Chao Naiman Sume Khotan, or Shangtu, "city of the 108 temples".
_Chao_, paper-money.
_Chao_, title of Siamese and Shan Princes.
Chaotong.
Chapu.
Characters, written, four acquired by Marco Polo,
one in Manzi, but divers spoken dialects.
Charchan (Chachan of Johnson, Charchand).
Charcoal, store in Peking, palace garden of.
Charities, Kublai's,
Buddhistic and Chinese;
at Kinsay.
Charles VIII., of France.
Chau dynasty.
Chaucer, quoted.
_Chaukans_, temporary wives at Kashgar.
Chaul.
Cheapness in China.
Cheetas, or hunting leopards.
Cheh-kiang, cremation common during Sung dynasty in,
roads into Fo-kien from.
Cheinan, Gulf of.
Chenchau, or Iching hien.
Chenching (Cochin-China).
Chenchu (Chang-y), conspires with Vanchu _v._ Ahmad.
Ch'eng-ting fu.
Ch'eng-Tsu (Yung-lo), Emperor.
Ch'eng-tu (Sze-ch'wan).
Ch'engtu-fu (Sindafu).
Cheu, the Seven.
Chibai and Chiban.
Chichiklik Pass.
Chien-ch'ang (Caindu). (_See_ K'ien ch'ang.).
Chihli, plain of.
Chilaw.
Chilianwala, battlefield of.
Chilu-ku, last Karakhitai king.
Chin, Sea of.
China,
_Imperial Maritime Customs Returns for 1900_;
Dominicans in;
paved roads in;
relations with Korea and Japan;
the name;
king of Malacca at Court of;
trade from Arabia to;
from Sofala in Africa.
(_See_ also Cathay and Manzi.).
Chinangli (T'sinan-fu).
_Chinar_, Oriental planes.
Chinchau, Chincheo, Chinchew, Chwanchew, Tswanchau, _see_ Zayton.
Chinese,
Polo ignorant of the languages;
epigrams;
funeral and mourning customs;
feeling towards Kublai;
religion and irreligion;
their politeness and filial piety;
gambling;
character for integrity;
written character and varieties of dialect;
ships;
pagodas at Negapatam and elsewhere;
coins found in Southern India;
pottery;
trade and intercourse with Southern India.
Chinghian-fu (Chinkiang-fu).
Chinghiz Khan,
reported to be a Christian;
Aung Khan's saying of;
his use of Uighur character;
Erzrum taken by;
harries Balkh;
captures Talikan;
ravages Badakhshan;
his respect for Christians;
subjugates Kutchluk Khan;
his campaigns in Tangut;
Rubruquis' account of;
made king of the Tartars;
his system of conquests;
and Prester John;
divining by twigs--presage of victory;
defeats and slays Prester John;
his death and burial-place;
his aim at conquest of the world;
his funeral;
his army;
defeats the Merkits;
relations between Prest