ng dynasty, founded by Li Yuen, 118
an Augustan age, 119
annals, 119-125
Tang Shao-yi, a Chinese, one of two ministers appointed to take charge of
the entire customs service, 208
Tao Kwang, Emperor, resolves to put a stop to opium traffic, 152
Tartars, encroach on the Flowery Land, 117
suspicious of other foreigners, 151
Tartary, Grand Khan of, 111
Tatnall, Commodore, his kind action at Taku, 167
Ta-ts'ing dynasty, the, its annals, 140-145
Ta-yue, or Yu the Great, early emperor, subdues the waters of a deluge, 75
casts 9 brazen tripods, 79
departs from practice of his predecessors and leaves throne to his
son, 76
devotes nine years to the dredging and diking of rivers, 75
his acts and reign, 78-79
monuments commemorating his labours, 75
Telegraph and telephone, introduction of, 204-205
Temples of Heaven, Earth and Agriculture, 36
Teng-chow College, founded by Dr. C. W. Mateer, 285
Tenney, Dr., and the University of Tientsin, 213
Text-books, prepared by missionaries--Edkins, Martin, Muirhead, Williamson
and Wylie, 287-288
Theatre, the Chinese, 114
Three Kingdoms, the, states of Wei, Wu and Shuh, 112
Lo Kwan-chung, author of a historical novel, 113
Tibet, the land of the Grand Lama, 62
called by the Chinese "the roof of the world," 63
Chinese influence in is nearly _nil_, 62
explored by Huc and Gabet, 63
mother of great rivers, 63
polyandry prevalent, 63
Tieliang, a Manchu, one of two ministers appointed to take charge of the
entire customs service, 208
_Tien_ and _Shang-ti_, question among Catholics concerning the
terms, 143
_Tien Chu_, substitution of, for _Shang-ti_ repulsive to pious
Chinese, 144
_Tien Ho_, "River of Heaven," Chinese term for the Milky Way, 63
Tien-hwang, Ti-hwang, and Jin-hwang, three mythical rulers who reigned
eighteen thousand years each, 71
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_Tiensheng_, Chinese name for province of Yuennan 52
Tientsin, province of Chihli, rises anew from its half-ruined condition, 33
ranks as third of treaty ports, 34
treaties of, 166
Ti-hwang, Jin-hwang, and Tien-hwang, three mythical rulers, 71
Togo, Admiral, in Russo-Japanese War, 184, 185, 188, 191, 192
Tongking, French left in possession of, 170
Translators, corps of, Dr. John Fryer's prominent connection with, 288
Tsao Tsao founds the state of Wei, 112
Tsai Lun, inventor of paper 116
Ts'ang-Kie, the Cadmus of China, author of its written characters, 77
Ts'in dynasty, Yin Cheng brings