmia, 117

Opium smokers and trade, 300; Pref. xxxix.–xli.

Pa Kung, degree, 364

Pa Ta, Mongolia, 273

Pa Ta Chia, “Eight great Families,” 360

Pa Ta Chu, Russian summer quarters, 340

Pa Ta Ling, ruins of, 254

Palikao bridge, 57

Palladius, Archimandrite, 210

Palmerston, Lord, 188, 213

Palmistry, 107, 328

Pan Shan Tu, Mongolia, 276

Pang Yuen, Chinese second wrangler, 373

Pantoja, companion of Father Ricci, Pref. xx.

Pao, mandarin in Chang Chia Ko̔u, 267–269

Parkes, Sir Harry, 38

Partition of China, Pref. l.–liv.

Passport difficulties, 266–269

Peiho river, 48–50, 55

Peking—

“Beggar’s Bridge,” 95, 127

British Legation, 66

Chien Mên gate, 222

Chihli, in province of, 362, Pref. li.

Division into two cities, 61

Dust in, 63

“House of Eternal Prosperity,” restaurant, 312

Kambaluk, ancient name for, Pref. xv.

Llama temple, 119

Liu-li-chang (street), 224

Outrages of 1900, Pref. xliv.–lvii.

Peking Gazette, 200

Races, 237

Size and population, 64

Street of Lanterns, 221

Tê Shêng Mên (Victory gate), 246

Theatre, 347–355

Unsuitability of, as capital, Pref. xliv.–liv.

Walls of, 59, 61

Peter the Great, 212

Pi Yün Ssŭ, summer quarters of British Legation, 80, 87–94, 99, 102–111

Pichon, M., French attaché, 204

Pigs and pork, 134

Pigtails, 7, 34

“Pilgrim’s Progress,” Chinese translation, 271

Pin Chun, mission to England, 226–228

Po Li Nao, Mongolia, 304

“Po-po” sweetmeats, 171, 203

Po-Ting-Qua, Canton merchant, 30

Pogojeff, Dr., Russian Legation, 240, 340

Pok Fo Lum, 15

Polygamy, 359

Population, Peking, 64; Hong-kong, 5; Canton, 24

Portugal, interests in China, 264

“Psalm of Life,” Chinese translation, 70

Pu-ta-jên, Chinese for Sir F. Bruce, 71

Races at Peking, 237; at Tientsing, 50

Rain and snow, prayers for, 88, 209, 217, 314

Rebellion, Tai Ping, 37, 40, 83, 98, 176, 217, Pref. vi.

Religion—

Ancestor worship and religious rites, 171, 222, 345, Pref. xxix.–xxxiv. (see also Monks)

Buddhism, Pref. xiii. xiv. xix.

Christianity, history of, in China, Pref. xiv.–xliv. (see also Missionaries)

Mohammedanism, Pref. xiii. xiv.

Monks and Llamas (see that name)

Taoism, 374, Pref. xiii.

Toleration of other creeds, Pref. xii. xxxviii.

Ricci, Father, life and work of, Pref. xviii.–xxii. xxix. xxx. xxxvi.

Rice, term for meals, 138

Roads, 57, 253, 300, 331

Rocks, curious shapes, 323;

painting on, 324

Ruggiero, Father, Pref. xviii.

Russia, trade with China, 262, 264; partition question, Pref. li.

Sa, mandarin convicted of theft, 218

Saint François Xavier, Pref. xvii.

Salisbury, Lord, policy of, Pref. liv.

San Ko Lin Sin, General, 105, 358

Sangkolinsin, Mongol chief, 59

Saoul, Corea, 206, 207

Saurin, Mr., 50, 91, 128, 150, 188

Scenery—

Hills near Peking, 86; Hong-kong, 14; between Peking and Great Wall, 137, 141, 149; Nan-Ko̔u and Pass, 250–254; Mongolia, 274, 286, 295, 297, 299, 301, 305, 318, 320, 322

Schall, Father, life and work of, Pref. xxiv.–xxvii. xxix. xxxvi.

School, village, 303

Scorpions, 91, 108

Servants, number of, necessary, 92; ability of cooks, 20, 114

Shah-Meen, English quarter of Canton, 30

Shan Hsi, town, 201, 202

Shang Chuen, where St. François Xavier died, Pref. xvii.

Shang Ti, Christian God, Pref. xxvi. xxix.

Shanghai, general description, 37–41; municipal system established by Sir R. Alcock, 40

Shantung, insurrection, 83, 98, Pref. vi.; partition question, Pref. l. li.

Shao Ching Fu, first Jesuit church established at, Pref. xviii.

Shao-To, 110, 114, 145

Shi Pa Li Tai, Mongolia, 274

Shih, Emperor, builder of the Great Wall, 148

Shih-san-Ling, Ming emperors’ tombs, 156–162, 249

Shi-ling, village, 136

Shops and street life, Peking, 120–126, 309; Canton, 21–24, 31; Tientsing, 52

Shou Hu Ying, Mongolia, 302

Shrines, 154, 252, 309

Shui-Hsien-Tszŭ, Mongolia, 295

Shun Chih, Emperor, Pref. xxv.

Shun Tien Fu, town, 362, 373

Skating, 209

Slave-selling described, 241–243

Smallpox, 71, 310

Spain, interests in China, 264

Ssŭ-Chuan, province, 169

Steppes, Mongolia, 274

Street of Lanterns, Peking, 221

Su, Prince of, 171

Sü, Christian convert in seventeenth century, Pref. xx. xxxvi.

