The Far East

Preface.--Editorial note.--Definition.--The central kingdom: China.--The northern basin. The Yellow river.--The middle basin: I. The Yangste river. II the province of Szechuan. III. The Chengtu plateau. IV. The lower Yangtse provinces.--The intermediate provinces.--The southern basin. Yunnan to Canton.--The dependencies: I. Manchuria. II. Mongolia. III. Turkestan. IV. Tibet.--Whilom dependencies: I. Indo-China. II. Corea.--The buffer kingdon: Slam.--The Island empire: Japan