Han dynasty, founded by Liu-pang, 105 annals, 105-111 civil service examinations inaugurated, 109 marked advance in belles-lettres, 109 Hangchow, capital of Chéh-kiang province, its streets first trodden by white men in 1855, 22 its "bore", 24 its magnificent West Lake, 22 "The Japanese are coming," 23 Hanlin Academy, contest before the Emperor for seats in, 123 [Page 314] Han Yu, eminent writer of the eighth century, ridicules the relics of Buddha, 107 Hart, Sir Robert, his opportune services in the war with France, 170 development of the maritime customs, 206-208 father of the postal system, 206 many honours of, 207 Hayes, Dr., president of first provincial university in China, 286 Helungkiang, province of Manchuria, 56 Hia dynasty, founded by Ta-Yü, 78 together with the Shang and Chou dynasties, known as the San Tai or San Wang, 78 Hien-feng, Emperor, escapes to Tartary and dies there, 168 Himalayas, a bulwark to China, 4 _Hiao Lien_, literary degree, now _Chu-jin_, equivalent to A. M., 122 Hiunghu, supposed ancestors of the Huns, 111 Honan province of, 41-44 agricultural resources, 42 bridge over the Hwang Ho,41 Hong Kong, "the Gibraltar of the Orient," ceded to Great Britain, 7 British make it chief emporium of Eastern seas, 8 rapid development of, 8 Huc and Gabet, French missionaries, make their way to Lhasa, 63 Hung Siu-tsuen, leader of the Tai-pings, 157 his aid Yang, 158 invites his first instructor, Rev. Issachar Roberts, to visit his court, 160 new method of baptism 160 raises the flag of rebellion in Kwangsi, 157 Huns, supposed ancestors were the Hiunghu, 111 Hupeh, province of, 45-49 Hankow, Hupeh province, a Shanghai on a smaller scale, 45 Hanyang, Hupeh province, a busy industrial centre, 46 Wuchang, capital of Hupeh, 45 Hwai, Prince, regent during minority of Shunchi, 141 called Amawang by the Manchus, 141 effects the subjugation of the eighteen provinces, and imposes the tonsure and "pigtail," 141 Hwan, Duke, of western Shan-tung, convokes the States-General nine times, 96 _Hwang-ti_, term for "Emperor," first used by the builder of the Great Wall, 78 Hwei-ti, a ruler of the Han dynasty, 106 Ichang, city on the Yang-tse, 15 [Page 315] Ili, Chunghau and the restoration of, 223-224 Ito, Marquis, 196 I-yin, a wise minister who had charge of the young ruler T'ai-kia, 80-81 Japan, war with, provoked by China's interference in Korea, 170 Japanese expel Chinese from Korea, and take part of Manchuria, 171 Japan left in possession of Port Arthur and Liao-tung, 171 Russia is envious and compels her to withdraw, 171 having defeated Russia unreservedly restores Manchuria to China, 195 Jews, of K'ai-fung-fu, 43 ancestors of, reach China by way of India, 43 Shanghai, help their K'ai-fung-fu brethren, 44 Jin-hwang, Tién-hwang, and Ti-hwang, three mythical rulers, 71