Commercial press geography of China . TiMBBR Rafts on thb Yalu River In Manchuria are men of different races—Mongols, Man-chua, Russians and Japanese. But the people who are doing-best at present are none of these, but Chinese from the Laichowand Tengchow districts of Shantung. The strong and men go to all parts of the Three Eastern Provinces-and work hard and succeed no matter what the season is. Manyof them are making their homes there. It is industrious,,enterprising men like these who develop Manchuria for China. THE PROVINCE OF FENGTIEN 55 FENGTIEN {^^^) Area 59,000 squa
Commercial press geography of China . TiMBBR Rafts on thb Yalu River In Manchuria are men of different races—Mongols, Man-chua, Russians and Japanese. But the people who are doing-best at present are none of these, but Chinese from the Laichowand Tengchow districts of Shantung. The strong and men go to all parts of the Three Eastern Provinces-and work hard and succeed no matter what the season is. Manyof them are making their homes there. It is industrious,,enterprising men like these who develop Manchuria for China. THE PROVINCE OF FENGTIEN 55 FENGTIEN {^^^) Area 59,000 square milesCAPITAL FENGTIENFU (MUKDEN) Shengking, or Fengtien, was the main baUlefield of the warbetween Russia and Japan. Western Fengtien is the valley ofthe Liao River; the eastern part is mountainous except for thenarrow valley of the Liao. The gates of Fengtien have great military, political andcommercial importance. Long railways have been constructedand cities built in order to command these Kbwchwako 1. On the southeast, the gate between Shengking andKorea is near the mouth of the Yalu at Antung (^ y^) and 56 GEOGRAPHY OF CHINA Tatungkow rjc M M)- The Japanese have bridged the Yalu,and built a railway from Antung to Fengtien City in order tomake it easy to travel from Japan, through Korea, to the heartof Manchuria. 2. The sea-gates at Dairen (Talienwan iC^M), PortArthur (Lushun) and Newchwang (^ ^)—Yingkow (# ?).On the Liaotung Peninsula (^ jfe ^ ^) is the commercial portof Dairen and the military and naval city of Port Arthur. Bothwere formerly leased to Russia, but are now held by these cities the Japanese railway runs north. The third sea-gate is the Chinese treaty port of Newchwang,with its harbour, Yingkow, at the mouth of the Liao. This citywas formerly the outlet for Manchurian trade, but has lostmany of its former advantages. The Government Railway ofNorth China connects Newchwang with Chihli and westernShengking. 3. The land gate between Chi
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