ABSTRACT
The name Li Hung-chang is no better sounding than any other Chinese name, and yet it attracted the attention of the world for a quarter of a century, and is full of meaning. It is the way they speak of their little girls, just as the ordinary term for woman is Mei jen, 'a beautiful person'. Little girls are called 'Jade', one of the semi precious stones the stone most prized by the Chinese or 'Pearl', 'Rose', 'Lily', or any of the flowers. The Grand Canal means nothing, but in Chinese its name is Yun Liang Ho, the 'river for transporting grain', for it was constructed for bringing rice from the south when piracy or storms made it dangerous to go by sea. The missions in Peking are on the following streets: English Church Mission on 'Silk Thread Street', London Mission on 'Donkey Meat Street'. The railroad train is called the 'firewheel cart', because fire is the motive power.
