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INDEX.

Principally referring to the notes of the foregoing
volumes.

AFFECTATION of the Chinese
Vol. I. page 116
Affinity accurately expressed in China II. 263
Agriculture how encouraged — IV. 43
Alchimy, (the Chinese addicted to) III. 246
Amazons, whence their story — IV. 188
Ambassadors, the Chin. notion of them — II.
92. 288. IV. 91
Ancient (the most) verses in the world—IV.
225
Angel (guardian) — — I. 159
Angel. See Genij.
Application (great) of Chinese students —
II. 90. III. 158. IV. 18
Arms (the profession of) not in repute III. 115
Astrology much cultivated in China I. 86. 100
Bastinado described II. 186. 188. IV. 159
Bear's-claws eaten — — II. 212
Beauty, what so esteemed in China, — I. 70.
212. IV. 22
Beds of the Chinese — — I. 239

Beheading, how performed — IV. 184
Bells of the Chinese described — II. 112
Betrothing, how practised — I. 234
Birds-nests eaten — — II. 212
Birth-day, how celebrated — II. 181
Bonzees or monks described — II. 3
—Their austerities — II. 14
Bonzesses or nuns — IV. 194
Bribery punished — — IV. 157
Bride, how dressed out — I. 110. 112
Calendar (the imperial) — I. 86
Canal (the grand) described — III. 90
Can-ghe or wooden ruff described IV. 178
Ceremonies how esteemed — I. 141
Censor of the empire — — IV. 10
Chairs used in China — — II. 191
Chancery (the great) of the empire III. 128
Characters, or letters of the Chin. — II. 99
Che-foo, or governor of a city — I. 53
Che-hien, or governor of a town — ibid.
Chew, its meaning — — II. 139
Children, their behaviour to parents — I.
24, 29, 31, 34. & passim.
China-ware, its manufacture — II. 203
CHINESE (the)
(The dark side of their character.)
—affected — — I. 116
—ceremonious to excess — I. 141

—cheats, the greatest in the world IV. 110
—crafty — — I. 129. 228
—corrupt — — II. 166
—cowardly — II. 256. & passim.
—effeminate — II. 41. III. 116
—great topers — — III. 81. 269
—greedy of gain — — III. 214
—insincere — — I. 129
—phlegmatic passim.
—proud — — II. 91. 288. &c.
—slavish passim.
—superstitious — II. 121. 267, &c.
(The bright side of their character.)
—complaisant — — I. 234
—decent — — II. 148
—dexterous — — I. 228. II. 71
—dutiful to their parents — I. 163.
232
—fond of literature — III. 188
—ingenious — — II. 203
—industrious — — III. 208
—loyal to their princes — III. 189
—modest — — I. 237. II. 148
—of few words — — III. 230
—patient — — III. 208
—studious — II. 90. III. 158. IV. 18
Cities, Chinese, described — III. 231
Clerks of the tribunals — IV. 111
Coin used in China — — IV. 110
Co-lao or Co-lau, his office — I. 78

Coffins, the care of the Chin. on this head
IV. 187
Compliments, high-flown III. 68. & passim.
Concubines, allowed — I. 25. IV. 62. 195
—the ceremonies of taking one—IV. 195
Convents described — — I. 220
Confucius, his history — — II. 116
—his family how honoured — I. 237
Cong-tzu, this term explained — III. 78
Corruption of the Chin. accounted for — II.
166
Common-people civilized — I. 234
Covid or cubit — — III. 86
Councellors — — I. 147
Cousins how called — — I. 76
Cups of the Chinese — — II. 93
Cup of alliance — — I. 111. IV. 101
Daughters, little set by — — I. 70
—do not inherit — — I. 73
Death how inflicted — II. 275. III. 269
Degrees of the Literati — I. 8
—of the military people — III. 134
—of honour or advancement — IV. 155
Delicacy about marriage — II. III. 49
Demons, how far believed — I.
Divorce, in what cases allowed — I. 231
Diviners and soothsayers encouraged I. 100
Dismount, to salute — I. 16. III. 21

