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260 Battans — Satinets.
(Malabar), 120; baskets made with, in San-sil, 161;
red and white, from Hai-nan, 176.
' Begistration, of ship captains, 9.
Bhinoceros, horns, imported to Canton, 16,
19; a product of Kiau-chi, 46; a product of Chanch'ijng,
48; plentiful in San-fo-ts'i, 63; horns, a
product of Tan-ma-ling, 67; horns, a product of
Ling-ya-ssi-kia, 68; horns, a product of Sho-p'o,
77; in T'i§n-chu, 111; in Arabs' country, 116;
mode of killing, 118; largest found in Pi-p"a-lo,
128; possible reference to, as «water-horse», 145;
horns from K'un-lun-ts'ong-k'i, 149; none in Jipbu,
171; description of, 233.
Bhubarb, imported into San-fo-ts'i, 61;
exported to Nan-p"i, 88.
Bice, in Chon-la, cheap, 53; imported into
San-fo-ts'i, 61; imported to Tan-ma-ling, 67;
imported to Ling-ya-ssi-kia, 68; imported to Folo-an,
69; grown in ShO-p'o, 77; price of, in Suki-tan,
82; quantities of, stored by wealthy people
in Su-ki-tan, 83; grown in Nan-p'i, 88; grown in
Chu-lien, 96; much eaten in Nan-ni-hua-lo, 98;
not eaten in Ki-shi, 134; little, at Pai-ta, 135;
little eaten at K'i-tz'i-ni, 138; of Mu-lan-p'i,
kept in silos, 142; none in Mo-k'ie-la, 154; grown
in P"o-ni, 155; grown in Sin-lo, 167; liquor distilled
from, in Sin-lo, 169; line 42; insufficiency
of supply in Hai-nan, 176; sold by Chinese in Hainan,
177.
Bings, for fingers, foreigners in Canton prize
them, 90, n. 7; set with cat's-eyes and bezoar
stones, 90, n. 7; exchanged when asking to marry
in Chu-lien, 95; finger, come from Chu-lien, 100,
n. 8; used as marriage presents in P'o-ni, 155.
Boads, in Ta-ts'in, sheds and beacon towers
on, 103.
Bose-water, used by Moslims in Canton, 17;
used by king of San-fo-ts'i in bathing, 61; imported
by Arabs to San-fo-ts'i, 61 ; exported from
Ki-shi, 134; of Lu-mei, 141; country producing,
203; rare in China, 203; imitations of, 203; test
of genuiness, 203.
. Bouge, imported to P'o-ni, 156.
Bugs, gold embroidered, made in T'i6n-chu,
111; called t'a-tong, 111, 113; much prized by
Arabs, 115.
Bum — Asia Minor, — see Lu-mel.
Sa-po traders, in Ceylon, possibly Arabs, 3.
Sabeans, sea-trade of, with West coast of
India, 1; extreme point on Malabar coast reached
by, 2.
Sacrifices, of animals by the Li in Hai-nan,
180, 183.
Saddles, brought to Aden from China, 4;
not used in P'u-kan, 58.
Saffron, a product of Sho-p'o, 78.
Sago, king of San-fo-ts'i fed on, 61; palm,
fruit of used in making a liquor in Sho-p'o, 78;
method of making, 84; used as standard of value
in trade, 84; used in P'o-ni, 155; used by camphor-gatherers,
193.
Salt, a product of Kiau-chi, 46; imported to
Tan-ma-ling, 67; made from sea water in Sho-
p'o, 77; bay, made in Ta-pan, 84; imported to
isHnds near P'o-ni, 158; in Liu-k'iu, 163; in
Hai-nan, 177, 183; rock, used in adulterating
wax, 239.
Samshu, imported into Chan-ch'oug, 49; imported
into Chon-la, 53; imported into San-fo-ts'i,
61; imported into Tan-ma-ling, 67; imported into
Ling-ya-ssi-kia, 68; imported to Fo-lo-an, 69;
imported to islands near P'o-ni, 158; imported to
Hai-nan, 177.
San-fo-ts'i (Palembang), Chinese begin going
to India via, 9; foreigners from Canton and
Ts'uan-ch6u seek refuge at, 18; its importance
in sea-trade of China, 23; its area, 60; distance
of, from Ts'iian-chou, 60; the city of, 60; the
king of, 60, 61; people of, warlike, 60, 63; currency
of, 60; climate of, 60; drinks of people of, 60;
mode of writing in use in, 60; laws of, 61; the
«Hill of gold and silyers, 61; customs oi, 61;
legend connected with, 61; products of, 61; foreign
trade at, 61; piracy in, 62; dependencies of, 62;
its relations with China, 62; other Chinese names
of, 63; Ch6u K'ii-fei's notes on, 63; people of,
could calculate eclipses, 64; missions from, to.
court of China, 66; tribute sent to, by Tan-maling
and Ji-lo-t'ing, 67; yearly tribute sent, by
Si-lan, 73; distance from, to Sho-p'o, 76; distance
from, to Nan-p'i, 87; ships from, trade at Kulin,
89; products from realm of Arabs brought'
to, 114, 116; distance from, to P'o-ni, 155; centre
of camphor trade at, 193; centre of frankincense
trade, 195; benzoin trade centered at, 198, 201;
sandal-wood from, 208; mats from, 220; ivory
trade of Arabs at, 232; wax from, 238, 239.
San-ho-liu, rapids in channel between Leich6u
and Hai-nan, 176, 185, n. 3.
Saa-lo, a dependency of Chon-la, 53, 56.
San-po, a dependency of Chon-la, 56; possibly
identical with San-lo.
San-sii, a flower of Chu-li§n, not determined,
96.
San-sii, «The Three Islands)), in Ma-i, 160;
their names, 161; local customs of, 161; huts in,
161; women in, carry water jars, 161; theHai-tan
savages in, 161; trade customs in, 161; coasts of,
rooky and dangerous, 161; products and trade of,
162; their trade with Liu-k'iu, 163; mats from,
220; tortoise-shell from, 238; wax from, 238,
239'.
Sandal-wood,importedinto Ceylon, 8;imported
by Persians to China, 16; imported into Chauch'ong,
49; a product of San-fo-ts'i, 61; a product
of Fo-lo-an, 69; imported to Si-lan, 73; a product
of Sho-p'o, 77; a product of pirate islands near
Sh6-p'o, 84; exported to Kan-p'i, 89; found in
T'ien-chu, 111; yellow, a product of Ts'6ng-pa,
126; countries of origin, 208; description of tree,
varieties, 208.
Sapan-wood, imported to China end ot tenth
century, 19; import duty on, 20; a product of
Chon-la, 53; a product of Lan-wu-li, 72; a product
of Sho-p'o, 78; a product of Ku-lin, 89; Arabs
export, from Lan-wu-li to Ma-li-pa (Merbat), 120;
description of, 217.
Sapphires, a product of Si-lan, 73.
Sarong, worn in San-fo-ts'i, 60; Chinese names
for, 64; worn in Ling-ya-ssi-kia, 68; in Hu-ch'ala,
92; flowered silk, from Hai-nan, 176; woven by
the Li of Hai-nan, 180.
Sarsenets (man-pu) made in Ta-ts.'in, 103.
Satinets, imported into Chon-la, 53.