Mollusca-medusa, an article of food,55
Mongul Tartars, benefit derived by their conquest of China,43
Monuments, inscriptions on,329erected over the dead,340
Mountainsascended for religious purposes,451nature of those of China,599
Music,314specimens of,318
Musical instruments, plate of,315
N
Nations, who had early intercourse with China,440
Navigationof the Yellow Sea unknown,33of the Chinese unskillful,38inland, improved by the Tartars,43
Nautical Almanack, a valuable present to the missionaries in Pekin,112
Nelumbium, or water lilly,473
New-year's-day, the only holiday in China,155
Noah, supposed by the Jesuits to have travelled into China,433ark of, where it probably rested,432
O
Oar songof the Chinese,81
Oath, form of, among the Chinese and Sumatrans,52never administered in a Chinese court of law,ib.
Objectsthat occur in China,4
Occurrencesin the Yellow Sea,25
Officeobtained only by learning,386of government, civil,404military,406
Officersof Canton, conduct of, towards the Dutch,10
Opiummuch used in China,153
Opthalmia,351
Ornamentalbuildings in landscape gardening,129
Orphanof China, remarks on,220
P
Pagodas, observations on,503
Paine, Tom, his doctrines too sublime for the Chinese language,396
Painting,323
Palacesof China worse than Saint James's,194
Pantomimedescribed,203
Paper, manufacture of,310
Parkof Gehol described by Lord Macartney,129
Pauw, his opinion of the Chinese,27
Peasantry, condition of,310
Pearl, story of one belonging to an Armenian,611
Pei-ho, entrance of,68second embarkation on,488
Pekin, approach to,91some account of,93uncommon bustle in the great streets of,96populace of, compared with that of London,97police of,100uniformity of,101hotel of the British Embassador in,103appearance of, fromHai-tien,ib.hue and cry raised in,120gazette of,391contrasted with London,420prices of provisions in,549buildings and population of, compared with those of London,581
Perouse de la, his account of a people resembling Chinese,44
Pilots, difficulty of procuring them atChu-san,58
Plants, inPe-tche-lee,493nearHang-tchoo-foo,525near Canton,601
Plough, ceremony of, compared with theIsia,487
Poetry,280
Polarityof the magnet known to the Scythians,41
Policeof Pekin,100
Polo Marco, valuable testimony of,35
Polygamyan evil of small extent,147
Populationof floating craft,84and extent of China,575compared with those of Great Britain,576as given by Father Amiot,582
Populousnessof China, causes of,587
Poor laws, none,401
Porcelain,304
Portraitsof a Chinese and Hottentot,50among the presents, difficulty respecting,114
Portuguesemissionary, intrigues of,18
Posture-masters, feats of,204
Potatoesa certain crop,585
Povertyof the Chinese,495
Predestination,454
Presentof the governor ofTen-tchoo-foo,65
Presentof the officers deputed from court,67
Press, liberty of, in China,392
Princeof the blood, anecdote of,182
Printing,311
ProcessionfromTong-tchooto Pekin,85of,146
Propertynot secured by law,177laws respecting,379
Prophecy, folly of being guided by,456
Pulse,345
Punishments, capital, not frequent,378
Puppet-shewdescribed,201
Q
Quacks, tricks of,347great pests in England,465
Quarriesof stone,598
R
Red-book, Chinese,405
Religion, primitive, of China,450no longer exists,486
Religiousopinions, difficult sometimes to explain,423
Revenues,403application of them,407vessels to collect them,534
Riceerroneously supposed to cause opthalmia,351the staff of life in China,547mill for cleaning,565a precarious crop,586
RoadfromTong-tchooto Pekin,91
Roadsneglected in China,513
Romans, amphitheatres of,224
Russiaand China compared,324
S
Sabbaticalinstitution, none in China,154
Sacrifices,509
Salt, stacks of, nearTien-sing,78remarks on the use of,510
Salutation, mode of,108expressions of, mark a national character,189
Samenessthroughout China,5
Savages, custom of maiming the human body among,73
Scenicrepresentations of the Romans,224
Scythiansprobably acquainted with the polarity of the magnet,40
Scorpion, remarkable circumstance concerning one,114
Scott, Doctor, saves a man from being buried alive,165
Sculpture,328
Seresnot the same as Chinese,436
Shing-moo, or holy mother,473
Shipsof the Chinese,37
Silk, probably known to the ancients,437cultivation of,571
Simplicitythe leading feature of the Chinese,312
Skating, amusement of,211
Small-pox, when introduced,450
Snake, bite of, how cured,348
Society, state of,138domestic,151
Soffala, Chinese found at,45
SongofMoo-lee-wha,316
Streetsof Pekin,94
Steam, effects of, known to the Chinese,298
Sugar-mills,539
Suicideseemingly encouraged,178
Surgery, state of,353
Sumatransof Chinese origin,51
Sword-bladesof Gill much admired,113
Swan-pan,296
T
Tan, or Chinese altar,452
Tao-tze, or immortals, sect of,466
Tapersburnt on altars,481
Tartarwomen, dress of,97Mantchoo, scarcely distinguishable from Chinese,184
Tartary, heights of, remarks on,438
Taste,331
Taxes, moderate,400fixed,402
Tcho-ka, an island in the Tartarian sea,44
Teaa supposed preventive of certain disorders,350
Tea-plant, trick played by the Chinese concerning,538observations on the culture of,572
Temple, Embassy lodged in a,421in a cavernous rock,596
Terracesystem of agriculture,530
Ten-tchoo-foo, present of the governor of,65
Tien-sing, approach to the city of,71
Ting-hai, visit to the city of,57
Ting-nan-tchin, name of the Chinese compass,40
TitsinghDutch Embassador to Pekin,9
Towersof the walls of Pekin,91
Trackersof the yachts pressed into this service,162
Tradediscouraged,399how conducted at Canton,610
Tranquillity, internal,395
Travellerssee objects differently,3
Treasonpunishable in the 9th generation,372
Trialof an English seaman for killing a Chinese,618
Tribunalof Mathematics,110some account of,111
Ty-phoon, what,34strength of one,41
Tyrus, commerce of, described by Ezekiel,48
V
Van Braam, application of, to Batavia,8happy turn of mind of,13his account of an Imperial banquet,210
Vanity, national, of the Chinese,189
Van-ta-gin,70kind attentions of,604
Varunacompared with Neptune andHai-vang,470
Venerealdisease not common,352
Viceroyof Canton, haughty conduct of,10swallows his snuff-box,179
Villabelonging to the Emperor,102
Virgin MaryandShing-moocompared,472
Vishnucompared with Jupiter andLui-shin,470
Visiting Ticketsvery ancient in China,190
VisitorsatYuen-min-yuen,110
Vocabulary, brief one of Chinese words,243
Volcanicproducts not found in China,600
Vossius, Isaac, his opinion of the Chinese,26
W
Wallof China,333of Pekin,91
Watchmade by a Chinese,306
Wealthexpended to pamper the appetite,552
Weather, stormy in the Streight of Formosa,34
Wheelto raise water,540
Women, dress and appearance of, atTien-sing,72Tartar commonly seen in the capital,97reflexions on the condition of,138condition of in China,140employments of,143on the Imperial establishment,234not prohibited from frequenting temples,480ofSau-tchoo-foo, appearance of,517articles of sale,518course features of those ofKiang-see,541
Words, number of, in the Chinese language,265
Y
Yachts, trackers of,501
Yellow Sea, observations on,25commerce of,60river, ceremonies used in crossing,509
Yuen-min-yuen, miserable apartments at,108gardens and buildings of,122
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