Taxable lands are usually distinguished i or arable land, generally capable ig water; ti, or land given up to forests, orchards, ginger, fruits, nuts, &c., and cultivatable slopes not classed as frien; and shan, or land given up to brushwood, scrub, &c, The reclaimed lands at the mouths of rivers are known as sia teu, a "shoreland," and are subject to special regulations. Prairie lands about to be reclaimed from the Mongol pastures are Known as rang. In Manchuria, mi ti, or "rice land," seems to be a local' term for tien, and tsao-fow ti, or " grass-bean land" the equivalent of fi.
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