A. S. Bickmore on the recent Geological changes, &c. 209 
Art. XXIV.—Some Remarks on the recent Geological changes 
in China and Japan; by Aubert 8. Bickmore, M.A. 
_ Ly the old and accurate description of China, compiled by 
du Halde in about the year 1725, from the full diaries and 
journals kept by the Jesuits, who between 1708 and 1717 tray- 
over and mapped out all that vast empire, I find these 
noteworthy remarks on the changes in the physical geography 
of China, since her earliest history. 
“In the abridgment of Chorography entitled Kwang-iu-Ki, 
we find that the city Chantsien (the capital of Corea in 1694), 
where Kipe (the king of Corea at that time) resided, is in the 
territory of Yungping fu, a city of the first order in the prov- 
ince of Pechili.” 
se and 
the Nile.” Thence he conducted it through the province of 
Honan, and following its channels along the rovince of Pechili, 
he drained the lake Talu (i. e., Pehlu) into which the Hwang Ho 
formerly emptied itself. This lake overflowed all that country 
which now includes the districts of Shunti fu, and Chauchau 
and Sinchau in the same province, At last to break its rapidity, 
he dividéd it into nine channels, which some imagine were 
again united before it disembogued itself into the sea. But 
whether they were joined, or if it was only the main channel 
that ran into the sea at the foot of the mountain Ki-she-shan, 
which was then made a promontory, this is certain, that since 
Yu began that great work (about 3921 years ago), this river 
has strayed so far from its ancient course; for instead of dis- 
charging itself into the sea as it did formerly in lat, 40° it now 
falls into the river Hwang Ho, alittle above Hwaingan, a city of 
the first rank in the province of Kiangngan about lat. 34°. 
Am. Jour. Scr.—SEconp Series, VoL. XLV, No. 134.—Marou, 1868. 
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