Sü Chia Wei, Roman Catholic mission near Shanghai, Pref. xxii.

Suicide, 202, 360

Sun-Ho, near Peking, 129

Superstition a bar to progress, 167

Sweetmeats, Chinese fondness for, 171, 203

Ta-Chio-Ssŭ, summer quarters of British Legation, 330–338

Ta Kao, Mongolia, 324

Ta Liang Ti, Mongolia, 287

Ta Tan, felt factory, Mongolia, 321

Tai Kung, story of, 214

Tai Ping rebellion, 37, 40, 83, 98, 176, 217, Pref. vi.

Taku Forts, 48

Tan Hwa, golden spoon, 373

Tao Kwang, Emperor, 74

Taoism, 374, Pref. xiii.

Tê Shêng Mên, Victory gate, Peking, 246

Tea trade, 4, 97, 272

Telegraph apparatus, attempt to introduce, by Russian Government, 165

Temples—

“Five Hundred Saints,” Canton, 25

Hei Lung Tan, 344

In hills near Peking, 88

Llama, Peking, 119

Llama Miao, Mongolia, 290–294

Lung Wang Miao, 314

Ma Shên Miao, Mongolia, 286

Pa Ta Chu, Russian Legation summer quarters, 340

“Punishments,” Canton, 25

Ta-chio-Ssŭ, British Legation summer quarters, 330–338

Wang-ta-jên Miao, Mongolia, 287

Wo-Fo-Ssŭ, 99

Theatre, Peking, 347–355

Theatricals at British Legation, 216; village, 341

Thieves, cleverness of, 9

Thomas, Mr., expeditions to Corea, 205–208

Thunderstorms, 289, 310

Ti Tsang Wang, a god, 346

Ti-tu, official at Ku Pei Ko̔u, 144–147

Ti̔en, Heaven or God (Christian), Pref. xxvi. xxix. xxxi.–xxxiv.

Ti̔en-Hou, queen of heaven, 154

Tien Wang, chief of Tai Ping rebellion, 217

Tientsing, general description, 50–54

Tournon, Patriarch of Antioch, Pref. xxxiii.

Trade—

England and America, 263

Canton, 29

Opium, Pref. xxxix.–xli.

Russia, 262, 264

Shanghai, 37

Tea, 4, 97, 272

Tientsing, 53

Traders, ability of Chinese as, Pref. xxxix.

Travelling—

Carts, 151, 247, 312

Hong-kong to Canton, 16

Hong-kong to Shanghai, 33

Inns and lodgings, 130, 142, 258, 273, 277–282, 284, 290, 302, 304, 320, 323, 324, 326, 327

Mules, 247; mule litters, 316, 325; muleteers, 249, 264, 269–271, 317

Passport difficulties, 144–147

Peking to Great Wall, 128–162

Peking to Mongolia, 246–309, 313–329

Roads, 57, 253, 300, 331

Shanghai to Tientsing, 41–50

Tientsing to Peking, 55

Yang-tse-Kiang river, 36

Tree cigala, 101

Tsai-shên, god of commerce, 172

Tsao, god of the hearth, 220

Tsêng Kwo Fan, General, 358; Pref. vii.

Tsu Hsi, Empress (reigning), history of, 73 (note); choice of capital, Pref. xlvii. xlviii. l. lii.

Tsung-Li-Yamên (Chinese Foreign Office), 181, 190, 240

Tu Mu, town, 255

Tu Shih Kou, Mongolia, 315, 318

Tu-ting, Mongolia, 272

Tuan, Prince, Pref. lii. lvi.

Tung Chi, Emperor, 73 (note)

Tung-Ling, tombs of Ching emperors, 173

Tung-ta-jên, translator of “Psalm of Life,” 69, 70; Preface to Wheaton’s International Law, 86

Tungchou, 56

Valignani, Father, Pref. xviii.

Verbiest, Father, life and work of, Pref. xxvii.–xxix. xxxvi.

Vlangaly, M., Russian minister, 166

Wade, Mr., chargé d’affaires at Peking, 57, 59, 71

Wampoa, 17

Wan Li, Emperor, Pref. xx.

Wang-ho-lou, Peking racecourse, 237

Wang-ta-jên Miao, Mongol temple, 287

Wei-ta-jên, Chinese for Mr. Wade, 71

Wên Hsiang, Minister of Foreign Affairs, 85, 173

Wên Shên, god of pestilence, 204

Wên Wang, Emperor, 213

Wheaton’s International Law, Chinese translation, 86, 175

Williams, Dr. Wells, referred to, 73 (note), 310, Pref. xii. xvii. xxiv. xxxi. xxxv.

Wo-Fo-Ssŭ, temple, 99

Wood, scarcity of, 160

Wu Wang, Emperor, 213

Yalu, naval battle of, 358

Yang and Yin, universal principle, 150

Yang Ho, river, 256

Yang Lao Yeh, mandarin in Peking, 229–236

Yang-tse-Kiang, river, 36

Yuen-Ming-Yuen, Imperial summer palace, 111–116, 209

Yun-nan, Pref. li.

Yung Chêng, Emperor, Pref. xxxv.

Yung-Lo, Emperor, 159

Yurt, Mongol hut, 277–282

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