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Nieuhof, Johannes, 1618-1672 / An embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham, emperor of China: delivered by their excellencies Peter de Goyer and Jacob de Keyzer, at his imperial city of Peking wherein the cities, towns, villages, ports, rivers, &c. in their passages from Canton to Peking are ingeniously described by John Nieuhoff; also an epistle of Father John Adams, their antagonist, concerning the whole negotiation; with an appendix of several remarks taken out of Father Athanasius Kircher; Englished and set forth with their several sculptures by John Ogilby
(1673)
Chap. XIII. Of hills and mountains., pp. 207-210
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7.0 id 9eneral VZefcription of The Mountain Lugc'iven, near to kungyang, is about two Miles and big. Suming, near to Xaohing, fills a place of feven Miles and a half. Lofea;, near to 'Polo, is in its circumffrence eighteen Miles and a half. Tiengo, near to Pinkiang, is thirty one Miles in extent; fo alfo is the M tain 9ganghia near to Nanking. The Heng, near to Hoenyuen, is fifty Miles large. The Ien begins at Jotyen, and reaches fixty three Miles in length. At kinhoa, near to Yu, lies the Mountain ining, which is the largeft it tent of all the Mountains of Cbina. The Ximus, near to Taigan, is three Miles and a half high.: It is laid, upon the top thereof, at the firf&-Crowing of the Cock, the Sun may be to rife; ... .. Th~'e enai is-live Miles high. The Vempi, in therovince of 9w ticb teaches with its top abov Clouds. AtSlint ew lies the Mountain'P e, which is the higheft of all HiAl and Nhes far tbovethe Cliouds. Near, to the City.Xe/an lies the Mountain Tafunz, which feems to touci 4P very kies. Neat to Langki is avery high Mounti cail'd Jn1 tai, which they entitle1 Throne of Heaven. Th6 Rocang is fb high, thatitafcends ten thoufand Foot above the Earth Mnd neve' any Kit n i: Snow was feeti to fall uPon it. The J(iming, near to the City 7n, requires nine days Travel to the top of it. Iiiiangft, near the City Jyng, lies the Mountain aofsng, whofe top rca ches troh tlvryClouds, and yet hath a Stone Houfe built upon it. There art very many other wonderful Hills and Mountains in the Provin ces of China, vhi& we fiall oit mentionfor brevity fake, and fhall p ro ceed to fp'ak o their Shapes and Nature. The Hills of Umuen fhow as if they hung in the Air. In the Province of 92.anbgfi is Still whcbas the fhape of an Elephant. The Mountain Utung refembles the (hape ofa Man ftanding upright, with his Head bowing downward. Near to Paoki is a Hill-call'd Cbincang., whore concave parts are fuch, that before ftormy Weather ot Thunder it will rore in fo fearfula manner, that the noifeinay be heard two Miles. Near to Sinyang is a very high -and pleafant Hill, whofe top againfi Rain is always cover'd with a Cloud. Near'toPingchai lies the Mountain Tequi, ofwhich it has been obferv'd,that the meltingof the Winter'Snow upon its top is a ign of a plentiful Year; but if it ontinues all Summer unmelted, it is a bad fign. U pon the Mountain jKefin, near -to the Garrifon.Cities, it is extraordinary cold,. Near to Ngankiig is a great Hill nam'd 9 anglin, which in the fairelt Weather is always fo very much cover'd with Clouds, that it is hardly to be feen at any. little diflance. Near to Xaicbeu lies the Mountain Lingfrng, upon which if any Rain do faill in the day-time, a great flame of Fire appears in the Night, but in dry WeA: thcr there is feen no fuch appearance. lI fl
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