. The history of the world; a survey of a man's record. largerl)art of ancient and medieval Chinese history has been worked out. Since 1852tiie Hoangho has emptied itself into the (iulf of Pechili, ihougli formerly it flowedinto the Yellow Sea south of the peninsula of Shantung. The nature of its bedmakes it of no importance as a navigable waterway. The Yangtsze Kiang (so named only in its lower reaches from Nankingonward, toward Yangchau) is known in its upper course as Kin slia kiang(River of the Golden Sands), its central portion being called merely Kiang orTakiang (River, or (ireat River),
. The history of the world; a survey of a man's record. largerl)art of ancient and medieval Chinese history has been worked out. Since 1852tiie Hoangho has emptied itself into the (iulf of Pechili, ihougli formerly it flowedinto the Yellow Sea south of the peninsula of Shantung. The nature of its bedmakes it of no importance as a navigable waterway. The Yangtsze Kiang (so named only in its lower reaches from Nankingonward, toward Yangchau) is known in its upper course as Kin slia kiang(River of the Golden Sands), its central portion being called merely Kiang orTakiang (River, or (ireat River), and from Wuchang onward it is usually Chaug-kiang (the Long Ifiver). It rises in tlic Tangla IMountains, hanlly 160kilometres from the .sources of the Ht)augho and tlie Kuenlun range. Its betl, whichis fully 5,100 kilometres in length, passes through the central Chinese provinces ofSzei-hwan, ITupei, Ngan-hwei, and Kiaugsu. It watere a district of more thfin1,402,00(1 square kilometres. It is also tlie most important line of communication M. TSING TAT Tbe CpiTuon spttlcinral iKiaocliati Bny JorJIirt DoitdMiail ^ C if^. iTJ^oZ] HISTORY OF THE WORLD 59 in China; towns such as Nanking, Hankau, Wuchang, Ichang, and Chungking aresituated upon this stream. As far as Hankau it is sufficiently deep to permit thepassage of large steamers, and its importance will be iucreased in this respect bythe construction of canals to pass the rapids between Ichang and Chungking. The Chukiaug (the Pearl Eiver) rises in Yviiiiian, and is formed by the coiitiueuceof the East, North, and West rivers, of which triliutaries the latter, the Sikiang, isthe most important. The Chukiang passes through South China, and reaches the seanear Canton; it waters a district estimated at more than 332,000 square kilometres. (b) Tlie Poptdatian. — Nothing certain is known of the origin of the Chinesepeople. The theory that would refer their original ancestors to the time of theTower of Babel cannot be esta
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