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Tibet and Burmah; south upon Burmah, Siam, and Cochinchina. Yunnán is separated from Sz'chuen on the north by the Yáng- tez' kiáng. The Lántsáng kiáng and Nánting kiáng are both rivers of considerable breadth, and disembogue themselves, the foriner into the gulf of Cambodia, as the Meikom R, and the latter at Bangkok as the Meinam R. In the centre of the province are four lakes. The Jargest lake, L. Tien is about thirty miles long. The mountains are bold and steep. The area of this province is nearly that of Italy, or not far from that of Louisiana and Arkansas united.

Yunnan fú the capital of Yunnán, lies upon the north shore of Jake Tien in lat. 25° 06′ N. long. 102° 51′ 40′′ E., and is 3 town of note, deriving its political importance from its trade with other parts of the coun'ry through the Yángtsz' kiáng, and with Burmah.

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Tálí fó, situated on the lake called Urh hái

in the western part, is in lat. 25° 44′ 24′′ N. and loug. 100° 21′ 50 E.

Province of Kweichau.

Kweichan (i. e. the Honorable District) extends from lat. 24° 40′ to 29° N. and from long. 7° 17′ to 12° 36′ W. of Peking. It borders towards the north upon Sz'chuen, south upon Kwangsí and Yun- nán; east upon Húnán, and west upon Sz'chuen. It is a wild montainous country. There are several large rivers, which inter- nect the province, such as the Wú kiáng I or Black river, the Chingki ho, and the Shin ho.

Kweiyang fú the capital is situated near the centre of the province in lat. 281° N. and long. 106° 36′ 10′′ E. It is the smallest provinciat capital of the eighteen, its walls not being more than two miles in circumference. The other chief towns or departments are all of them of inferior note. There are many military stations in the southern portions of Kweichau, at the foot of the mountains, intended to restrain the unsubdued Miśutsz' who inhabit them.

The chief rivers of Kweichau are the Wú, or Black River, the Chihshwai or Red-water, and the Tsingshwui

or Clear-water R.

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