The following pages were printed off as they were written, shortly after the writer's return to Hongkong in 1857, and would have been published before, had time allowed the preparation of a map and index which he intended to accompany the itinerary.
Almost the whole of the country travelled over has since fallen into the hands of the rebels, so that, though late, what is now submitted will prove useful to future travellers in affording materials for a contrast.
Canton, January 21st, 1862.