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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    ^nang-ping- /«• 72 GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION Prov I ^oun^ there, which is ufed in policing precious Stones, and fold all over the Empire , they alio Pe-che-li make China Ware of it, but far fhort for Beauty of that made at Ktng-te-c ing,^ ? * vyyv’ the Province of Kyang-ji. Chun-te-fû alfo produces touchstones for Gold, reckon d the belt in the whole Empire. The Sixth City, Quang-ping-fu. •” ’-m TH I S City is fituated in the Southern Part of Pe-che-li, between the Provinces of Shan-tong and Ho-nan ; it has but nine Cities of the third Rank in its Dépendance ; its i erritory is Water’d by feveral Rivers, which breed very good Fifh ; the Country is agreeable and erti e. It has otherwife nothing to diftinguifh it from other Cities. ■ The Seventh City, Tay-ming-fu. . • THIS City as well as the former, which lies near it, has nothing extraordinary to boat! of ; but the Country is more fruitfull and agreeable, and the Rivers equally full of Fifh 1 it has under its Jurifdi&ion only one City of the fécond Rank, and eighteen of the third. j. f * rpj 7 ♦ ^ The Eight City, Yung-ping-fu. ;hj - % ■' . . * y * * *1 HI T ( '\îï*Tt THIS City is advantageoufly fituated, but its Jurifdidtion not large, extending only ovet one City of the fécond, and five of the third Order ; it is encompafs’d by the Sea, by Rivers, and by Mountains cover’d with very fair Trees ; its Soil is not very fertile, but that IXfed: is fupply’d by the neighbouring Bay, which furnifhes it with Plenty of all forts of Ne* ceffeu ies. Not far from this City is a Fort named Chan-hay, which is as it were the Key of the Province of Lyau-tong ; it Hands near the Great Wall, which, before it afeends the Hills, extends from the Bulwark built in the Sea, for the Space of a League, in a plain Country. I ' ; v The Ninth City, Swen-wha-fu. Tay-mlng-fu. Yung-ping-fu. S ban-hay Fort. Swen-wha- f-jp H E Largenefs of this City, Number of Inhabitants, Beauty of its Streets, and Trium* JL phal Arches, render it confiderable ; it is feated amidft Mountains, and not far from the Great Wall ; two Cities of the fécond, and eight of the third Rank are under its Jurifdi&ion ; befides fome Places or Forts along the Wall, which are provided with numerous Garrifons for defending the Entrance into China from tartary. Its Mountains afford fine Cryftal, Marble, J and Porphyry. Yellow Rats. Among the Animals which this Country produces, there are abundance of yellow Rats, larger than thofe of Europe ; their Skins are in great Requeft with the Chinefe. ° Befides the Fort of Chan-hay above-mention’d, which defends the Paffage from Lyau-tong into Forts in Pe-che-li, the Gates of the Great Wall are defended on the Infide with feveral pretty large dong the Forts, viz. Hi-fong-kew, at 400 26 ' (p), Ku-pe-kew, at 400 43' the Emperor ufually paflls Great Wall, thro’ this Gate, when he goes to hunt in tart ary ; tu-Jhe-kew, at4i° 19' 20; and Cbang-kya kew, in 400 51' I5(p); thefe two laft Entrances are famous, becaufe the Roads which the tartars, (who are in Subjedion to the Empire) take to come to Pe-king, lye thro’them. All the Places along the Great Wall in this Province, are built with Earth, and cafed on both Sides with Brick. It would be endlefs and tirefome to give’ an account of the Cities of the fécond and third Rank ; however I cannot omit one, which, tho’ without any Jurifdidtion over others, has beyond Comparifon a greater Trade, is more populous and rich than moft of the Cities before deferibed * it is named tyen-tfmg-wey, raifed fmee the Map was made to the Rank of Chew, or Cities of thé fécond Order. >. It is feated in the Place where the Royal Canal, which comes from Lin-tfm-thew, joins the River of Pe-king. A great Mandarin, named Ten-yweji-i, refides there, on whom the Officers depend, that fuperintend the Salt made along the Coafts of the Provinces of Pe-che-li and Shan- tong. All the Ships that fetch Timber from Eaftern tart ary for Carpenters Work after crof fing the Gulf of Lyau-tong, named tyen-tung-wey, come and unload in this Port ( o ) whirh ïl but 20 Leagues diftant from Pe-king. K ^;> WÜ1Ch ,S ( Qj Tyen-tfing-wey, though here'call’d a Port is above 27 Miles from the Sea, up the River F ay-ho. 7 Tyen-tfng- ixey. (p) The Latitude mar Tables. k’d here, differs fome Seconds from the PRO-