Grand Canal, journey down from Tsi-ning, [31]
as useful to-day as six hundred years ago, [31]
constructed by Kublai Khan, [31-32]
its object, [32]
Grand Lama, the Buddhist pope, [62], [109]
Great Wall, the, origin of, [4]
an effete relic, [31]
built by Ts'in, [101]
its construction overthrows house of its builder, [32]
Gunpowder, early known to the Chinese, but not used with cannon, [115]
spoken of by Arabs as "Chinese snow," [115]
Han dynasty, founded by Liu-pang, [105]
annals, [105-111]
civil service examinations inaugurated, [109]
marked advance in belles-lettres, [109]
Hangchow, capital of Chéh-kiang province, its streets first trodden by white men in 1855, [22]
its "bore", [24]
its magnificent West Lake, [22]
"The Japanese are coming," [23]
Hanlin Academy, contest before the Emperor for seats in, [123]
Han Yu, eminent writer of the eighth century, ridicules the relics of Buddha, [107]
Hart, Sir Robert, his opportune services in the war with France, [170]
development of the maritime customs, [206-208]
father of the postal system, [206]
many honours of, [207]
Hayes, Dr., president of first provincial university in China, [286]