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The Way in Frontispiece
Shanghai from the River 1
Shanghai Creek, with Drawbridge 3
Tea-garden in Shanghai Chinese City 7
Porters waiting for Work 11
The Bubbling Well 15
Soochow Creek, Shanghai 18
Guild Garden at Kiangpei 22
Pavilion in Country Gentleman's Garden 25
Street Scene 29
Wheelbarrow 30
Bow of Travelling-boat 32
Entrance to Yangtse Gorges 33
Trackers 36
Poling a Boat up a Rapid 43
In the Niukan Gorge 48
White Emperor's Temple, looking down the Gorge of the Fearsome Pool, or Bellows Gorge 49
New and Glorious Rapid 53
Tree moved 100 Yards by Landslip that formed New Rapid 54
Iron Cover of Bottomless Well 55
At Fengtu 56
Free School 67
Poppies and Terraced Rice-fields 71
Chungking, Commercial Capital of Western China 75
Dinner Party in the Garden of a Member of the Hanlin College,—White Cloth spread in Compliment to Europeans 78
Morning Toilette 80
Outside Governor's Residence in Chungking 83
Country House near Kiukiang 86
A Chinese Country Club, or Guild Garden 94
A Hot Day 95xii
Market Street outside City 101
The Oldest Official in the Province of Szechuan 105
Giving Evidence in a Court of Justice 111
Chinese Mode of Salutation 123
Chinese Roman Catholics of Many Generations 135
Woman's Natural Foot, and another Woman's Feet bound to 6 Inches 138
Woman's Natural Foot, and another Woman's Feet bound to 4½ Inches 139
Chinese Roman Catholic Burial-ground 146
Family of Literati, Leaders in the Anti-footbinding Movement in the West of China 157
Bridge near Soochow 163
Memorial Arch leading to Confucius' Grave 165
A Country House Party 174
Foot Shuttlecock 175
Wedding Procession 185
New Kweichow, built by Order 193
Memorial Arch 201
Shoes to mend 206
Ichang from the City Wall, Hall of Literature, and Pyramid Hill 212
Monastery 217
The 564 Images of Hangchow 221
Pavilion of the Moon in Grounds of God of War's Temple 225
Missionary Group at our House-warming 231
Soochow, with Mission Church 243
Temple to God of War, Yünyang 246
Colossal Gilded Buddha 248
Punch and Judy 255
Stone Animals at General's Grave. A Peasant seated on one with Straw Hat 259
Entrance to Fairies' Temple, Chungking 261
Play at a Dinner Party in a Guildhall 262
Audience at a Play in a Guildhall 263
Junk 271
Captain of Chinese Gunboat 276
Soldier 278
Soldier 279
Gunboat Soldiers 284
Soldiers 287
Temple of God of Literature 294
Map of China, showing Chief Examination Centres 297
Outside Confucius' Grave 303
Approach to Confucius' Grave 307
Fortress of Refuge, Country House, and Memorial Arch 319
Near Ningpo 331
Salisburia adiantifolia 335xiii
Entrance to Monastery 343
Buddhist Images cut in Cliffs on the River Ya 347
At Fengtu, Chinese Hades 351
Begging Priest, once a General 359
Jack (Long-haired Shantung Terrier) 365
Sacred Tiger 367
Great Precipice of Mount Omi 369
Priest and Pilgrims on Edge of Omi Precipice 373
Cloud Effects on Mount Omi 377
Guard-house near the Arsenal 384
Roof and Roof-end at Chungking 387
Bridge at Hangchow 389
Bridge and Causeway on West Lake 395
Sacred Sai King Mountain 397
Brick-tea Carriers on the Great Brick-tea Road 403
Caravanserai at Tachienlu 410
In a Chungking Guild-house 431
Packing Tea 435
Chinese Hydraulic Apparatus 439
Peking Pug (Short-haired) 447
Peking Lion-dog (Long-haired) 451
On a Mountain Road 454
A Wheelbarrow Stand 456
Interior of Governor's Official Residence at Hangchow 459
Farmer and Water Buffaloes 466
Paper-burning Temples 468

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