Drinking practised to excess — I. 115. II.
94. III. 81 269
Dogs eaten as a dainty II. 211. III. 195
Drum at the Emperor's gate — II. 259
—at the Mandarines' gate — I. 199
—ceremonies of striking it — III. 92
Earth worshipped, &c. — IV. 42
Eating, ceremonies of — II. 192. 211
Eclipses, superstition on this head IV. 100
Effeminacy of the Chinese II. 41. III. 116. 133
Elements five — — III. 190
Emperor, how honoured I. 36. 236. IV. 90.
137. 163
—his orders how respected I. 54. & passim.
—his wives how chosen — IV. 143
Epitaphs, Chinese — II. 10. III. 253
Eunuchs, their office, &c. — IV. 88. 106
Examinations of the Literati — I. 8
—of the military officers — III. 134
Extortion of the Mandarines II. 165. 237
Fables (Chinese) — III. 201. 202. IV. 254
Famines frequent — — III. 227
Father and mother of the people I. 205. &c.
—and grandfather of ditto — III. 122
Feet (little) of the Chinese women — I. 190
—how introduced — I. 233

Feasting (ceremonies of) — II. 211
Filial piety excessive — — I. 163. 232
Five, esteemed a perfect number — III. 258
FO, his history, &c. — II. 6
—his religion why prevalent — II. 291
Foo or Fou a city — — I. 1
Foppery, as described by the Chinese III. 207
Four parts of the world — I. 66
Fruits peculiar to — China II. 32. III. 258
Funeral ceremonies — I. 163. II. 265
Future state, how far believed II. 169. 267. &c.
Gallantry unknown in China and why II. 127
Gazette, Chinese — — III. 13
Generals, for what qualities chosen III. 131
Genij or spirits, the notions concerning them
I. 17, 41. IV. 86
Gin-seng described — — II. 30
Glass, what kind made in China II. 209. 292
Gold, its use in China III. 214. IV. 109. 153
Government in China patriarchal I. 205. 233
—how administered — II. 275
Greediness of the Chinese — III. 214
Habits of the men in China — II. 56
—of the women — — I. 188
—of the several degrees — I. 9. 11
—of the Bonzees — — II. 3

Han-lin, or the imperial college — III. 75
Hall of audience described — II. 75
Heaven used for divine providence — I. 155
& passim.
—Sacrifices to — I. 156. IV. 42
Hero, description of a Chinese one — I. 41
Heroism of some of the Mandarines I. 232. III.
141. 206
Hien, or town — — II. 139
Hing-pu, or tribunal of crimes — III. 127
Horses used in the Chinese cities — II. 140
III. 272
Houses of the Chinese — II. 65. IV. 227
—of the Mandarines — I. 2. 125. 235.
II. 65. 75. 181
Houshold gods of the Chinese — III. 233
Hours how computed — II. 95. 289
Human flesh used in physic, &c. — I. 4. 231
Hu-pu, or tribunal of the treasury — II. 292
Idioms (Chinese, curious) — I. 23. II. 104.
150. 172. 218. 256. III. 37. 80. 144. IV.
42. 128
Imagery (Chinese) I. 20. 21. 24. 49. 176. 195.
197. 208. 212. 240
II. 10. 12. 23. 53. 57. 61. 102. 203
III. 38. 45. 63. 99. 169
IV. 40. 146. & passim.
Indelicate treatment of the Chinese women
II. 127. 158. III. 57

Indian ink, how made — II. 228
Inns in China — — I. 6
Josses & Joss-houses, described — IV. 182
Kneeling to the Mandarines — I. 201
Ko-tau, or censor — — IV. 10
Kong-pu, or tribunal of works — II. 292
Lands how rented in China — I. 240
Lanthorns in China curious II. 27. III. 38
Lao-tse, the worship paid to him — II. 7
Lee or Ly what — — I. 15
Levity, what esteemed such — I. 148
Li-pu, or tribunal of Mandarines — II. 170
Li-pu, or tribunal of rites — I. 142. II. 171
Literati, how examined — I. 9
—by whom punishable — I. 236
Literature common in China — II. 226
Li-chee, fruit described — II. 32
Loaves of gold. (See Shoes of) IV. 109. 153
Long-yen, fruit described — II. 32
Looking-glasses of the Chinese — II. 291
Loquacity odious to the Chinese — III. 230
Loyal subject, definition of III. 189. 260
Mace. See Weights
Mace, a brazen weapon — I. 38. 223
Mandarine, the meaning of the word II. 183

