Chap. XIV. 
TRANSPORT OF TEAS. 
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Hokow 180 le. The stream runs very rapidly, and, 
upon an average, at least four days are required for this 
part of the journey. In coming down the river the same 
distance is easily accomplished in one day. 
When the tea-chests arrive at Yuk-shan they are 
taken from the boats to a warehouse. An engagement 
is then entered into with coolies, who carry them across 
the country, in an easterly direction, to Chang-shan, in 
the same manner as they were brought from Tsong-gan 
to Hokow. The town of Yuk-shan is at the head of a 
river which flows west to the Poyang lake, while that of 
Chang-shan is situated on an important river which falls 
into the bay of Hang-chow on the east. The distance 
across the country from one town to the other is about 
100 le. Travellers in chairs accomplish it easily in one 
day, but coolies laden with tea-chests require two or 
three days. 
When the teas arrive at Chang-shan they are put into 
boats and conveyed down the river. The distance from 
Chang-shan to Hang-chow is about 800 le, and, as it is 
all down-stream, it may be performed in five or six days 
with perfect ease. At Hang- chow the chests are trans- 
shipped from the river -boats to those which ply upon 
the canals, and in the latter are taken on to Shanghae. 
The distance from Hang-chow-foo to Shanghae is 500 
le, and occupies about five days. 
We have traced in this manner the route which the 
black teas travel on their way from Woo-e-shan to 
Shanghae. The distance travelled and time occupied 
will stand thus : — 
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