XXXV.-HERE BEGINS THE DESCRIPTION OF THE INTERIOR OF

CATHAY; AND FIRST OF THE RIVER PULISANGHIN

NOTE.-The Bridge Pul-i-sangin, or Lu-kyu-kao.

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XXXVI.-ACCOUNT OF THE CITY OF JUJU

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NOTES.-I. The Silks called Sendals.

2. Chochau. 3. Bifurcation

of Two Great Roads at this point.

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XXXVII.-THE KINGDOM OF TAIANFU

NOTES.-I. Acbaluc. 2. T'ai-yuanfu. 3. Grape-wine of that place.

4. Pingyangfu.

XXXVIII. CONCERNING THE CASTLE OF CAICHU. THE GOLDEN

KING AND PRESTER JOHN

NOTES.-1. The Story and Portrait of the Roi d'Or. 2. Effeminacy
reviving in every Chinese Dynasty.

XXXIX.-HOW PRESTER JOHN TREATED THE GOLDEN KING

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XL.-CONCERNING THE GREAT RIVER CARAMORAN AND

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THE CITY OF CACHANFU

NOTES.-I. The Karamuren. 2. Former growth of silk in Shansi
and Shensi. 3. The akché or asper.

XLI.-CONCERNING THE CITY OF KENJANFU

NOTES.-I. Geography of the Route since Chapter XXXVIII.

2. Kenjanfu or Singanfu; the Christian monument there.

3. Prince Mangala.

XLII.-CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF CUNCUN, WHICH IS

RIGHT WEARISOME TO TRAVEL THROUGH

NOTE.-The Mountain Road to Southern Shensi.

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XLIII.

CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF ACBALEC MANZI

NOTES.-I. Geography, and doubts about Acbalec.

Journey into Szechwan.

XLIV. CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF SINDAFU

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2. Further

NOTES.-I. Chingtufu. 2. The Great River or Kiang. 3. The

word Comereque. 4. The Bridge-Tolls. 5. Correction of

Text.

XLV. CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF TEBET

NOTES.-1. The Part of Tibet and events referred to. 2. Noise of

burning bamboos. 3. Road retains its desolate character.

4. Persistence of eccentric manners illustrated. 5. Name of

the Musk animal.

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XLVI. FURTHER DISCOURSE CONCERNING TEBET

NOTES.-1. Explanatory. 2. “Or de Paliolle." 3. Cinnamon.

4. 5. Great Dogs, and Beyamini oxen.

XLVII. CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF CAINDU

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NOTES.-I. Explanation from Ramusio. 2. Pearls of Inland
Waters. 3. Lax manners. 4. Exchange of Salt for Gold.
5. Salt currency. 6. Spiced Wine. 7. Plant like the Clove,
spoken of by Polo. Tribes of this Tract.

XLVIII.-CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF CARAJAN

NOTES.-I. Geography of the Route between Sindafu or Chingtufu,

and Carajan or Yunnan. 2. Christians and Mahomedans

in Yunnan. 3. Wheat. 4. Cowrics. 5. Brine-spring.

6. Parallel.

XLIX. CONCERNING A FURTHER PART OF THE PROVINCE OF

CARAJAN

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61

NOTES.-I. City of Talifu. 2. Crocodiles. 3. Yunnan horses and
riders. Arms of the Aboriginal Tribes. 4. Strange super-
stition and parallels.

NOTES.-I. The Gold-Teeth. 2. Male Indolence. 3. The Couvade.
4. Abundance of Gold. Relation of Gold to Silver. 5. Wor-
ship of the Ancestor. 6. Unhealthiness of the climate.

7. Tallies. 8-11. Medicine-men or Devil-dancers; extra-
ordinary identity of practice in various regions.

LI. WHEREIN IS RELATED HOW THE KING OF MIEN AND

BANGALA VOWED VENGEANCE AGAINST THE GREAT

KAAN

NOTES.-I. Chronology. 2. Mien or Burma. Why the King may
have been called King of Bengal also. 3. Numbers alleged
to have been carried on elephants.

