LRichard's ..Comprehensive geography of the Chinese empire and dependencies ..translated into English, revised and enlarged . 265 Hupeh m^ 71 428 35 280 000 495 Kansu -H-a 125 483 10 386 000 82 Kiangsi an 69 498 26 532 000 382 Kiangsu UM. 38 610 23 980 230 620 Kwangsi MM 77 220 5 142 000 66 Kwaugtuug )k% 100 000 31 865 200 318 Kweichow *;m 67 182 7 650 000 114 Nganhwei* 3c^ 54 826 23 672 300 432 Shansi Uj® 81 853 12 200 000 149 Shantung mm 55 984 38 247 900 683 Shensi ^® 75 290 8 450 000 112 Szechwan nm 218 533 68 724 800 314 Yunnan m^ 146 718 12 721 500 86 Also written Auluii aud Anhwci. GENE
LRichard's ..Comprehensive geography of the Chinese empire and dependencies ..translated into English, revised and enlarged . 265 Hupeh m^ 71 428 35 280 000 495 Kansu -H-a 125 483 10 386 000 82 Kiangsi an 69 498 26 532 000 382 Kiangsu UM. 38 610 23 980 230 620 Kwangsi MM 77 220 5 142 000 66 Kwaugtuug )k% 100 000 31 865 200 318 Kweichow *;m 67 182 7 650 000 114 Nganhwei* 3c^ 54 826 23 672 300 432 Shansi Uj® 81 853 12 200 000 149 Shantung mm 55 984 38 247 900 683 Shensi ^® 75 290 8 450 000 112 Szechwan nm 218 533 68 724 800 314 Yunnan m^ 146 718 12 721 500 86 Also written Auluii aud Anhwci. GENERAL NOTIONS. 9 It may be seen Irom the above tableau that the largestProvinces are those of Szechwan and Yunnan, and the smallestone, that of Chêkiang. The Provinces of greatest population arethose of Szechwan and Shantung. Kwangsi has the least num-ber of inhabitants. It is in Shantung and Kiangsu that thepopulation is most dense, while it is thinnest in Kwangsi. Gene-rally speaking, the N. W. and S. W. Provinces are those inwhich the inhabitants are the least numerous. This arises GEOLOGICAL MAP OF NORTHERN ^ According to Richthofex, Pumpelly and A. David. Alluvion. Yellow earth. Red alluvion A. David. Metaraor- Volcanic,phic. Carboui-ftrous. 10 BOOK I. THE 18 PKOVINGES. principally from the mountainous and less fertile nature of thecountry, and also from the various Mahomedan rel)ellions, whichoverran these regions. In regard to mining prospects, as weshall see subsequently, those latter are the richest in mineraldeposits. Industry, perhaps, will give them a new lease otlife and activity, wiiich Avill place them for wealth in equalrank whith the others. These abound especially in agriculturalproductions. Geological coustitutioM. — We have seen above howthe formation of the soil of the Chinese empire was is especially in the N. W. and in the W. that China hasundergone the greatest upheaval. In the S. of the Yangtze-kiang ^ ^ ^- the vast c
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