A Residence among the Chinese: Inland, on the Coast, and at Sea : Being a Narrative of Scenes and Adventures during a Third Visit to China, from 1853 (Paperback)

Preface; 1. Arrival at Shanghae; 2. Objects in visiting China; 3. Tea-gatherers and their wages; 4. Entomology; 5. Visit a collector of ancient works of art; 6. Boat-travelling; 7. Difficulty in procuring black-tea manufacturers; 8. Return to the tea-districts of Chekiang; 9. Journey to the Snowy Valley and waterfalls; 10. Collections shipped for India; 11. Visit the port of Foo-chow-foo; 12. Return to Chekiang; 13. A dinner audience; 14. Season's collections shipped for India; 15. The Tsien-Tang river; 16. Leave Shanghae for the silk country; 17. Enter the city of Hoo-chow-foo; 18. Ascend the Lun-ke river; 19. Leave the silk country; 20. Tea-makers from Fokien and Kiangse engaged for India; 21. Return to the interior; 22. On the present war.