Commercial press geography of China . mer is warmer and the winter colder than in the easternand southern coast provinces. The Tibetan Plateau is extremelycold in winter. The rainfall is heaviest in the coast Provincessouth of the Yangtse and in the upland provinces of the westand southwest. North China and the dependencies have a dryclimate. Harbours. China has a long coast line with good har-bours in every coast province. The best natural harbours arefound in Kwangtung, Fukien, Chekiang and Shantung, thoughKiangsu and in chihii (it: m) river mouths likethose of the Yang-tse and Pei Hohave ha
Commercial press geography of China . mer is warmer and the winter colder than in the easternand southern coast provinces. The Tibetan Plateau is extremelycold in winter. The rainfall is heaviest in the coast Provincessouth of the Yangtse and in the upland provinces of the westand southwest. North China and the dependencies have a dryclimate. Harbours. China has a long coast line with good har-bours in every coast province. The best natural harbours arefound in Kwangtung, Fukien, Chekiang and Shantung, thoughKiangsu and in chihii (it: m) river mouths likethose of the Yang-tse and Pei Hohave harbourswith great com-merce. Shanghai(Jt M) is tbe out-let of Central <^^=^°°China, and Tientsin (^ ^) is the outlet of North China. In,order to keep their trade, river harbours must have greatimprovement. These harbours are being made deeper andmore suitable for large steamers by the engineers of river con-servancy. The inlets of the sea and waterways in many partsof China can be made safer and better by 4 GEOGRAPHY OF CHINA Ancient Works of Engineering. In earlier times,China liad very skilful engineers. Great examples of ancientengineering, such as the Qrcat Wall (|| M :g *ft), the Gri*^^Canal (iS:®M), the iron bridges of Yunnan (SW), thestone bridges of the Yangtse Valley {^^KM Sc) and theirrigation system of Szechwan, remain to show us how well-understood were some of the needs of the country. The GreatWall is about 1,250 miles long. The Grand Canal connectsTientsin with Hangchow (KtiW), crossing the Yangtse Kiangat Chinkiang (^ {Q.
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