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Show the Empire of Crutn CHAP. XI Of RIVERS, WATER-FALLS LAKES, éw Aving {poken at large of the chiefeft things which the hand or induftry o mottal man has produced ; we fhall iow proceed to the particularizing fuc things; wherewith Nature has abundanitly furnifhed the Chinefes out of her ric ftore Under which name I comprehend Rivers,Pools, Aquadudls, Hills, Wells Earth, Plants; Trees, Animals of all forts; and the like;which aré mentiored in th following Chapters Fitft of all, There are in Chinatwo faméus lirge Rivers, namely Kiang, and th Tellow Riwer The River Kiang, whichis al(o called Yangenkiang, which fignifies the Son o the Sea, divides all Chinz into Northers and Southietn Tra& 3 it flows from Wef to Eaft; and receives{everal names according to the Provitices through which i runs ¢ After the Mountain Min (froth whience it hath its ficf¥ Source) it was fief called Minkiang 5 thefe Mountains (tretch themfelves WeftWard of the Provinc Suchue, vety far toward Prefor Fahari Countrey, and come towards the North niot far from the chief City of Guei 5 after thatic s got from this Mountain, rufhing forward with greac violence before this City ; i divides it felf into fevera Branches,which turnand wind through moft parés of the Provincés. From the Cit of Sincinit is called Takiangy afterwards receiving a great many Revalets into it bofome, it runs before the City of Suz, into the River ¢alfed Mabx From th €ity of Liuchen it receives the name of Liukiang, and ranning from thence to th City of Chungking, joyns with the gréac River P4, and émbraces its name : Be CHAP ing gotten beyond the City of Queithen, it falls into thé Provincé of Hugnang and regains not far from the City Kingchen, the old name of Takiang Thus fa it rufhes with many crooked Meanders, anda great force of water, throug crooked Vales, tertible Rocks, and Dreadful Precipices, which thé Native knowing, do avoid and fhun with great dexterity. Being paft the City of Kingcheny it begins by dégrees torun' more gently, and falls tosward che Norch ineo th Mere or Lake called Tungting, from'whencé it takes its courle before the chie Cityinthe Province of Kz'ang/i", and from'thénce tothe Séa Founr, which isabov a‘handred Dutch miles 5 and all this way it runs {o gently, that Veflels ma cafe with Sail againft the Stream ; and the ¢bbiig and flowing of this River is ob ferved {o far up in the Countrey, that it is iri @ manner wonderful to relate, efpecially at the New or Full Moon In‘this placeit'is at leaft two miles over, an waters and makes fruitful the whole Province of Nawking And laftly, Being pait the Cities of Nanking, aid Chinkiang, itrufhesinto th Ocean it felf through a great mouchyin whichlyés an Ifland ard City well guarded and provided with Souldiers and Ships The Yellow River, byftrangers o called from thé colour of the water, occafioned by the Yellownefs of the ground, is named Hoang in the Chinefe Language and feemsat firft to'bevery Mootifh5 but the {wifcnefs and great force of irs running, makesit appear the quite contrary;for with {o incredible a fwiftnefs does thi River rin, thatno Ships ar ableto Sail upagainft itsStream, but are drawn u againft the {ame by the main firength of a great number of Track-men:which ma proceed from its being contratted within fo narrow bounds ; fot in' fome place 1 |