LII. OF THE BATTLE THAT WAS FOUGHT BY THE GREAT

KAAN'S HOST AND HIS SENESCHAL AGAINST THE

KING OF MIEN

NOTES.-I. Nasruddin. 2. Chinese account of the Action. General

Correspondence of the Chinese and Burmese Chronologies.

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LIII. OF THE GREAT DESCENT THAT LEADS TOWARDS THE

KINGDOM OF MIEN

NOTES.-I. Market-days. 2. Geographical difficulties.

LIV.--CONCERNING THE CITY OF MIEN, AND THE TWO

TOWERS THAT ARE THEREIN, ONE OF GOLD, AND THE

OTHER OF SILVER

NOTES.-I. Amen. 2. Chinese Account of the Invasion of Burma.

Comparison with Burmese Annals. The City intended.

The Pagodas. 3. Wild Oxen.

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NOTES.-I. Polo's view of Bengal; and details of his account illus-

trated. 2. Great Cattle.

LVI-DISCOURSES OF THE PROVINCE OF CAUGIGU

NOTE-A Part of Laos. Papesifu. Chinese Geographical

Etymologies.

LVII. CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF ANIN

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ΙΟΙ

NOTES.-I. The Name. Probable identification of territory.

2. Textual.

NOTES.-I. The Name. The Kolo-man. 2. Natural defences of

Kweichau.

104

NOTES.-1. Kweichau. Phungan-lu. 2. Grass-cloth. 3. Tigers.

4. Great Dogs. 5. Silk. 6. Geographical Review of the

Route since Chapter LV.

LX.-CONCERNING THE CITIES OF CACANFU AND CHANGLU 115

NOTES.-I. Pauthier's Identifications.

2. Changlu. The Burning

of the Dead ascribed to the Chinese. (See Appendix L, 12.)

LXI. CONCERNING THE CITY OF CHINANGLI, AND THAT OF

TADINFU, AND THE REBELLION OF LITAN

NOTES.-I. T'sinanfu. 2. Silk of Shantung. 3. Title Sangon.

4. Agul and Mangkutai. 5. History of Litan's Revolt.

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LXII.-CONCERNING THE NOBLE CITY OF SINJUMATU

NOTE.-The City intended. The Great Canal.

LXIII. CONCERNING THE CITIES OF LINJU AND PIJU

NOTES.-I. Linju. 2. Piju.

LXIV. CONCERNING THE CITY OF SIJU, AND

RIVER CARAMORAN

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124

NOTES.-I. Siju. 2. The Hwang-Ho and its changes. 3. Entrance

to Manzi; that name for Southern China.

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LXV. HOW THE GREAT KAAN CONQUERED THE PROVINCE

OF MANZI

NOTES.-I. Meaning and application of the Title Faghfur. 2: Chinese

self-devotion. 3. Bayan the Great Captain. 4. His lines of

operation. 5. The Juggling Prophecy. 6. The Fall of the

Sung Dynasty. 7. Exposure of Infants, and Foundling

Hospitals.

LXVI. CONCERNING THE CITY OF COIGANJU

NOTE.-Hwai-ngan-fu.

LXVII.-OF THE CITIES OF PAUKIN AND CAYU

NOTE.-Pao-yng and Kao-yu.

LXVIII. OF THE CITIES OF TIJU, TINJU, AND YANJU

NOTES.-I. Cities between the Canal and the Sea. 2. Yangchau.

3. Marco Polo's Employment at this City.

LXIX.-CONCERNING THE CITY OF NANGHIN

NOTE.-Nganking.

LXX. CONCERNING THE VERY NOBLE CITY OF SAIANFU, AND

HOW ITS CAPTURE WAS EFFECTED

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136

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139

NOTES.-I and 2. Various Readings. 3. Digression on the Military

Engines of the Middle Ages. 4. Mangonels of Cœur de Lion.

