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Loohwa
proper counts six or seven such. Its soil is good, and its fields fertile adjoining To aou on the southeast, without any hills to divide them, a very great extent of level ground, completely under cultivation, may be seen from the northern heights. The character of this part of the country is, bare heights, with partial culture, and a few stunted firs, overtopping richly cultured plains. The tallow tree is not, however, uncommon, and honey is to be found. The
Taling (答嶺)
on the north leads into Tachen; the Se aou (西
ling, on the northeast, into To aou.
The sharp peak of Tingleäng tseën (R) distinguishes it. 舵 bears much the same character as Loohwa.
6. To aou
Beyond its eastern hills is the channel of Pooto,) and at their foot on the seaside, two small valleys. The principal valley is to the west, adjoining Loohwa: between it and the eastern hills is a small valley attached to the little trading town of Singkeä moon
(沈家門) or Shinkeä mun, so named from the channel which 'orms its harbor. There are several other small valleys on the sea- shore. The fields are represented as being far from fruitful. This place was formerly the station of a police officer, (seunkeën): many of the inhabitants of Shinkeä mun are Fuhkeën people.
7. Tachen (†),
on the east side of the island, seems to be more hilly than any other of the valleys open to the sea,-if it is al- lowable to judge from the Chinese maps; for the opportunity has not been afforded for speaking from personal observation. Seven or eight hilly spurs running into the principal valley inclose as many small tributary valleys. The fields are represented as very unfruitful. has communication, over passes, with Loohwa, with Tung aou, and with Pihtan.
It
8. Pihtan, at the north-east corner of the island, is as little known as Tachen. It consists of two valleys, Seaouchen, for- merly attached to Tachen,-and the proper valley of Pihtan. Its fields are represented as rather fertile. It has the inland valley of Kaouseě on its south. The islands known by the name of Lan-Sew shan (4), and in the old European maps as Sheppey island, lie opposite its northern coast at a short distance. Its communica- tions with adjoining valleys are entirely over hill-passes, one leading into Tachen, one into Pihtseuen, and one or two into Kaouseě.
9. Pihtseuen (É). This is an extensive and rather important valley. There are two passes into it from the valley of Yungtung; it receives the waters of the inland valley Kaouseě, and it is only by the
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