The Fall of the Sung Dynasty. 7. Exposure of
Infants, and Foundling Hospitals.
LXVI. - CONCERNING THE CITY OF COIGANJU
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
NOTES. - 1. Cities between the Canal and the Sea. 2. Yang-chau. 3. Marco
Polo's Employment at this City.
LXIX. - CONCERNING THE CITY OF NANGHIN
NOTE. - Ngan-king.
LXX. - CONCERNING THE VERY NOBLE CITY OF SAIANFU, AND HOW ITS CAPTURE WAS
EFFECTED
NOTES. - 1. and 2. Various Readings. 3. Digression on the Military Engines
of the Middle Ages. 4. Mangonels of Coeur de Lion. 5. Difficulties
connected with Polo's Account of this Siege.
LXXI. - CONCERNING THE CITY OF SINJU AND THE GREAT RIVER KIAN
NOTES. - 1. I-chin hien. 2. The Great Kiang. 3. Vast amount of tonnage
on Chinese Waters. 4. Size of River Vessels. 5. Bamboo Tow-lines.
6. Picturesque Island Monasteries.
LXXII. - CONCERNING THE CITY OF CAIJU
NOTES. - 1. 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
NOTES. - 1. Chang-chau. 2. Employment of Alans in the Mongol Service.
3. The Chang-chau Massacre. Mongol Cruelties.
LXXV. - OF THE NOBLE CITY OF SUJU
NOTES. - 1. Su-chau. 2. Bridges of that part of China.
