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Of Springs, Wells, and Fountains. 
iN Cbiditing, the fourth Chief City ofthe Province of TPeki#g, lies a Merej
.  which hath its rife from two Springs; the Waters of the one are very hot,
the other cold, and yet they lie bu; at a fmall diftance afunder. 
Upon the Hill Ganlo, near tothe City Jungcbng, is a Stone in the form of
a. 
Mans Nofe, and from hisNoftrils arife two Springs, whereof the oneis warm,
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In Tengcheu, the Chief City of the Province-of Xantnng, is a Spring call'd
Hanuen, which is a Miracle in Nature, for it bubbles forth Water both hot
and 
cold at the fame time, which feparate and divide themfelves. 
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in tnc rovinic ui orxenji, i n   l  tyLor cicben, i-.. rouaiLn as, ciauas,
Cryflal, being fcarcely five Foot deep, yet the top thereof is very cold,
but 
the bottom fo hot, that there is no enduring to touch it with ones Foot.
In the Province of 9 anfi is a Spring, the one half whereof is clear, and
the 
other muddy; although any Perfon take of the Waters andmingle them, yet 
neverthelefs they immediately part and divide, each receiving prefently their
former Colours. 
Near toJungping is a Spring whofe Water is fo hot,that it-will boil an Egg.
Near to the City Haoy is a Hill call'd Caotung, upon which are feveral warm
Baths and hot Springs. 
Near to Jungcbeng is a Hillcall'dGailo, upon whichis a very deep*Well; 
which ferves the Inhabitants, by obfervation of its rife or fall, for a fign
of a 
fruitful or barren Year. 
There are feveral other Springs and Waters in many other Places ofchna; 
which are very remarkable for their Qualities and have great efeem amon 
them, becaufe they have had fufficient experience of their Vertues; wherewith
wefhall no longer detain the Reader, but proceed to-what follows. 
C  H A P. XIII. 
Of Hills and Mountains." 
Ery curious, and indeed nice, even to Superflition, are the Cinefes in 
Vthe choice of Hills; for they fay and believe all their Fortune depends
upon it, being places inhabited, as they imagine, by Dragons, unto 
whom they attribute the caufe of all their good Fortune: And for this caufe,
when any of them intend to erca a Tomb (which is generally done among 
the Mountains by rich People) they diligently examine the fhape and nature
of 
the Hill for its fituation, and are very follicitous to difcover a happy
piece of 
Earth; and fuch they efleem fo which has the refemblance ofthe Head, Tail,
or Heart of a Dragon; which once found, they imagine that according to 
wifh, all things fhall go well with their Poflerity. And this Fancy is fo
gene- 
rally prevalent with them, that there are many who profefs the Art of telling
Fortunes by the form of Hills. 
In the Defcription of Hills and Mouritains, I fhall not only mention their
largenefs, heighth, oc. but likewife their Nature, Shape, Form) and the 
Beafts that live upon them. 
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