A glossary of reference on subjects connected with the Far East / by Herbert A. Giles.
- Herbert Giles
- Date:
- 1886
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A glossary of reference on subjects connected with the Far East / by Herbert A. Giles. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Money. ssii. hao. li (see Uhin). fin (candareen). cJiHen (mace). Hang (tael). Capacity. 10 ho =1 sheng (pint). 10 sheng= 1 .xjp ton (peck). 10 ton = 1 shih, Land Measure 4 Ohio = 1 gx mou = 26.73 sq. poles. 100 mou — 1 chHng— 16.7 acres. WENCHOW: —warin region. A port on the coast of Chekiang, opened to trade by the Chefoo Agree¬ ment of 1876. WHAMPOA: —yellow reach. Strictly speaking the port of Canton, from which it is about 12 miles distant. That foreign steamers proceed farther up the river than this point is a privilege accorded by the Chinese authori¬ ties in the interests of trade, and might be taken away at a moment’s notice by the Superintendent of Maritime Customs. [Pule IX., Special Local Pegulations.] Sail¬ ing vessels still continue to discharge cargo here. WHANOHEES: Canes of all kinds. WHEEL KING- or Chakravarti. A King who rules the world, and causes the wheel of doctrine everywhere to revolve. The Sanscrit word is from chakra wheel, the symbol of activity.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30093120_0282.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
