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Topographical Account of Chusan.

JUNE,

Tungkaou ling(), leading into Pihtseuen, and the inland valley of Kaouseě: Tangkeen (b), and (2) Shinkung ling, leading into Kaouseě from a long tributary valley northeastward from the town: Hwangtoo ling (1) leading into Wooseay and Sekeih ling() leading into the lesser valley before mentioned, which is called Yang aou GE JAL).

Saddle Hill (Shwangke tseen 雙髻尖) is

highland on the north.

3, 4. Woo seay () and Tung aou

(吳榭)

a very marked

(洞)

are contermi- nous valleys. The former reaches to the sea only at its southwest corner; the latter overlaps it, and lies between it and the sea, along the rest of its southern boundary,-the two being separated only by a stream and einbankment. Wooseay seems also at some portion of its northwest- ern boundary, to join its fields to those of Yungtung, no hill interven- ing. On the southwest, hills separate the two. It seems to consist of one principal and one lesser valley, besides four still smaller val- leys on the west and north, nearly surrounded by hills. The road into Wooseay from Yungtung seems to be over the Sekeĭh ling into Yang

aou

(洋嶴), by which road the small western valley of (青) Tsing aou is reached; thence over the Woopoo (7) ling, across a second valley, over the Yew ling, into the principal, which is also the most easterly, valley. The second road continues in a south-easterly direction into Tung aou and it, branches off northeast- ward over the Wan ling(), then through a small valley, and again across the Shinkang ling(), into Kaouseě.

There is much land in cultivation and of varying quality. For this, and for several valleys that are to follow, we have at present little beyond written Chinese authority of a rather old date.

Fung aou consists of two valleys, a northern and a southern, and several smaller tributary ones. The high peak of Hwangyang tseën, (apparently the highest on the island, distinguishes it. No hills intervene between it and Wooseay on the northeast. Shakang ling() leads into Tachen: there does not appear to be any pass directly into Kaouseě; eastward the Changkeä ling leads into Loohwa.

Its fields are numerous, but not very fertile. There seems to be a considerable quantity of salt prepared here.

5. Loohwais divided into two principal valleys, Poo aou, and Loohwa proper: and hence it is called Loopoo sometimes: a num- ber of short hilly spurs give to each principal valley several tributary