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PDFSYNOPSIS OF CONTENTS.
BOOK SECOND—(Continued).
PART II.
Journey to the West and South-West of Cathay.
XXXV.—HERE BEGINS THE DESCRIPTION OF THE INTERIOR OF CATHAY; AND FIRST OF THE RIVER PULISANGHIN
Notes.—1. Marco’s Route. 2. The Bridge Pul-i-sangin, or Lu-ku-k’iao.
XXXVI.—ACCOUNT OF THE CITY OF JUJU
Notes.—1. The Silks
called Sendals. 2. Chochau. 3. Bifurcation
of Two
Great Roads at this point.
XXXVII.—THE KINGDOM OF TAIANFU
Notes.—1. Acbaluc.
2. T’ai-yuan fu. 3. Grape-wine of that
place.
4. P’ing-yang fu.
XXXVIII.—CONCERNING THE CASTLE OF CAICHU. THE GOLDEN KING AND PRESTER JOHN
Notes.—1. The Story
and Portrait of the Roi d’Or. 2.
Effeminacy
reviving in every Chinese Dynasty.
XXXIX.—HOW PRESTER JOHN TREATED THE GOLDEN KING HIS PRISONER
XL.—CONCERNING THE GREAT RIVER CARAMORAN AND THE CITY OF CACHANFU
Notes.—1. The Kara
Muren. 2. Former growth of silk in Shan-si and
Shen-si. 3. The akche or asper.
XLI.—CONCERNING THE CITY OF KENJANFU
Notes.—1. Morus alba.
2. Geography of the Route since Chapter xxxviii.
3. Kenjanfu or Si-ngan fu; the Christian
monument there. 4. Prince
Mangala.
XLII.—Concerning the province of Cuncun, which is right wearisome to travel through
Note.—The Mountain Road to Southern Shen-si.
XLIII.—CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF ACBALEC MANZI
Notes.—1. Geography,
and doubts about Acbalec. 2. Further Journey into
Sze-ch’wan.
XLIV.—CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF SINDAFU
Notes.—1. Ch’eng-tu
fu. 2. The Great River or Kiang. 3.
The word
Comereque. 4. The Bridge-Tolls.
5. Correction of Text.
XLV.—CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF TEBET
Notes.—1. The Part
of Tibet and events referred to. 2. Noise of burning
bamboos. 3. Road retains its desolate
character. 4. Persistence of
eccentric manners illustrated. 5.
Name of the Musk animal.
XLVI.—FURTHER DISCOURSE CONCERNING TEBET
Notes.—1. Explanatory.
2. “Or de Paliolle.” 3. Cinnamon.
4. 5. Great
Dogs, and Beyamini oxen.
XLVII.—CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF CAINDU
