LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



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Travelling House-boat on Upper Yang-tse, the Author in 

 Chinese Dress standing on accompanying " Red," or 

 Life-saving Boat {Frontispiece) 



Buddhist Temple on Summit of Conglomerate Pinnacle 



I20O Feet high : on Yang-tse River near Ichang (p. 34) 36 



Junks in Ichang, with Masts erected preparatory to starting 



up Stream (p. 38) 36 



View of " The Pyramid," on Opposite Bank, taken from 

 the Promenade on Top of Ichang City Wall. This 

 Natural Pyramid of Sandstone, rising 500 Feet above 

 the River, is almost identical in Size and Shape with 

 the Pyramid of Cheops in Egypt (p. 40) ... 46 



Ferry opposite Ichang City at Mouth of Small River : 



Sandstone Cliff (p. 50) 46 



House-boat in Ichang Gorge ; Dangerous Rock, " the 

 Sleeping Pig" (covered in Summer), in Middle 

 Distance 52 



"Pillar of Heaven" in Ichang Gorge; Limestone Pinnacle 



rising i8oo Feet above River 54 



One of our Crew on Tow-path near Niu-kan Gorge . . 58 



Junks waiting their Turn to ascend New Rapid. In 

 Summer Freshets, River rises to Foot of Houses on 

 Right. Shin t'an 62 



