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Province of Sz'chuen.

: Sz'chuen is the westernmost and largest of the Chinese provinces; it extends from lat. 25° 57′ to 33° N. and froin long. 6° 50′ to 15° 43 W. of Peking. It borders to the north upon Shensí; to the south upon Yunnan and Kweichau; to the west upon the territory of the Koko-nor Tartars, and to the east upou Húkwáng. The Yangtsz' kiáng and its large tributaries traverse this province; the largest is on the west; the Min, the To and the Pei, with their branches, water the eastern parts. Its area is nearly equal to that of all the Eastern and Middle states in the United States, or about that of Spain.

the Ya-lung kiáng鴉襲江

Chingtú fú, the capital of Sz'chuen, lies on the Min river in lat. 30° 40′ 41′′ N. and long. 103' 10' E. near the centre of the province in a well watered plain. It was once a city of note, but suffered so` much by the Manchu conquest that it has not regained its former splendor. The environs of this city are well watered, and brought under a high state of cultivation. The city of Páuning fú is situated on the north bank of the Kiáling, in lat. 31° 32′ 24′′ N. long. 105° 58′ 30′′ E.

Sung-ngán fú the most northern, and one of the most important cities in the province, is in lat. 32° 22 N. and long. 104° 35′ E. Kweichau fú is situated in the most eastern part of the province.

Province of Kwángtung.

Kwángtung, i. e. the Broad East, also called Yueh-tung, extends from lat. 20 13′ to 25° 34′ north, and borders to the north upon Kiángsí and Fuhkien; south upon the ocean; east upon Fuh- kien; west upon Húnán, Kwángsí and Cochinchina, from which it is separated by the Ngánnán river. The Nan ling chain of moun- tains runs along its northern boundaries, and the Meiling mountain, through which a road is cut. The principal islands along the coast are Hainan, and the Ladrone group off the mouth of the Canton river. The island of Hainán is mountainous, extends about fifty leagues in a N. E. and S. W. direction, and is about thirty-five leagues in breadth. Its northwest and west coasts are skirted with shoal banks extending six or seven leagues from the shore. There are several fine harbors on the south coast. The island of Namoa is thirteen miles in length, and about three in breadth. The eastern point of the island is in lat. 23° 28′ N. and long. 116° 59′ 30′′ E; it has two mountains connected by a low isthmus. The province is