China is mǣrðland on ēastan Asie, frēmd for his āldum cræfte, micelre lande, and longsumum cynnes weorce. Begongung & Geþēodnys Þis land līþ on ēastan Asie, betuh þære Mongoliscan stīge and þæs Stānhafes. His grund is fultumod mid flōdum, sēo Gulden Flōd (Huang He) and se Lang Flōd (Yangtze), þe his jarcu gebiddaþ. His folc is micel, and his burgas syndon fela. His land is gedǣled on norðern, sūðern, ēastern, and westren dǣlas, þe ealle syndon under þone þēodscipe. His weðer is yfel on norðerne dǣle and mild on sūðerne, þe his grēna cræft fultumaþ. His eard is gesceapen tō werce and tō lāre,...