But then China has ages of experience, both in organizing and in rebelling, back of to-day. Establishing a Republic, however, is something new; the Chinese have never before tried their hand at that, but if they will only bring into play now all their undoubted power of organization, of resource, of moderation, they will certainly make a success of their new experiment in government. Given time, and they will do it. Perhaps my view of China's future is rose-coloured. But the thing seen and felt is of tremendous force, and the impression of power that the Chinese made upon me was rather overwhelming. And, anyway, a friendly opinion may be pardoned in one who, during months of solitary travel in China, never met anything but courtesy and consideration from all, whether coolie on the road, villager or innkeeper, official or priest.
Abdur Rahman, Amir of Afghanistan, quoted, 288.
American Baptist Mission, 81, 85, 158, 183.
American engineers, surveying in Yunnan, 29.
American Legation, the, at Peking, 232, 237.
Annamese, in Haiphong, appearance and dress of, 12, 13; and the Red River R.R., 15.
Anning River, valley of, the shortest trade-route between Szechuan and Indo-China, 71; 78, 89.
Assam hills, life on tea-plantations of, 17, 18.
Baber, Colborne, in Chien Ch'ang, 74; cited, 90, 106, 171, 181, 182, 191, 204.
Bailey, Captain, English officer at Tachienlu, 126 _ff._; his later explorations, 127; defends Tibetans, 132; 139, 175.
Bogdo, the Living Buddha, status of, 277; superstitions concerning, 278; a second-rate god, 278; his motor-cars, 279. And see Gigin, the.
Brick tea, transportation of, 105, 106; how prepared, 159, 160.
British American Tobacco Co., 67, 183, 235, 242.
Brooke, Lieutenant, murder of, by Lolos, 75.
Buddha, colossal figure of, at Chia-ting, 180, 181, 182, 200, 201; reigns supreme on Omei, 189; his tooth at Wan-nien Ssu, 191.
Buddha, the Living, 253, 277. And see Bogdo and Gigin.
Buddhism, and lamaism, 138; many forms of, 282; lamaism a "black travesty" of, 282; 317.
Buggy, an American, in Mongolia, 257, 264.
Cameras, feeling of Chinese toward, 156, 157.
Canton, House of the Dead at, 87; 24, 29, 222.
Chair-bearers, their traditional calls, 149, 150 and n.
Chala, King of, his summer palace, 133, 134-136; his troubles, 135; 125.