CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I. 



INTRODUCTORY. 



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The Government of the Chinese — Revolutions — Trade — Taxes — 

 Our interests in Szechuan — Imports and exports — Com- 

 parative trade of all the provinces ..... i 



CHAPTER II. 



SHANGHAI TO ICHANG. 



Shanghai to Ichang — Hankow — A Yang-tse boat — Shasze — The 

 plains of Hupeh — A Szechuan river-boat — Flooded districts 

 — Approach to the hills — Ichang 15 



CHAPTER III. 



ICHANG AND ITS ENVIRONS. 



The foreign community — Fishing with otters — "Feng Shui" — 

 The conglomerate country — Cave of the Dragon King — 

 Underground Lake — The "Dome" — Startling coup-d^ail 

 — Cloud-mist Mountain— Chinese country house — Un- 

 expected hospitality — Master and servant — Auspicious site 

 — Woodcutters — Steep climb — Chinese "Pahs" — Taoist 

 temple — Magnificent prospect — Ascent of the Golden Peak 

 — Chinese candles — A model hotel bill — Plank bridge — 

 Return to Ichang 37 



