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0014 The Book of Ser Marco Polo : vol.2
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SYNOPSIS OF CONTENTS

CHAP.

LXII.—CONCERNING THE NOBLE CITY OF SINJUMATU

NOTE. The City intended. The Great Canal.

LX I I I.—CONCERNING THE CITIES OF LINJU AND PIJU NOTES. — I . Linju. 2. POI.

LXIV.—CONCERNING THE CITY OF SiJU, AND THE GREAT

RIVER CARAMORAN .   141

PAGr.

  •   138

. . 140

NOTES.—I. Siju. 2. The Hwang-Ho and its changes. Entrance to Manzi ; that nanne for Southern China.

LXV.—HOW THE GREAT KAAN CONQUERED THE PROVINCE

3.

OF MANZI .   .

144

 

  •  152

NOTES.—I. Meaning and application of the title Faghfur. 2.

Chinese self-devotion.   3. Bayan the Great Captain.

  1. His lines of Operation. 5. The Juggling Prophecy. 6. The Fall of the Sung Dynasty. 7. Exposure of Infants, and Foundling Hospitals.

   LXVI.—CONCERNING THE CITY OF COIGANJU .   _   . 151

NOTE.—Hwai-ngan fu.

   LXVII.—OF THE CITIES OF PAUKIN AND CAYU .   .
NOTE. —Pao yng and Kao-yu.

   LXVIII.—OF THE CITIES OF TIJU, TINJU, AND YANJU   ▪   . 153

NOTES.—I. Cities between the Canal and the Sea. 2. Yangchau. 3. Marco Polo's Employment at this City.

   LXIX.—CONCERNING THE CITY OF NANGHIN .   ▪   . 157

NOTE. —Ngan-king.

LXX.—CONCERNING THE VERY NOBLE CITY OF SAIANFU,

AND HOW ITS CAPTURE WAS EFFECTED .   .   . 158

NOTES.—I. and 2. Various Readings. 3. Digression on the Military Engines of the Middle Ages. 4. Mangonels of Caur de Lion. 5. Difficulties connected with Polo's Account of this Siege.

LXXI.—CONCERNING THE CITY OF SINJU AND THE GREAT

RIVER KIAN   170

NOTES.—I. I-chin hien. 2. The Great Kiang. 3. Vast amount of tonnage on Chinese Waters. 4. Size of River Vessels.

  1. Bamboo Tow-lines. 6. Picturesque Island Monasteries.

   LXXI.—CONCERNING THE CITY OF CAIJU .   174

NOTES. — I. Kwa-chau. 2. The Grand Canal and Rice-

Transport. 3. The Golden Island.

   LXXIII.—OF THE CITY OF CHINGHIANFU .   •   .
NOTE.—Chin-kiang fu. Mar Sarghis, the Christian Governor.

LXXIV.--OF THE CITY OF CHINGINJU AND THE SLAUGHTER OF

CERTAIN ALANS THERE .   .   178

NOTES.--I. Chang-chau.   2. Employment of Alans in the

Mongol Service. 3. The Chang-chant Massacre. Mongol

Cruelties.

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