Korea, its origin, 189, 197; difference between ancient and modern, 190; situation, 192; area, 192; mines, 192, 227; rivers, 193, 229; climate, 193; flora, 193; value of the _gen-sen_ plant, 194, 227; timber, 194; animals, 195; minerals, 195; founder of the nation, 197; law forbidding the writing of history, 198; diaries of court officials, 198; three kingdoms, 199; history, 199-203; under the suzerainty of China, 200; system of administration, 203-5; number of governorships, 204; organization of the army, 204; corruption of officials, 205; system of justice, 206; criminal cases, 207; practice of torture, 207; prisons, 207; methods of punishment, 208; education, 209, 234, 238, 272; language, 211; Emperor Li Hsi, 211; revolution of 1895, 213; family life, 214; condition of women, 215; rights of marriage, 216; wedding ceremony, 217; methods of agriculture, 218, 226; work and recreations of women, 219; amusements of men, 219; music, 220; funerals, 220; children, 221; schools, 221; houses, 222; food, 222; dress, 222; games, 223; recitations, 223; relations with foreign Powers, 224; trade, 224-6; means of transport, 227; the "Pedlars' Guild," 228; railways, 229; harbours, 229; money, 230; independence, 231; under Japanese and Russian influence, 232, 235; character of the people, 233, 237; college at Yong Sang, 238; dogs, 256; governed by Japan, 362 Korea, Crown Prince of, 273 Korea, Emperor of, his attempts at reform, 212; intrigues and plots against his life, 213; sons, 213; his power, 269; appearance, 270; costume, 270; interest in the West, 270-2 Korea, Empress of, murdered, 267 Koreans, their origin, 195; physical characteristics, 196, 233, 237; intellectual powers, 238; costume, 244, 248, 263; method of education, 252, 272 Krasnoyark, 40 Ku-hung-ming, extracts from his "Letters from a Viceroy's Residence," 356-60 Kublai Khan, 376 Kunsan, 225 Kuropatkin, General, 124 Kwo-tsze-chien temple, 170 Kyoto, 284 Lacquer-work in Japan, 277 Lama of Lhassa, pilgrimages to, 59 Lama monastery in Pekin, 170 Legations in Pekin, 152 Lena, 41 "Letters from a Viceroy's Residence," extracts from, 355-60 Li Cheng Ying, 211 Li Hsi, Emperor of Korea, 211 Li-Hu, 80 Li Hung-Chang, Viceroy, his country house, 132; character as a financier, 132; development of Tien-tsin, 134 Li Ping, 211 Liao river, 124, 126 Liaotung, peninsula, 122, 125; gulf of, 124 Liaoyang, bridge near, carried away by the floods, 71, 120; crossing the, 121 Lotus Lake, 160 Maisan Hill, 160, 162; origin of the name, 162 Manchuria, 59; journey across, 66-121; refreshment rooms, 67; capital, 68; inhabitants, 69, 70; homes, 69; pigs, 69; poultry, 69; dogs, 69; mineral wealth, 75; size, 75; population, 75; fertility, 109; character of the scenery, 110; occupied by Russia, 231 Manchury, 59 Manchus, their characteristics, 70, 110; mode of locomotion, 90; relations with the Russians, 94; fatalism, 105 Mandarin, mode of travelling, 113 Marsanka, 28 Masampo, 225