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LintJiH-choo is a city in Lat. 36* 57', diftinguifhed by the mul- Lintsin-choo. 

 titude of vefTels continually there in their paflage to the capital, 

 or different parts of the empire, as the great river Eu-teo unites 

 here with the imperial canal. There is alfo a cuflom-houfe 

 which brings in a vaft revenue. Without the walls is a very 

 fplendid pagoda of nine Itories ; the outfide is of the very fine 

 earth with which porcelain is made, and richly painted. 



'Te-tcboOfih.Q lafl city in the province oi Shantungs is feated on Teutchoo. 

 the river, in Lat. 37" 32'. From hence we immediately enter into 

 the province of Pe-tche-lee, the moft northern in China. The 

 navigation is continued to T'ong-choo-foo^ within a fmall diftance 

 of Fehng, the latter part on the river Pei-bo, which flows from 

 the northern capital of China into the gulph of Pe-tche-ke. 



On the mountains near SinkoJJen grow the eagle-wood trees Eagle Wood. 

 and the Calamba ; both form great articles of commerce, and are 

 fold even in China at a large price, but at ftill greater in Hin^ 

 doojlan, where fo much is confumed by the Gentoos for burning 

 their dead. Near this city is a moft beautiful o6lagonal pagoda, 

 conlifting indeed but of three ftages, but admirable for the roofs, 

 of moft exquifite workmanfliip. 



Single and Tien-Jing-foo are the next cities. The laft is feated Single and 



_ . , , n c ^ • ^ TlEN-SING-FOO. 



Lat. 39 10, on the conflux of three great rivers. On an 

 illand formed at that fpot is a moft fingular caftle, of a triangular 

 form, truncated at the top ; this is the greateft emporium in all 

 China, and ftrongly fortified in the manner of the country ; the 

 refort of jonks, and all forts of fliipping, are incredible, it being 

 a port free from tribute. The city is not large, but the fuburbs 

 fo extenfive as to make it one of the moft populous in the em- 

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