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Updated: May 3, 2025
The river Changeneu of the text, perhaps refers to Tchang-tcheou, a city in the province of Fokien, having a large bay in lat. 24° 30' N. long. 118° 15' E. and Amoy may have been some corruption of the port of discharge at the mouth of the river which passes Tchang-tcheou. They had no sooner anchored in the port than ten custom-house officers were placed on board.
He visited Kui-kiang on the river Kiang, which is very broad here, and upon which 5000 ships can sail at the same moment; Kain-gui, which supplies the Emperor's palace with corn; Ching-kiang where are two Nestorian Christian churches; Ginguigui, now Tchang-tcheou, a busy thriving city; and Singui, now called Soo-choo, a large town, which, according to the very exaggerated account of the Venetian traveller, has no less than 6000 bridges.
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