146 Notice of a Chinese Geographical ivork. [Feb. 



In the times of the emperor Tsung ching* the Red Hairs, named 

 Ho lan,^ took possession of the great port of Ngdn pheng. They 

 erected a fortress of three stories to protect the opening to the sea. 

 They taught the natives to till the ground, and induced them to study 

 the literature of the Western Ocean.% They carried on a traffic in 

 deer's skins with Ti pan,§ in which they employed the natives as la- 

 borers, and harassed them so, that existence became intolerable. 



In former times Cheang chi lung\\ dwelt upon the sea. He married a 

 Japanese woman named Tung si, of whom was born Shing kung. Many 

 tens of Wai nu* followed him, and they anchored together at Thai wan. 

 From the outer sea they reconnoitred the island, but could do nothing 

 [more]. He therefore made war upon Kong nan, Chi keang, Fo kien, 

 and Ycet tung,f saying to his son, " Should we be unsuccessful there, 

 [we shall return] and have perfect repose in Thai wan." Cheang 

 shing kung made war therefore upon Chin kong, was repulsed, 

 and returned. He remained watching Kim mun and Hea mun, and 

 divising schemes to capture Thdi wan. He brought together the 

 interpreters of the Ho Ian nation, named Ho pan and Fu i, 

 leadsmen of Lo i man, who knew well where the water of the 

 port was deep and where shallow. These directed Shing kung to 

 collect the ships and proceed in a body. The Ho Ian carefully 

 guarded the great harbor of Ngdn pheng. Shing kung set out from Lo 

 i man, and aided by a great inundation of 30 cubits or more, entered 

 and took possession of Thdi wan. There was a long struggle with the 

 Ho Ian, because he persisted, saying, " Thdi wdn belonged to our former 

 kings, and is still inhabited by Wai nu. Take away whatever you 



les femmes se reunissent dans les champs pour les cultiver." Valentyn states 

 that the women perform all the agricultural labor. 



* Tsung ching of the Ming dynasty reigned, according to the tables, from 1628 

 to 1644, A. D. 



t The Dutch. 

 % Europe. 

 § Japan. 



|| This must be the famous Coxingja of the Dutch, who expelled the latter from 

 Formosa. Valentyn gives full particulars. 



* That is, Japanese. 



f The province of Canton. 