5. Difficulties connected with Polo's Account of this Siege.

LXXI. CONCERNING THE CITY OF SINJU AND THE GREAT

RIVER KIAN

NOTES.-I. Ichin-hien. 2. The Great Kiang. 3. Vast amount of

tonnage on Chinese waters. 4. Size of River Vessels. 5. Bamboo

Tow-lines. 6. Picturesque Island Monasteries.

NOTES.-I. Kwa-chau. 2. The Grand Canal and Rice-Transport.

3. The Golden Island.

NOTE.-Chinkiangfu. Mar Sarghis, the Christian Governor.

LXXIV. OF THE CITY OF CHINGINJU AND THE SLAUGHTER of

CERTAIN ALANS THERE

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NOTES.-1. Changchau. 2. Employment of Alans in the Mongol

Service. 3. The Changchau Massacre. Mongol Cruelties.

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LXXV. OF THE NOBLE CITY OF SUJU ..

NOTES.-1. Suchau. 2. Bridges of that part of China. 3. Rhubarb;

its mention here seems erroneous. 4. The Cities of Heaven and

Earth. Ancient incised Plan of Suchau. 5. Huchau,

Wukiang, and Kyahing.

LXXVI. DESCRIPTION OF THE GREAT CITY OF KINSAY, WHICH

IS THE CAPITAL OF THE WHOLE COUNTRY OF MANZI

NOTES.-1. Kingszé, now Hangchau. 2. The circuit ascribed to the

City; the Bridges. 3. Hereditary Trades. 4. The Si-hu

or Western Lake. 5. Dressiness of the People. 6. Charitable

Establishments. 7. Paved roads. 8. Hot and Cold Baths.

9. Kanpu, and the Hangchau Estuary. 10. The Nine Pro-

vinces of Manzi. 11. The Kaan's Garrisons in Manzi.

12. Mourning costume. 13. 14. Tickets recording inmates of

houses.

LXXVII.—[FURTHER PARTICULARS CONCERNING THE GREAT

CITY OF KINSAY]

(From Ramusio only.)

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NOTES.-1. Remarks on these supplementary details. 2. Tides in the

Hangchau Estuary. 3. Want of a good Survey of Hangchau.

The Squares. (See Appendix L, 13.) 4. Marco ignores

pork. 5. Great Pears: Peaches. 6. Textual. 7. Chinese use

of Pepper. 8. Chinese claims to a character for Good Faith.

9. Pleasure-parties on the Lake. 10. Chinese Carriages.

11. The Sung Emperor. 12. The Sung Palace.

regarding this Great City from other medieval writers,

European and Asiatic. Martini's Description.

Extracts

LXXVIII.-TREATING OF THE YEARLY REVENUE THAT THE

GREAT KAAN HATH FROM KINSAY

NOTES.-I. Textual. 2. Calculations as to the values spoken of.

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LXXIX. OF THE CITY OF TANPIJU AND OTHERS

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NOTES.-1. Route from Hangchau southward. 2. Bamboos.
3. Identification of places. Changshan the key to the route.

LXXX. CONCERNING THE KINGDOM OF FUJU

NOTES.-I. "Fruit like Saffron." 2. 3. Cannibalism ascribed to

Mountain Tribes on this route. 4. Kienningfu. 5. Galin-

gale. 6. Fleecy Fowls. 7. Details of the Journey in Fokien

and various readings. 8. Unken. Introduction of Sugar-

refining into China.

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LXXXI.-CONCERNING THE GREATNESS OF THE CITY OF FUJU 213

NOTES.-I. The name Chonka, applied to Fokien here. Çayton or

Zayton. 2. Objections that have been made to identity of Fuju

and Fuchau. 3. The Min River.

LXXXII.-OF THE CITY AND GREAT HAVEN OF ZAYTON

NOTES.-I. The Camphor Laurel. 2. The Port of Zayton or
T'swanchau; Recent objections to this identity. Probable origin