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CONTENTS. 
Poyang Lake. — Arrival at Nan-cliang-Foo. — General observations on the Yang-tse- 
keang. — Cultivation. — Scenery. — • Oak, tallow and camphor-trees. — Pine. — Geolo- 
gical facts. — Meteorological observations Page 156 
CHAPTER VII. 
Nan-chang-foo. — Porcelain Vases. — Porcelain shops. — Fire in the suburbs. — 
Embassy leaves Nan-chang-foo. — Beautiful plants. — Camellia Sasanqua. — Camellia 
oleifera, or oil plant of the Chinese. — Expression of oil. — Oil press. — Tallow-tree. — 
Process of extracting the tallow. — Candles. — Camphor-tree. — Mode of obtaining the 
camphor. — Species of Ficus. — Plantations of Camellia. — Cross the She-pa-tan, or 
eighteen cataracts. — Rocks. — Soil. — Plants. — Arrival at the city of Nan-gan-foo. — 
Rocks in the neighbourhood of the city. — Ground-nut. — Cross the Mei-ling Moun- 
tain. — Arched gateway. — Wild scenery of the mountain. — Lime-kilns. — Valley of 
rocks. — Village of Choong-chun. — General observations on the military of China. — 
Triumphal arches. - — Chinese cities. — Du Flalde’s description of. — Chinese boats. — 
Re-embark. — Shallowness of the river. — Mountains. — Geological formation. — Brick- 
kilns. — Timber-rafts. — Marbled rock. — Vegetation. — Coal-pits. — Sulphate of iron. 
— Chaou-chou-fou. — Bridge of boats. — Unsuccessful attempt to enter the city. — 
Canton linguist. — Change of boats. — Temple in the fissure of a rock. — Lord 
Macartney’s description. — Nature of the rock. — Chinese Bonzes. — Rocky pass. — 
Plants. — Plantations of sugar cane. — Sugar mills. — Buffaloes. — Terrace cultivation. 
— General cultivation. — Population of China. — Approach to Canton. — Groves of 
orange trees, of bananas, and of rose apples. — Arrival at Canton 173 
CHAPTER VIII. 
Canton. — Cruise of the Alceste and Lyra during the absence of the Embassy. — 
Viceroy of Canton. — Chinese edict. — Emperor’s letter to the Prince Regent. — Cere- 
mony of its delivery. — Viceroy’s arrogance humbled. — Conference between the Am- 
bassador and Viceroy. — Streets of Canton. — Shops of. — Fans. — Snuff' bottles of 
rock crystal. — Adamantine spar, or Corundum. — Porcelain shops. — Minerals em- 
ployed in colouring porcelain. — Glass shops. — Drug shops. — Camphor. — Opium. 
— Tobacco. — Mercury. — Chinese medical practitioner. — The Moxa. — Artemisia. — - 
Vaccination. — Gypsum. — Streets of Canton. — Unsuccessful attempt to enter them. — <■ 
Nursery Gardens of Fa-tee. — Plants. — Tea-plant. — Manufacture of. — Its cultivation. 
— In what latitudes it flourishes. — Where cultivated. — Plantations of the Green Tea. — 
Observations on the Tea-plant. — Temple. — Religious ceremony. — Chinese deities. — 
Bonzes. — Library of religious books. — Printing-office. — Moveable types. — Embassy 
leave Canton. — Salute from the batteries. — Food of the Chinese. — Character of the 
