118 THE LAPPA. 



of October, in the Company's yacht for Macao, 

 where, after a long, but agreeable passage, we 

 arrived on the evening of the next day. 



During my further stay at Macao, I visited 

 one evening, in company with Mr. Davis, a place 

 called the Lappa,* situated on the opposite side 

 of the peninsula, upon which the city of Macao 

 is erected, in the inner harbour. The lofty hills 

 have a barren and uninteresting appearance ; 

 and there is nothing attractive in the aspect of 

 that part of the country, until, on landing, a 

 pathway leads to a delightful, picturesque, and 

 fertile valley, smiling with the cultivated planta- 

 tions of rice, yams, sweet potatoes, and inter- 

 spersed by rural cottages, peeping through a 

 dense crowd of bamboo, pandanus, and plantain 

 trees. Near the beach was a cluster of wretched- 

 looking huts ; but the features of the country, both 

 in its natural state, as well as improved by art, 

 were pleasing as we advanced further up this 

 pretty, sheltered valley. 



The declivities of some of the hills on the 



* " The Lappa, in Chinese, Tuy, meen, shan, is a small 

 island opposite to Macao, forming the western side of the 

 inner harbour. It affords room for a pleasant variety in walk 

 and scene occasionally." — Morrisons Comp. to Angl. Chin. 

 Kalendar, 1832. 



