Commercial press geography of China . e Hwang Ho. A German railway runsfrom Tsinan to the Yellow Sea at Kiaochow {W)i\)- Therailway from Tientsin to the Yangtse also passes Tsinan. Ithas been proposed to extend the Shantung railway west toTaokow (Ji; P ) in Honan to join the Honan Mining is a centre of commerce for western Shantung. Chef00, or Yentai C^-^),is a treaty port which formerlyhad much commerce, but Kiao-chow is now taking away itstrade. Chefoo needs a railwayto connect it with the principal exports are wildsilk, beans, and strawbraid. Kiaochow Bay (^ >
Commercial press geography of China . e Hwang Ho. A German railway runsfrom Tsinan to the Yellow Sea at Kiaochow {W)i\)- Therailway from Tientsin to the Yangtse also passes Tsinan. Ithas been proposed to extend the Shantung railway west toTaokow (Ji; P ) in Honan to join the Honan Mining is a centre of commerce for western Shantung. Chef00, or Yentai C^-^),is a treaty port which formerlyhad much commerce, but Kiao-chow is now taking away itstrade. Chefoo needs a railwayto connect it with the principal exports are wildsilk, beans, and strawbraid. Kiaochow Bay (^ >H ^)was seized by the Germans in1897. They have built a foreigncity, Tsingtao (#E), withwide streets and fine houses;Kiaochow is leased to Germanyfor ninety-nine years, but it isa Chinese treaty port. The British have leasedthe naval station of Weihaiwei Laichow (Mi^ M) and , Yenchow Tengchow (M M Mi are seacoast districts, many of whose menhave gone to Manchuria. Weihsien is a wealthy city in the central part of THK PROVINCE OK HONAN 46 HONAN m W €) Area 67,940 square miles CAPITAL, KAIFENG {Wi ^ M) Honan is a fertile province in the plains of the Hwang Ho(.M M) ^^^ tli6 branches of the Hwai Ho (Jt M) • The moun-tains on the southern border separate North China from the riverprovinces. North of the Mountains wheat is raised, and rice israised south of the mountains. The Hwang Ho is a trouble to the province, for at one tuneof the year it is like a flood, and at another time is almost engineering could improve the Hwang Ho so as toremove the danger of flood, and make the river more suitablefor navigation and irrigation.
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