A Table of the Chapte r s Chapter I. China . Page 15 II. American Concession 44 III. Hu-nan, The Closed Province of China 54 The Entrance . 70 The Interior 90 The Exit 109 IV. My Chinese Impressions . 127 V. Commerce and Commercial Relations . 148 VI. Finances of China . 181 VII. Chinese Construction . 198 VIII. Inland Communication . . 221 IX. Railways . . 245 X. The Yellow Peril . 286 XI. China in the Twentieth Century . . 306