Chap. VIII. 



FOO-CHOW-FOO. 



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CHAPTER VIII. 



Foo-chow-foo — Jealousy of the mandarins — A polite way of getting 

 rid of a spy — Scenery amongst the mountains — Temple of Koo- 

 shan — Its priests and idols — Buddha's tooth and other relics — 

 Trees and shrubs — City of Foo-chow-foo — Chinese mode of get- 

 ting out when the gates are shut — Journey up the Min — Chinese 

 sportsmen and their dogs — A deer-hunt — Scenery about Tein- 

 tung — Wild flowers — ■ Eoadside temples — The bamboo — A 

 priest and siphon — Lakes of Tung-hoo. 



The vessel in which I had taken a passage for the 

 north being now ready for sea, my luggage was put 

 on board, and we sailed for Foo-chow-foo, the capital 

 of the province of Fokien. This port was opened to 

 foreigners by the treaty, but it has hitherto proved 

 of little value as a place of trade. The English 

 consular staff has been greatly reduced, and there is 

 only one merchant at the port. Many missionaries, 

 both English and American, have been stationed in 

 the city and suburbs, and are labouring patiently, but I 

 fear with little success, amongst an ungrateful people. 



The mandarins at Foo-chow, and the people ge- 

 nerally, resemble their brethren at Canton. They 

 are jealous of foreigners, and would gladly see them 

 turned out of the province. A strict watch is kept 

 upon all their actions, which are duly reported to the 

 authorities. 



On my arrival I had my luggage conveyed to an 



