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; CHAPTER VII. 
| Remarks on the Chinese Language. — Ice-houses near Ning- 
po described. — Their Simplicity and Utility. — Novel 
Modes of Fishing. — Fishing Cormorants met with. — 
Their Actions described. — Two ees oe — Account 
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CHAPTER VIII. 
Shanghae visited at the end of 1843.— My Lodgings. — 
Prejudices and SS of the Inhabitants. — The City 
described. — Shops and Merchandise. — Food. — An im- 
portant Station “a foreign Trade.— The Exports of the 
é Country; Teas and Silk easily brought to it.— The adjacent 
Country described. — Its Canals — Agriculture. — Tombs of 
. the Dead. — Trees and Shrubs. — Gardens and Nurseries. 
— Difficulty of access to them. — Cunning and Deceit of the 
Chinese. — A Chinese Dinner. — Theatricals - 115 
CHAPTER IX. 
Return to the South of China. — The Canton River described. 
— Forts at the Bocca Tigris. — Productions of the Country. 
— The “ Sighing” Willow. — Cultivation of the Nelumbium. 
oats on the River.— The Barber's Boat, &c. — 
Splendour of the Flower Boats. — Appearance of the River 
at Festivals. — Order which prevails in this floating City. 
Houses built over Water. — Chinese Dexterity in swimming 
and diving.—Fa-tee Gardens.— Their Plants. — Old Aching 
gets a bad Name because his Seeds do not grow. — He does 
not deserve it. — Advice to the Buyers of Seeds. — English 
and American Public Gardens at Canton.— Chinese New 
Year. — Attacked and robbed by the Chinese.— A sub- 
sequent Attack made upon some Officers of the English 
Government. — Their Letter to Her Majesty’s Consul 143 
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CHAPTER X. 
Visit to the Ning-po Green Tea District.— Mountain travelling 
Chair. — The Budhist Temple of Tein-tung. — Scenery 
around the Temple. — Traditional History communicated by 
the Priest. —The Temple and its Idols. — Invitation to 
