Chingtu-fu, capital of the state of Shuh, 113 Chinhai, city at the mouth of the Ningpo, 18 Chosin, Prince of, 196 Chou dynasty, founded by Wen-wang, 84 annals of, 84-88, 96, 99 form of government praised by Confucius, 96 term _Chung Kwoh_, "Middle Kingdom," originates in, 85 Chou-sin, brings ruin on the house of Shang, sets fire to his own palace, and perishes in the flames, 81 Christians, attitude of Chinese Government towards, 261 newspapers and the Christian faith, 263 Chu Fu-tse, the philosopher, 128 Chu Hi, the Coryphæus of Mediæval China, 128 Chu-koh Liang, a peasant who became minister to Liu Pi, 114-115 _Chuang Yuen_, Chinese term for senior wrangler; his importance and privileges 123 Chungchen, last of the Mings, hangs himself after stabbing his daughter, 139 Chunghau and the restoration of Ili, 223 accused by Chang Chi-tung, 224 Chunking, city on the Yangtse, 51 Chusan, Archipelago and Island, 17 Chu Yuen Chang, Father of the Mings, 135 Chwan-siang, exterminates the house of Chou, 99 Confucius, birth and parentage of 89, 90 account of his education, 90 describes himself as "editor, not author," 91 edits the Five Classics, 92 Golden Rule the essence of his teaching, 92 number of his disciples, 90 passion for music, 91 search for lost books by Liu-Pang, 106 tomb of, 30-31 worshipped by his people, 92-93 writings burned and disciples persecuted by Shi-hwang-ti, 102-103 Control of Chinese over foreigners throughout Empire, 258 _Corvée_, myriads of labourers drafted by, for construction of the Grand Canal, 32 [Page 312] Corvino, missionary, 133 his church at Peking perishes in the overthrow of the Mongols, 137 Cotton produced in all the provinces, 3 Cue, abolition of, requisite to confirm loyalty to Manchus, 278 Degrees, literary, 122-123 Diaz and da Gama, voyage to India, 136 Diplomacy, becomes an art under the Chou dynasty, 97 Diplomatic College, 209 Dr. Martin president of, 209 "Drinking Alone by Moonlight," poem by Lipai, 120 Eclectic Commission, the, 197-198 Educational reforms, 210 the Imperial University, 210 Elgin, Lord, and the Tai-pings, 161, 166 Elliott, Captain Charles, and the Opium War, 154 Empress Dowager, and the Boxer War, 172-174, 179-180 celebrates her seventieth birthday with great pomp, 274 convert to the policy of progress, 197 _coup d'état_, 272 full name, 276 parentage, 271 personal description of, 275 reactionary clique and, 174 type of the Manchu woman, 276 England takes lease of Wei-hai-wei, 174 Eunuchism, 112, 297 Examinations, system of civil service, instituted by the Hans, 109 continued for twelve centuries, 121 details of, 122-124 developed under the T'angs, 121 reforms in, 213 Exclusion laws, the, Chinese resentment of, 253 most feasible way to deal with, 255 President Roosevelt on, 251