The international geography . 0,000 500,000 Peking Shasi Suchou Wuchang Shanghai Changsha Chungking Ningpo Taiyuen 500,000500,000500,000450,000350,000300,000250,000250,000250,000 Kaifeng Tsinan Wuchou Chinkiang Nanking Chifu Amoy Wenchou 200,000200,000200,000140,000130,000120,000100,00080,000 ANNUAL TRADE (in dollars, for 1891-95). Imports 146,000,000 Exports 149,000,000 II.—EUROPEAN POSSESSIONS IN CHINA Hongkong/—Hongkong (Hang-kiang, fragrant streams) is oneof the small islands off the Chinese coast, east of the mouth of theCanton River, nearly in the position of 22 N. and 114° E., and onlys
The international geography . 0,000 500,000 Peking Shasi Suchou Wuchang Shanghai Changsha Chungking Ningpo Taiyuen 500,000500,000500,000450,000350,000300,000250,000250,000250,000 Kaifeng Tsinan Wuchou Chinkiang Nanking Chifu Amoy Wenchou 200,000200,000200,000140,000130,000120,000100,00080,000 ANNUAL TRADE (in dollars, for 1891-95). Imports 146,000,000 Exports 149,000,000 II.—EUROPEAN POSSESSIONS IN CHINA Hongkong/—Hongkong (Hang-kiang, fragrant streams) is oneof the small islands off the Chinese coast, east of the mouth of theCanton River, nearly in the position of 22 N. and 114° E., and onlyseparated from the mainland by a channel half a mile wide. The island was acquired as a Britishcolony in 1841, and in1861 the southern portionof the Kaulun (Kowloon)Peninsula, on the oppositemainland, was added. In1898, the whole of thelarge peninsula formingthe southern part ofKwangtung provincewas leased from Chinaso as to secure the de-fences. Surface and Re-sources of Hong-kong. — The northerncoast with the opposite. Fig. 271.—Hongkong and miles by 37.) (The map includes mainland encloses one of the finest harbours in the world, coveringan area of about 10 square miles, and on this the prosperity of thecolony entirely depends. The island is composed of igneous rocks, graniteand basalts. It is traversed east and west by hill ridges, intersected by By the Editor, assisted by E. J Hastings. Hongkong 537 depressions or gaps, and rising in Victoria Peak, the highest point, to1,825 feet. The only product of importance is granite, which is extensivelyquarried. Forests which formerly covered the island have been completelydestroyed, but a system of reafforesting is being successfully carried climate is hot, but subject to great variations, the mean monthlytemperature ranging between 40° and 90° F. During the winter months,November to March, the air is pleasant and bracing. The average rainfallis about 90 inches. Hongkong has outlived its old, evil reputa
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