Map 17 for 1646-1775 reveals a concentration of chin-shih, centred on Chiang-hsia (modern Wu-ch'ang, part of Wu-han), the important commercial crossroad where the Han River enters the Yangtze from the northwest.]

Security is tight inside and outside the building, guarded by a bewildering collection of soldiers, policemen and gendarmes. Relatives watch as prisoners in handcuffs and leg irons shuffle past.

[T]he glaiue which he did wield / He gan forthwith t'auale, and way vnto me yield.

Rare specimens will have one or more leaves covered adaxially with tiny scabrules, which provide a rough texture to the leaf.