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CHAPTER VI.
HAN-GHOej-^OO. J ö d & E Y FROM THENfÉÉ^TO CHU-SAN ; AND
ALSO TO | gANTONt PA SSAG E 'OF* 'TH E HON AND HlN=»
DOSTAN FROM THE FORMER TQ-THE^LATTES.
a l a r g e irregular bason, whieh 'terminates-the
ImperM'ot grand manal, is situated-in th e -su b u rb s ^
Han-ebetó-foo. It is increased by waters-from a feke Hyiiff
to the.westward of the i a ^ . The latteY furniskes^ahsnid
copiousstream, running in a channel-round theft teifljL
walls, in which are turned several-archesfoÊtëmall .canals
to pass'through the principal streets. <
Han-choo-foo is situated between thebason of ?the
grand canal, and the river Chen-tang-chaung^nwiWhK
falls into the sea at the:distance of littlèimöfe than«;sitx,t^
miles to the eastward; % The tide when full imereasesUhë
width of this jiv e r to about four miles opposite the^êiïy."
At low water there is a fine level strand Hear two milds
broad, which extends towards the sea as far as the eyè
can ; reach. By this rivet, Han-choo-foo. rëeeivesu and
exports great quantities of merchandize to and from the
southern provinces. The goods are shipped and unshipped
by means of waggons with four wheels to each,
placed in a line, and forming a convenient pier, which
is,easily lengthened!or?shortened, by increasing or di- Hanrçhoo-
minishing’the number.uo'fitwaggons, according ,to the ■
distancpjof th'eîy-essfels Ijjtfdïntthe shore,
Between the^h^-an-d ihe Bason j <^f«the^grand canal,
ü h e æ è e emmUn f e â | i # n r iÆéAl l the merchandize
therefore broughthyseaunto the river; from the southward,
as well as -whatever comes rfpgpsj the-fl-akes and
rivers of fihe-Jciang and Forchen, muât bp hndediaUihis
city, .in their way to thebnoHh^#fd : a eireumstarjfié
which renders Han-pbi^-dipo the^enpralemporium for
all articles that pass between the northern and southern
'ppwinees,, Its populatjonih ; indeed immense s: arid is
supposed to be not very much inferiort© fhat.osf Peking
ft h.aS', howeveiv no thirig.-grand in its appear®® êe-çg/sept
Its walls. The housed®Te low. N.one,p.s|eed;t;wo s4prieg>
The tStreats .are narrow. They/pfe\> payed with,large
smyofWhgs in themidtfi, and with sm&ll'fl&tistQnesion
ea<d?dddf#''lThe chief streets, consist entirely o f phops
and warehoused^ many not inferior to the- mftst ,splen,-
didfof the kind » London.-' A brisk .ând exfensilvf
trade /seem® t© b e earried on in -silks $ ajUjd upfca little i®
ftirs arid English broad cloths. It was difficul^p. pj^i
along 4the streets, .on aoedunt of the-vast, egri©purse ol
people, not assembled merely td#pe tlfe -strangefl, or off
anyvolher publie occasion-,* b u t tasfih.' indîviékal going
-about his own coneCuhs.' Tn the shopsv'Seyiei^l mehbut
no women attend behind the counter^. - Tflfe flowered