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Topography of the Province of Sz chuen.

JUNE,

All the lakes found in Sz'chuen are small. Que of the branches of the Wúliáng R. called the Toktsu R., flows out of a small lake near Patang, called the Shaluts; and there is another sheet of water in the northwest of the province called Lake Kushia

, from which a small stream runs into the Yalung River. This absence of lakes is somewhat remarkable, as the mountain regions of other lands are usually adorned with inland sheets of water.

If the increase of territorial divisions is any evidence of an increase of inhabitants, the population of Sz'chuen has greatly risen since the survey of 1710. It now contains twenty-six departments, comprising 125 districts—more than any other province except Chihlí. In Du Halde, only ten departments, divided into ninety-eight districts, are enumerated. Upwards of two hundred other places are inserted in the maps, ruled by native authorities under the Chinese superintendence, which are not included in the above. The names of these depart- ments are here given.

1

I. Chingtú fú, or the Department

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of Chingtú, contains sixteen districts,

viz., three chau and thirteen hien.

Chingtú,

2 ĐỀ TUỆ, Hwáyáng, 3 雙流 Shwángliú, 4 温江 Wankiáng, 5 新津 Sintsin, 6 新繁 Sinfán, 7 新都 Sintú,

8

Kintáng,

9 7 ) Hán chau,

10

Kien chau,

11 44 j Shihfáng, 12 彭縣 Páng hien, 13Tsungning, 14 7 Uk Hwán hien, 15 郫縣 Pí hien,

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16Tsungking chau.

II. Páuning fú, or the Department

of Páuning, contains nine districts,

viz., two chau and seven hien.

Nánpú, 部

1

Liángchung,

2

南

州

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3 巴

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5

Pá chau,

Nánkiáng,

Tungkiáng,

6 蒼溪 Tsingki, 7廣元Kwángyuen, 8 昭化 Cháuhwa,

9

Kien chau.