COCHIWCHINA, 3S9 



in the view of every body* In their per- 

 fons, the Cochinchinefe have a great refem* 

 blance to the Chinefe, except that they are 

 more tawny : their women are beautiful and 

 very fair* Their drefs is the fame as that 

 which was ufed in China before the irrup- 

 tion of the Tartars* The mandarins of 

 letters in Cochinchina have adopted the Ja- 

 panefe drefs. They preferve their hair, on 

 which they fet great value, and particularly 

 the women, feme of whom have it fo long 

 that it reaches to the ground. 



Religion. 



THE religion of this country is the fame 

 as that of China. The people frequent pa* 

 godasereded in honour of Fch/ji and Tc/joua^ 

 and their mandarins of letters go to the 

 temple of Confucius^ who is their mafter, as 

 C C.3 well 



