Volume 1

A description of the empire of China and Chinese-Tartary, together with the kingdoms of Korea, and Tibet. Containing the geography and history (natural as well as civil) of those countries ... / from the French of P.J.B. DuHalde, Jesuit, with notes geographical, historical and critical and other improvements, particularly in the maps by the translator.

  • Du Halde, J.-B. (Jean-Baptiste), 1674-1743.
Date:
1738-1741
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Credit: A description of the empire of China and Chinese-Tartary, together with the kingdoms of Korea, and Tibet. Containing the geography and history (natural as well as civil) of those countries ... / from the French of P.J.B. DuHalde, Jesuit, with notes geographical, historical and critical and other improvements, particularly in the maps by the translator. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    As we defended the Rivers we proceeded that Night and the next Day, about 30 Leagues, Had from as far as Shau-chew-fu, where the French Miffionaries had a Church, which I vifited. Tong- Pe-king to Lau-ya, whofe Bark was lighter than mine, had got the Start of me, and I underftoed on my Xai^°L , . . 1 1 * a._1 _ .vr l:. rv.--.-j t _r W/ YfXS Arrival, that he waited for me at the Tribunal of his Friend, the Mandarin of the Cuftom- city Sha, Houfe. I repaired thither to oblige him, and having civilly refuted the Supper they had pre- par’d for us, we return’d to our Barks. We fail’d that Night and the Day following about 20 Leagues to In-te-hyen, where we Cities i,-te- arriv’d towards Noon. Purfuing our Voyage ftill Day and Night, we got to Ffm-ywen-hyen (y), the 20th in the Morning* 20 Leagues farther. The River all the Way was bounded on both-Sides by fteep and uncultivated Mountains, with very few Habitations at the Foot of them, but a little farther the Country is well peopled and improved. From Ffm-ywen-hyen to Quang-chew-fu or Kan-ton, (which, being a Space of 40 Leagues, we fail’d between the 21ft in the Morning and the 22d in the Evening) all the Country is pretty flat, well cultivated, and cover’d with the Long-yen and Li-chi, two forts of Fruit-Trees pecu-■ Fruit Zwg- liar to Chinay and found only in the Province of Cfiang-tong and Fo-kyen. ■ yf.’ d.nd About 4 Leagues from Quang-chew we pafs’d thro’ Fo-fhan, one of the greateft Boroughs in .Fo-ffn, great China, which they pretend, contains above a Million of People. We have a Church there, and Tov n- a Flock of about 10,000 Souls, under the Care of P. Furcotti, a Mildnefe Jefuit. From Nan-hyong to ^yang-chew, over-againft moll; of the Guard-Hoüles, by which we pafs’d, there were Galleys with their Flaggs and Streamers dilplay’d, and mann’d with Cuiraffiers, arm’d with their Lances, Arrows and Mufkets, drawn up in Ranks to do us Honour. Two Leagues from ^uang-chew, the Twenywen, or Intendant General of the Province for the Salt, came to met us ; he invited us on Board his Bark, where he had prepar’d a great Entertainment ; we return’d him Thanks, excufing ourfelves, as being a Faft Day with 11$/ We continued the reft of our Voyage very llowly, and arriv’d about 7 in the Evening at City .gw* ^uang-cheWy commonly call'd by the Europeans Fan-ton, which Name comes from that of chtcwH or ghtang-tong-feng given to it alfo, fignifying the Capital of the Province of gfjang-tong. The For- Kantm' tuguefe pronounce it Kantang. The Mandarins of the Province expended us on the River Side, to enquire in form after the Emperor’s Health. We declined their Invitation to the Supper they had prepar’d for us, by making the fame Apology that we had done to the Fwen-ywen. They carry’d me to a Kong-quan,, which was middling, as to Size, but neat and very com- The Kong* modious. It had two Courts and as many principal Buildings, whereof one, which is at the *“**•., Bottom of the firft Court, is a Ping, or great Hall, quite open in Front, for receiving Vifits ; and the other, which was at the End of the fécond Court, was divided into three Apartments ; the middlemoft of them ferving for a Hall and Antichamber to the other two, which were laree and furnifh’d with Clofets. This is ufually the Form of the Houfes of Perfons of any Diftm- (ftion in China. The R OAB by Land from SIAM to CHINA, ex¬ tracted from the Memoirs of certain Chinefe, who had perform’d the Journey. 1 TO travel horn Siam (z) to China, the Road taken by thé Chinefe, who communicated Roadfrom their Memoiis, it is neceffary to pals thro’ the Kingdom of Lahos. The principal Cities t0 and Settlements which occurr’d in the Way, were Kyang-hay (a), Kyang-Jeng, Mohang-ke- mar a (b) , Myhang-lettg, the Capital City of Lahos, Moha?ig-le, Mohang-mong, the chief City of anot er Principality or Province, and Mohang Vinan, which borders on China* or rather belongs From Kyang-hay, or Mohang-kyay, (for all thefe fuppos’d Cities or Territories allume the JName ot Mohang (c), inftead of which, to avoid Repetitions, I lhall put the Letter M.) to M. Kyang-Jeng is reckon’d 7 Days Journey ; from M. Kyang-feng to M. Kemarat 7 Days ; from M. Kemarat to M. Leng 8 Days ; from M. Leng to M. Lê 7 Days ; from M. Lê to M. Meng i i Days; from M. Meng turning Northwards they go to M. Vinan, from whence in a fhort bpace they arrive at China. (Y) 1° the French', ffin-yuen-hien. , Thentrue °Uhography of this Name is Si-yam ; Siam being the Portuguese Way of writing it. W but a little lower it is written Kiang-haï. i • 6 ' efc ’ Kemarat is join’d with Mohan?-leup as making one and the fame City, which by the Courte of’the Journal appear to be two diilina Places i it mull alfo be obferVd (tot aa K,moral is not fpell'd agreeable to the Chin,/, Language which wants the r, and has no Words ending with a 71 may be prefumed that they are the Names given by the Natives, and accommodated to their Pronunciation by the Miffionaries. (c) It is written Moang afterwards, and is doubtlefs the fame Word with Mong, whirh we find in the Names of a great Num¬ ber of Places in the Map of Tun-nan, and feems to fignify a Plantation, Colony, or any Body of People. And here it mull be obferved, that tire Names in this Journal are written in¬ correctly ; the Miffionary himfelf fuppofes the Author of the Memoirs has written Vinan for Tun-nan. VOL. I. R Mohang--