LXXIX.—­OF THE CITY OF TANPIJU AND OTHERS

  Notes.—­1.  Route from Hang-chau southward. 2.  Bamboos. 3.  Identification
  of places.  Chang-shan the key to the route.

LXXX.—­CONCERNING THE KINGDOM OF FUJU

Notes.—­1.  “Fruit like Saffron.” 2. 3.  Cannibalism ascribed to Mountain Tribes on this route. 4 Kien-ning fu. 5.  Galingale. 6.  Fleecy Fowls. 7.  Details of the Journey in Fo-kien and various readings. 8.  Unken.  Introduction of Sugar-refining into China.

LXXXI.—­CONCERNING THE GREATNESS OF THE CITY OF FUJU

  Notes.—­1.  The name Chonka, applied to Fo-kien here. Cayton or
  Zayton. 2.  Objections that have been made to identity of Fuju and
  Fu-chau. 3.  The Min River.

LXXXII.—­OF THE CITY AND GREAT HAVEN OF ZAYTON

NOTES.—­1.  The Camphor Laurel. 2.  The Port of Zayton or T’swan-chau; Recent objections to this identity.  Probable origin of the word Satin. 3.  Chinese Consumption of Pepper. 4.  Artists in Tattooing. 5.  Position of the Porcelain manufacture spoken of.  Notions regarding the Great River of China. 6.  Fo-kien dialects and variety of spoken language in China. 7.  From Ramusio.

BOOK THIRD.

Japan, the Archipelago, Southern India, and the Coasts and Islands of the Indian Sea.

I.—­OF THE MERCHANT SHIPS OF MANZI THAT SAIL UPON THE INDIAN SEAS

  NOTES.—­1.  Pine Timber. 2.  Rudder and Masts. 3.  Watertight Compartments.
  4.  Chinese substitute for Pitch. 5.  Oars used by Junks. 6.  Descriptions
  of Chinese Junks from other Mediaeval Writers.

II.—­DESCRIPTION OF THE ISLAND OF CHIPANGU, AND THE GREAT KAAN’S DESPATCH OF A HOST AGAINST IT.

  NOTES.—­1.  Chipangu or Japan. 2.  Abundance of Gold. 3.  The Golden Palace.
  4.  Japanese Pearls.  Red Pearls.

III.—­WHAT FURTHER CAME OF THE GREAT KAAN’S EXPEDITION AGAINST CHIPANGU

  NOTES.—­1.  Kublai’s attempts against Japan.  Japanese Narrative of the
  Expedition here spoken of. (See App.  L. 9.) 2.  Species of Torture.
  3.  Devices to procure Invulnerability.

IV.—­CONCERNING THE FASHION OF THE IDOLS

  NOTES.—­1.  Many-limbed Idols. 2.  The Philippines and Moluccas. 3.  The
  name Chin or China. 4.  The Gulf of Cheinan.

V.—­OF THE GREAT COUNTRY CALLED CHAMBA

  NOTES.—­1.  Champa, and Kublai’s dealings with it. (See App.  L. 10).
  2.  Chronology. 3.  Eagle-wood and Ebony.  Polo’s use of Persian words.

VI.—­CONCERNING THE GREAT ISLAND OF JAVA