A very swift current runs past the Ox Lodge, and boats are obliged to wait for daylight before attempting to breast it. The Standing Horse Hill, so called from its resemblance to a standing horse, is above a reach of the Yangtze where the river is comparatively tranquil.

Note 42.

Is the Eighth Month tide-bore of Chêkiang equal to this?

The T'ien River in Chêkiang is famous for its bore, or tidal wave. During the Autumnal equinox, this bore sometimes attains a height of twenty feet and more.

[CH'ANG KAN]

Note 43.

I could not yet lay aside my face of shame;
I hung my head, facing the dark wall.

In China, little girls are supposed to hide their faces at the suggestion of marriage.

Note 44.