Language, 36. — Cities and Principal Centres, 37. — Industry and Commerce. Highways of communication, 38. — 2° Shensi: Area. Population. Name. Boundaries. Capital. Other Prefectures. Aspect and Characteristics, 39. — Geological constitution. Orography, 40. — Climate. Hydrography, 41. — Fauna and Flora. Agricultural and Mineral Wealth. Population (People). Language, 42. — Cities and Principal Centres, 43. — Industry and Commerce, 44. — Highways of communication, 45, — References, 46.
CHAPTER III.
Region of the Middle Hwang-ho (Shans and Honan), 47-64.
Shansi and Shensi Provinces, 47. — 1°. Shansi: Area. Population. Name. Boundaries, Capital. Other Prefectures, 48. — Aspect and Characteristics. Geological constitution. Orography, 50. — Climate. Hydrography, 51. — Fauna and Flora. Agricultural and Mineral Wealth. Population (People). Language. Cities and Principal Centres, 52. — Industry and Commerce. Highways of communication, 54. — 2°. Honan: Area. Population. Name. Boundaries. Capital. Other Prefectures. Aspect and Characteristics, 56. — Geological constitution. Orography, 57. — Hydrography, 59. — Fauna and Flora. Agricultural and Mineral Wealth. Population (People). Language. Cities and Principal Centres, 61. — Industry and Commerce. Highways of communication, 62. — References, 63.
CHAPTER IV.
Region of The Lower Hwang-ho and of the Peh-ho (Chihli and Shantung). 65-89.
Chihli and Shantung Provinces, 65. — 1°. Chihli : Area. Population. Name. Boundaries. Capitals. Other Prefectures, 66. — Aspect and Characteristics. Geological constitution. Orography, 67. — Climate. Hydrography, 69. — Fauna and Flora. Agricultural and Mineral Wealth, 70. -Population (People). Cities and Principal Centres, 71. — Industry and Commerce. Highways of communication. Open Ports, 78. — 2°. Shantung: Area. Population. Name. Boundaries. Capital. Other Prefectures, 79. — Aspect and Characteristics. Geological constitution. Orography, 80. — Climate. Hydrography, 82. — Fauna and Flora. Agricultural and Mineral Wealth. Population (People. Language, Cities and Principal Centres, 83. — Industry and Commerce. Highways of communication, 86. Open Ports. Notes, 87. — References, 88-89.
SECTION II. — THE CENTRAL REGION, 90-166.
CHAPTER I.
Valleys of the Yangtze and of the Hwai-ho, 90-103.
Characteristics of this Region, 90. — Provinces comprised in it. Geological constitution, 91. — Orography, 92. — Climate. Hydrography. The Yangtze River (name, course, changes of, distance of Ports on from seacoast, Navigation of, Steamboat Companies trading on), 93. — Further particulars regarding this Central Region, 101. — References, 102-103.
CHAPTER II.
Region of the Upper Yangtze (Szechw'an), 104-119.
Szechw'an Province, 104. — Area. Population. Name. Boundaries. Capital. Other Prefectures, 105. — Aspect and Characteristics. Geological
