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 YALOO TO CAPITAL. 895 entrance into the sea. Journeying south-east from Aichow, crossing a river navigable for small junks, the city of Bagchien is entered. Another river also navigable for small craft interrupts the road between Bagchien and Anchow, 160 li; south- east of which is the large city of Pingyang, the capital of the province, well fortified by art, where undefended by the unassailable mountain sides on which it partly rests. It is 500 li, south-^ast, from Aichow, and was the capital of the country of Gaoli, till it fell before the Tang dynasty in the beginning of the seventh century. Outside the east gate of this fine, hill-fended city, is the large river of Datonggang, up which the American ship sailed, and on the east bank of which the hull still lie& This river separates Fingan Do from HwANOHAl Do, the capital of which, Whangjoo, is crossed on the road ; and 400 li from Pingyang, bring the traveller to Hiwngdao city. The large river Linjang is only thirty li south-east of Hiwngdao, after crossing which Sheool ("The Capital") is entered,— in all, 1000 li from Aichow. Sheool, the ancient Hanchung, which name it still retains as a prefectural city, is the capital of the province of GlUNGOI Do.* South-east of the capital, and in its immediate vicinity, is the large Hamgangf river. CHOoyGOHUNG Do is south of this river, its capital being Gongjoo. GluyGSHANG Do is both east and south of the last, its capital being Giungchow. North of this province, and east of Giunggi Do, is Julla Do, to the north of which, and east of Whanghai, is Gangwak Do. Hamgiang Do, the most northerly of all, is extremely mountainous, cold, and unproductive. Giungshang is very hot» and is the most populous of the eight Do, — Shaving 71 cities ; the others but from 30 to 50 each. The modem is the third capital of Gaoli, if we do not include the capitals of Baiji and Sinlo. The first was Pingyang ; the as the capital of CoreiL This mistake is the more remarkable, inasmnch as China was at one time also divided into so many Do or Dao. t Ch. Hdnkianff,
 * WinUm8, bk his Dictionary, tnnsktet Kiiigki Tao, the Chineae of Giunggi Do,