Mandarines, their power — II. 186
—punishable — — IV. 157
—their travelling state II. 236. III. 149
Marriages, early — — I. 3. 231
—the ceremonies of — I. 107. 110.
178. IV. 101
—the ceremonies previous to it — I. 83.
89. 96. IV. 70
—by whom brought about I. 107. II. 242
Mathematics, tribunal of — IV. 100
Measures — — I. 15. III. 86. 205
Mey-tse, fruit — — III. 258
Military establishment — III. 134
Missionaries, how dressed in China— II. 15
Modesty of the Chinese women I. 103. 189
Monks of Fo — — II. 3
—of Tao-tse — — II. 7
Money. See Sums
—given to servants — I. 238
Moon, how vulgarly painted — II. 178
Morality of the Chinese — I. 129. II. 51
Mountains cultivated — III. 214
Music of the Chinese I. 148. IV. 174. 222
Musk-animal described — III. 215
Nails worn long — — II. 59
Names—Chinese — I. 18. 70. 72. &c.
Nea-kung, or writing of eight letters I. 83
Nobility not hereditary I. 236. III. 225. 269
Nunneries — — IV. 194

Oaths (Chinese) the form of — I. 158
Odes. (See Poetry) — IV. 216. 221
Officers of the tribunals — IV. 111
Oister-shells used for glass — II. 75
Omens, how regarded — II. 121
Order, how reverenced by the Chin. II. 148
Pagodes, or Pagodas, described — I. 220
Paper of the Chinese — II. 227
Parents behaviour to their children I. 31. 33
—punished for their children — I. 218
Pastor of the people — — III. 248
Pe-kan, his story — — I. 232
Pe-king described — — III. 271
Pencils used in writing — II. 227
Petitions, how presented — III 92
Physicians (Chinese) described — II. 16
Ping-pu, or tribunal of arms — I. 69
Plays of the Chinese described — IV. 174
PLAY, THE ARGUMENT OF ONE
IV. 175
Plough, the ceremony of the — IV. 43
POETRY, FRAGMENTS OF IV. 197
—other specimens of — II. 36. IV.
78. 86. 162. 164
—how estemed in China — II. 37. IV.
214. 221. & passim.
Politeness, what esteemed such — III. 218
Populousness of China — III. 208
Porcelain manufacture — II. 203

Portions not given with daughters — I. 90
Posterity, the desire of in China — I. 58.
231. III. 262
Poverty of the Chinese — III. 208
Preceptors, how honoured in China II. 230
Presents, how made I. 137. II. 11. III. 71
Pride (the national) of the Chin. — II. 91.
288. III. 193. IV. 91
Priests. See Bonzees
Princes of the blood — — I. 237
PROVERBS, A COLLECTION OF
III. 181
Provinces (of China) how divided II. 138
Providence how expressed — I. 155. III.
200. 251. IV. 42
Pulse, the skill of the Chinese in the II. 38
Punishments — I. 61. 62. II. 188. 275.
III. 130. IV. 155. 157. &c. 178. 184
Rake, the character of a Chinese — III. 79
Rebels, sect of — — III. 100
Religion. See Sect
Republics, the Chinese have no idea of
III. 248
Restoratives — — II. 30
Rhubarb described — — II. 40
Rivers navigated with difficulty — III. 209
Robbers, difficult for them to escape I. 28
Rose-wood — — I. 238

Saints, the Chinese notion of I. 105, 6. II. 266
Salute, different kinds of I. 201. II. 78, 79
Scripture, phrases resembling those in II. 10.
65. 80. 112. 150. IV. 80. 126. 130. &c.
Seals of the Mandarines — I. 229. 235
Sect of the Literati — I. 106. 156
—of Fo — — I. 105. II. 3
—of Lao-tse — — II. 7
—of rebels — — III. 100
Sedan-chairs — — I. 150. 169
Separation of the two sexes — II. 48. 146
Servants follow their masters on foot I. 68
—hired as in Europe — IV. 177
—have money given them — I. 238
Shepherds of the people — III. 248
Shoes of silver — — II. 194. 291
—of gold — — IV. 109. 153
Shops how decorated — III. 271
Siang-kung, meaning of the term — I. 114.
II. 9
Six sovereign courts at Pe-king II. 170. 279
Sleeves used for pockets — I. 235
Slow progress of the Chinese studies — II.
90. III. 158. IV. 18
Soldiers in China — — III. 135
Spirits. See Genij, &c.
Spirituous liquors much used II. 82. III. 270
Stags-pizzles eaten — — II. 212
Streets, pompous name — III. 271
Stoves used in China — — I. 239